Yinzer's chat Fire Mike Tomlin!

Fanbases all over the league handle change and pain. It's part of the process. The better franchises give the fanbases something to be excited about, even if it's not immediately successful. Doesn't matter if the current Steelers fanbase remembers the 80s. It's far more frustrating to watch the same, tired approach failing year, after year after year after year after year after year than it is to start fresh and experience growing pains.

There might be boos along the way. That's all part of sports. Especially with a team with one of the largest and most passionate fanbases in the league. You take chants and boos too seriously as some poor reflection on humanity! This is sports, an escape from reality. Emotions run extremely high, both good and bad. The same fans that chanted against Tomlin, will - in a few years - be the same fans who would be excited to shake his hand or get an autograph or selfie with him if they ran into him in public.

 

I think you are greatly underestimating how bad it is to not win a playoff game for a decade. I would gladly welcome a couple poor seasons with Two things in mind.

We see improvement year over year.

We get our next franchise QB in the draft by having poor years.

 

Every time the new HC loses a game, I'm going to start a fire the HC thread .

 

I have to laugh when people bring up the 80’s like it should stop fans from wanting to win playoff games.

The 80’s are a prime example of holding onto a legendary coach too long. Even still, we made a conference championship and won another playoff game in the 80’s.

The fact Cowher was able to turn things around so quickly with Neil O’Donell (Noll’s player) also shows that moving on from older coaches is usually the right move.

I think we can turn things around pretty quick. I think 2026 could get ugly with our first place schedule but a top 10 pick may get us a shot at a franchise QB.

 

Everybody always brings up the 80's like it was worse than we we've experienced since January of 2018.

For the millionth damn time.... The Pittsburgh Steelers WON 2 Playoff games in the 1980's. One in 1984 with Mark Malone at QB vs Broncos. One in 1989 with Bubby Brister at QB vs Oilers.

I'm old enough to remember these games.

 

This is actually articulated very well, and I agree with it.

It doesn't mean i'm not going to call them out spoken as another Steeler fan.

They have their voice and I do also.

I believe they tried to work with the strength of their roster in their capabilities. They went with the philosophy of control the clock, move the chains, and play good defense.

The only problem is when you can't run, are forced into 3rd and long, and have breakdowns on defense.

Basically they couldn't play the ball like they wanted to. Not enough playmaker on offense. Jonnu Smith was disappointing. I will criticize them for their lack of using Friermuth. I feel they squeezed the rock as hard as they could with this offense.

 

Just start booing them it works well

 

This is a salary cap league built with parity. It doesn’t have to be a 5 year downward spiral. Even this year teams went from last to first with a coaching change. The issue is we kind of do need a bad year to get the QB though.

 

I have to laugh when people bring up the 80’s like it should stop fans from wanting to win playoff games.

 

Spoken like a true Mike Tomlin apologist. Now go on and get your participation trophy and your juice box and cookies.

 

Did I strike a nerve and hurt your feelings? Not too surprising.

I'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities to boo the new coach.

Keep it classy.

 

Exactly. The past decade has been the worst postseason stretch in steelers history during the SB era. And it's not even close. And considering the difference in talent between the past decade compared to the 80's, it's night and day. The 80's were glory days compared to the last 9 years with Tomlin.

 

Says the guy who started an entire thread to complain about fans being mean to a guy making $17M a year to deliver substandard results. Tell me again about who has hurt feelings. That's rich right there!

 

Yinz are adorable.

Fans chanting things in stadiums don’t impact decisions.

Do you really think an individual with Tomlin’s tenure in football is giving any credence to fan reactions?

Honestly, if Tomlin did factor in fan opinions then I’m glad he stepped down. When you start doing that; you’re done as a coach.

But the reaction around here like you all had a part in this is silly. Now if the stands would’ve been empty…that’s when MAYBE fan impact matter$.

 

This is a fair assessment with compared to 2018. 2 playoff wins is better than nothing. Malone and Brister were nothing special though. In that era, you could win off running the ball and good defense.

That era signals the beginning of a QB drought that really only ended with drafting Ben. Yeah we can point to Neil O'Donnell, Kordell Stewat, Tommy Maddox. All those guys were carried by their team imo.

Not many i trusted in a 2 minute drill like they had with Ben.

 

True!!! I would not be surprised if we had a decent year in 2026. I think a lot of our problems are just being predictable the last decade.

 

No i'm just expressing my opinion on these people. There is a forum and i'll use it. They have their opinion and so do I.

Nothing like seeing a bunch of grown azz men acting like pubescent approaching teenagers.

 

I believe this was in the cards for Tomlin for at least a year.

This is why he revamped with Rogers instead of rebuilding.

He sees rebuilding is around the corner, and he feels his time is done.

Someone else gets to rebuild.

So no I don't think he is shallow enough to quit or a knee jerk reaction because his feelings were hurt.

 

This became a national story and was all they talked about for a week after it happened.

I doubt Rooney and Tomlin wanted another year of hearing that during games.

 

Your boy is gone I know it’s difficult. 5 stages of grieving. It gets better my man. Chin up.

 

you mean acting like fans?

are you really trying to soap box like you are the mature party in here?

 

Dude, serious question. Do you not understand the hypocrisy in whining and complaining about other people complaining? Anyway, thanks for the good laugh this morning.

 

Neither whining or complaining just calling out behavior.

Glad you are easily amused.

 

The Tomlin era is over now, it should of happen maybe 5 or 6 years ago.

 

No 'feltdeez' i'm sure you are the mature party here.