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I can't agree with many who question our draft picks. Scouting isn't the problem. Players don't go from being the class of their class (if you will) to total bums while still amongst their peers (e.g., Heyward, Hood, etc.). The problem is the lack of player development. For example, why in the world has Al Woods sat on the sideline the last three years? He's a monster. I don't wanna hear diddly about the complexity of Lebeau's system -- dude is a DT...how complex is occupying blockers and gap responsibility? Not very. If training camp is used properly, the technique of those responsibilities can be taught during camp.
Now, we're about to let the same thing happen to Marcus Wheaton...because he's a rookie? That's a load of crap...he's a playmaker, as is Derek Moye. Let those dawgs go eat, instead of wasting away on the "sideline of complexity". I know Haley's system can be picked up by a 5-year-old, so don't feed me that crap when it comes down to the young offensive playmakers. Feel me?
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I believe it was two seasons ago when we opened at Baltimore. They put a spanking on us that I have never witnessed in my adult life. However, even then, I wasn't embarrassed about their performance, as it appeared to be just a lack of preparation. That year, we made it to the post season. The week one shellacking by Baltimore was of little consequence in the totality of the 2011 season.
Will the same be applicable to what will be defined as the 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers? What I witnessed taking place at Heinz Field yesterday (opening Game Sunday to the 2013 NFL season) was beyond embarrassing and a hard pill to swallow for any diehard Steelers fan. There appears to be no mid-season fix for the debacle put on display against the Tennessee Titans. Coach Tomlin's "homecoming" project is a total bust (recruitment of players and coaches having origins in the Western PA area). Professional athletes and coaches perform for a paycheck, not loyalty to their hometown. Two, in-game decision making is incompetent. Throwing a screen on a third down and long situation screams, "just get us off the field!" Calling a time out three seconds (figuratively speaking) before the two minute warning during a promising comeback drive...who does that? Todd Haley's offensive schemes are fit for peewee football, nothing more. He is a joke as a coach, but he's a part of this "homecoming" Tomlin has dreamed up. Laughable!
Finally, I'm tired of the press conferences that have more of a resemblance to an oratorical contest with one competitor, who is outfitted in Steelers' paraphernalia. I'm growing weary of hearing about "his cause and/or ours" ... Riddle me this -- do you even know what the "cause" is anymore, Mr. Tomlin? And "the standard is the standard" is backed up by play that proves the "standard" is poor and lacks discipline. Being a great speaker contributes zero toward making a Superbowl run...which is the STEELERS' standard! So please start providing the press, and more importantly, Steeler Nation, with answers that contain substance and communicates concern for subpar execution. The Tomlinisms were acceptable when they were accompanied by championship-caliber game day performances. Now, it appears as though you're just dodging responsibility, on and off the field. Please explain!
Now, I believe Tomlin has the tools and intelligence to be a great head coach in the NFL. He coached a backfield that had 4 or 5 interceptions in one SB, followed by an NFC Championship-worthy defense. He knows the game. Now it's time to stop dreaming, and put a professional football team together; because so far, it looks like the majority of the time in Latrobe was spent at a local pub, passing around pitchers of Iron City Beer filled with the sharing of "remember when" anecdotes. Hey coach, your offense hasn't scored a TD since when (exclude 2013 week one's fourth quarter score of desperation, not domination... and the preseason week 3 broken play scramble wheel-route-and-back completion to a RB who didn't even make the 53-man roster)? You haven't put up a 30+ point performance since when? Make some decisions coach...and they have nothing to do with deciding to play "musical cleats" with your RBs or who can win a punting contest!
Author a new "standard" since the current standard doesn't yield much.
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