LeBeau wants to come back in 2014

http://triblive.com/sports/steelers...viewsteelers+(Steelers+Stories)#axzz2nKJHIXZV

As of now that is...


Thoughts?

 

He's the first one I'd fire!!

 

What did they do? Get all these people together and announce that DL is coming back? LOL!

 

I was saying the other day that I wonder what happens to Butler if DL comes back. I want Dan Quinn from Seattle in a perfect world but I trust that the Rooney's will do the right thing regardless. Even IF DL retires do you think he would still stick around as like a consultant or something?

 

I wonder how much Butler cares though... if you love to coach, what's the big deal? He is doing what he loves everyday, and I'm sure he is comfortable staying in Pitt for so long. Or is it EVERY position coaches dream to be a Coordinator or head coach? Butler doesn't strike me as a guy who has head coach aspirations?

 

That's exactly the way I feel too.

 

He's to damn old! Everybody B!tching about Haley and the offence and Tomlin when in fact it was our defence that stunk 98% of the time..

 

Sorry, you're crazy.

 

I DO think being the STEELERS DC would be a pretty big badge of honor since we've prided ourselves on defense for so long. But as far as what he's thinking I couldn't really say.

 

Actually the announcement is that Tomlin & Haley are taking the first flight out of Pittsburgh on the 30th and their not going to Disney World.

 

Why, because he's DL?

 

I don't know it happened for Tomlin like that. From position coach to DC in MN to HC rather all very fast in terms of how long it usually takes to move up the coaching tree. I will say this I have zero problem with DL coming back my only wish is that instead just trying to coach the young guys up till the light bulb goes on for them in year three or four, maybe they could also be innovator once again and blend some of the talents these young guys have into what they want to do and set fire to the NFL once again.

 

I've been very critical of DL since his defense has fallen off. Maybe its not his fault because he doesn't have the players to run his scheme. But what I don't understand is why does it take so long to learn it? This scheme was fine when you didn't have free agency and the rookie contracts weren't pre-determined. You just don't have 3 years for players to learn your system. Either you change or condense your system or you fine players smart enough to learn it. I think it is more feasble of the former than the latter.

It wouldn't be a pick surprise if he sticks around. Maybe he will stick around in some type of capacity like up in the booth and let Butler run the show.

 

I look at it this way, no matter what tomlin feels toward any of his staff we are looking at back to back 8-8 seasons at best. if he wants to keep his job he better start making some changes. I love lebeau. he has been a great coach and the players love him but I believe his unwillingness to change has cost us. teams know this defense now. I am sorry but when you can sit and watch a game with former players and they know the coverages and can tell who is blitzing you have a problem. the offense is not perfect but has been better. the last couple of loses I put on special teams and defense. so in my opinion tomlin has no choice but to fire at least two coaches. I think you ask lebeau not to make any more statements about coming back and ask him to retire so it doesn't look any worse than it will be.

 

Yes he did one year as the Vikings DC in 2006 so he was hired as the DB coach by Tampa in 2001 went to MN in 2006 as a DC and then was interviewed for a HC job with the Steelers and became the HC in 2007 so roughly 6 years from rookie to HC

 

It's time for Art Rooney II to do to Lebeau what he did to Arians and say he decided to retire err I mean he's fired. The defense is the weak link of the team they have given up 11 plays of 50 yards or more.