Are we blaming the wrong position coach?

You cant shine ****....have we really had any backs the caliber of Bell here under him? ...Im pretty sure the answer is no

I think i said The Caliber of Bell in my original post

Sorry Leveon > mendy and its not even close...mendy was talented but not in this kids class

 

You did say that, but Mendy was a consensus first round draft pick while Bell was a second and even a third on some team's boards. Mendy was a physcially gifted running back, big, strong and fast. He was lacking in the mental department for sure and I think that's where Bell has a definitive edge on Mendy. The point is, Mendy was a number one draft pick that didn't live up to his full potential under Wilson, even though he had a couple of nice seasons.

 

I'd sure liked to have gotten my old buddy tim spencer as the rb's coach. looks like he's going to TB with lovie again. he has put out lots of not just good backs but made them great. I look for hyde to possibly be a buc next year.

 

Blast, I absolutely don't believe that Mendenhall lived up to his full potential while he was in Pittsburgh. And I haven't seen anything that would make me believe that Wilson has the ability to get his running backs to move up to the next level. You can be a Wilson apologist all you want to be but my point remains that he hasn't done anything in his tenure here that would cause him to be deserving of the offensive coordinator's position without consideration to other candidates! I don't give a flip who the OC was when Mendy was here! Haley is the OC now and I don't give a flip about that either. Your unwillingness to put any of the blame on Wilson for the Steelers rushing ineptitude is RIDICULOUS. HE IS THE RB COACH! You do remember that, right??!! If I hire someone to coach a certain position and then that position doesn't perform the way I think it should, I'M HOLDING THAT POSITION COACH ACCOUNTABLE! Why is that concept so hard for you to understand? Of course, you think it's all on the offensive line and that's fine. I have no qualms with that if that's where you want to put ALL of the blame. I certainly put SOME of the blame there, but don't hold Wilson totally blameless like you do!

As you said earlier, we'll agree to disagree. Then when I disagree you can't handle it. What gives?!

 

You? No way!

Okay, I hear what you're saying. But do you think Wilson should be the slam dunk pick for the OC position should it become available? I guess that's the thing that I've always had a hard time with. What is it about Wilson that would have made him the consensus selection as OC had he not been burned and what is it about him now that Tomlin likes so much that he, apparently, would hand the position to him on a silver platter without consideration to other candidates? Maybe he'll be a fine offensive coordinator and I've developed an unfair and inaccurate opinion of him. But I just think a lackluster running game is at least partially his fault. I wish we could get in-depth scouting reports on coaches the same as we do players. Maybe it would help someone like me understand their skills and abilities a little better than I do. If he gets a shot, so be it. I'll be rooting for his success. It's just the perception I've developed of him is that he's cut in the same mold as Mike Tomlin, more of a fundamentalist and rah rah guy as opposed to being a strong scheme guy. I just think an OC has to be able to develop and implement the offensive philosophy of the football team and I have my doubts that Wilson can do that effectively.

EDIT: I do remember you saying that Randy Fichtner would be your first choice so ignore my first question.