Should the Steelers be in rebuild mode?

Healthy team vs chiefs in the regular season we are better. Come playoff time they turn it up and we get worse.

 

True. But it’s safe to say they are going to lose significant players and depth. I dont feel good about next season. Hope I’m wrong. There is a surprise team every season, I hope it’s us.

 

There are some fans on here that want to rebuild in 2021, and be ready for 2022 because of the cap space they will have, the Steelers would never do that.

 

"In the next 12 months" Some will leave now, some after the '21 season.

 

My sentiments exactly

 

Steelers don’t do full rebuild.

 

This is the only real 'rebuild' opinion I see represented here. I am completely for it. Call it a reload or retool if you want. Two drafts plus next off season with funds to spend, compete in '22. That's what I want and believe is the best way to go forward. I haven't seen anyone say [it's possible someone did] the Steelers should sell off lots of players, acquire lots of draft picks, and build for several seasons out. That isn't a concept with any traction.

Beyond that, I know the Steelers won't do what I want. It's not a discussion of what I think the Steelers will do. It's what I think they should do. I absolutely believe they will not contend in '21 regardless. I just see too many aging guys and cap issues to think we'll have an improved team next year. I also don't believe we are coached well, but I digress... It's very frustrating and it's why some folks get mad at Art. We simply disagree with how the owner is doing things. That's all. We aren't trying to convince Art to do something different. He doesn't give a damn what we think. We'll still bleed black and gold and hope for the best. Meanwhile, some people think we can make minor adjustments and have a real shot at #7. We'll find out who is right.

 

Well you have to make the playoffs to have a shot to contend, what kind of message does that send to the veterans on the team, let's not even try in 2021?

 

I don't think we were the best team in the NFL for 11 weeks. Maybe in record only but I'd venture to say if we played a lot of other teams in those first 11 weeks that would have been made be very obvious (KC, GB, NO, Bills, etc. I agree with everything else you said as it is spot on IMO

 

How many 1st rounders did it take for our defense to be decent? Nearly every position?

 

We don't rebuild, we RELOAD remember that.

 

The Steelers org doesn't do big things to get across the finish line -all that often. Its like being a race car owner and our car is faltering. Other car owners would change engines, the Steelers just changing the spark plugs and oil. I don't advocate a rebuild because I don't know what's going to happen between now and post draft. In other words, I don't know what I don't know which may alter many things, good and bad. So, for me, its lets see what shakes out and then once we get clarity, I can set expectations accordingly.

 

We all have seen the Browns, Detroit, Miami, and Washington rebuild completely. I could name more. What has it helped them??? Of course some may say , but they're not the Steelers, and I say... that's why they are not. IMO dumping everything, and hopefully everything is better, or selling the farm for one player is never the way 2 go . Those Teams prove it.

 

we are ranked 29 worst in cap space for this season. we will lose bud, our starting LT, looks like a shell of our center is returning, DD hasnt been the same for two years, our LT and best ILB is coming off major knee injuries,one of them needs signed, we lose a starting wr, we lose a starting RB, we lost a blocking TE and a second one had major knee injury, we still have vince but have to sign backups, our two corners are in their last season, we lost two corners, we lost our depth at safety, we dont have a QB signed after this season, our best defender is only signed for this season, we have changed the coaches on offense, so to sum it up a reload is not even in our hands for the most part. we will be lucky to field enough players to field a team with the money we have and allowing players to come back. thats a lot to say we will reload and contend with.

 

I wonder how Rooney will feel next November after pushing several millions from several over the hill players into future years while the Steelers are 2-6.

 

Not unless they completely change their philosophy and identity, otherwise they're rolling out a less talented version of the 2020 team against a much harder schedule.

 

Which teams in the league were "fully healthy" this season? If anyone is waiting for an injury free season to bring a Super Bowl, it's going to be a long wait.

 

They won't be 2-6, try again.

 

It doesn't mean it's true for the offense though.

 

Same old excuses that many Steeler fans make.