With on 5 offensive td’s thru 5 games the Steelers head into their wk 6 bye week at 3-2….and in 1st place in the AFC North (2-0 in the division as well).
It’s easy to pile on after a 24 pt beat down and the Steelers deserved it. However, the stupidity of wanting to fire Tomlin is ridiculous. Should Tomlin get blame for the offense & hiring Canada - absolutely 100% but who cares if Tomlin’s assistants get hired by other teams. How many of the Patriots assistants turned out to be good HC’s? It doesn’t matter. What was the stat, Steelers have lost by 21 pts 14 times under Tomlin and they are 12-2 th following week. Ok, one can say bad coaching got the Steelers to lose by 21 pts but then one has to say coaching/motivation got the Steelers to bounce back the following week.
A couple of things:
* Cut Gunner Olszenski asap. The stupid fair catch/toe tap of a kickoff vs Cleveland and the fumble today.
* Canada has to go. His body language while he’s calling plays is that of a nervous Nellie. His body of work speaks for itself. If the Steelers don’t fire him at the bye they must do so at the end of the year.
* Warren is a baller, he brings some energy. Too small to get 15+ touches a week but what a football player, very good blocker for his size also.
* OLB’ers are dominant, so fun to watch
* Pickens is a freak, keep throwing him the ball
* Pickett - kid has some Colorado Oysters when it comes to the 4th qrt. Is he a NFL Top 10 type qb, most likely not but man the kid is tough.
The Steelers should get wr Johnson back after the bye and hopefully DT Heyward isn’t too far from getting back as well. Big game @ LA Rams after the bye and then 3 home games - need to go at least 3-1 during this span.