Benglas loss only makes me more upset

Wardismvp · Jan 7, 2013

jimmyallen45 said: ↑

As long as Lewis is under contract, he won't be fired. They've had opportunities before, but Mike Brown did not want to fire him with years remaining on his deal, because he is too cheap to pay someone who is not working for him. Then, they made the playoffs, and his job was kept alive.

I don't expect him to be fired, he's brought the team to the playoffs 3 of the last 4 years. He has coached them for 10 years now, and has a very mediocre 79–84–1 record including the post season. I don't think there is another NFL franchise in this era who would keep a coach that long with an overall losing record. Add to that the off the field antics of some of his players over the years, and his often dubious coaching decisions (see the last Steeler game for evidence)- and I'll make the argument to you that there has never been as bad a head coach who has coached his team for 10 years or more.
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100% correct spot on.

SC Gamecock · Jan 7, 2013

Tomlin_Era said: ↑

I'm not upset anymore, I mean yeah, it stings that its playoff weekend and we aren't in it but I've accepted the fact that we just weren't very good this year, and with all the injuries, we never would have made it past the first round had we got in.
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mdbates2 · Jan 7, 2013

SC Gamecock said: ↑

Tomlin_Era said: ↑

I'm not upset anymore, I mean yeah, it stings that its playoff weekend and we aren't in it but I've accepted the fact that we just weren't very good this year, and with all the injuries, we never would have made it past the first round had we got in.
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I've been putting things into perspective as well and I realized that if we HAD made it to the postseason, we would have done so with an even worse situation than we had earlier in the season. We would have entered the playoffs with no Heath, no DeCastro, no Beachum, no Kiesel, no Ike and no Clark. Also, Ben was still not 100% as he revealed after the Clowns game. I think there were even some other major contributors who wouldn't have been able to suit up for at least the first game of the playoffs. Sometimes it just isn't your year, and I think we may have gotten embarrassed worse than last year had we been in the post season.

The cool thing about being a fan of the Steelers is that "Wait 'til next year..." isn't just an empty phrase - it is a real hope. The Steelers WILL be a part of the conversation again next year, and we have reason to believe that this team can have a special year in ANY given season. Here's to a strong draft, a "get-healthy" off-season, a drama-free training camp, and a DOMINANT season in 2013!

CK 13 · Jan 7, 2013

mdbates2 said: ↑

SC Gamecock said: ↑

Tomlin_Era said: ↑

I'm not upset anymore, I mean yeah, it stings that its playoff weekend and we aren't in it but I've accepted the fact that we just weren't very good this year, and with all the injuries, we never would have made it past the first round had we got in.
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I've been putting things into perspective as well and I realized that if we HAD made it to the postseason, we would have done so with an even worse situation than we had earlier in the season. We would have entered the playoffs with no Heath, no DeCastro, no Beachum, no Kiesel, no Ike and no Clark. Also, Ben was still not 100% as he revealed after the Clowns game. I think there were even some other major contributors who wouldn't have been able to suit up for at least the first game of the playoffs. Sometimes it just isn't your year, and I think we may have gotten embarrassed worse than last year had we been in the post season.

The cool thing about being a fan of the Steelers is that "Wait 'til next year..." isn't just an empty phrase - it is a real hope. The Steelers WILL be a part of the conversation again next year, and we have reason to believe that this team can have a special year in ANY given season. Here's to a strong draft, a "get-healthy" off-season, a drama-free training camp, and a DOMINANT season in 2013!
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Ain't that the truth! Great post.

Yogi4 · Jan 7, 2013

jimmyallen45 said: ↑

As long as Lewis is under contract, he won't be fired. They've had opportunities before, but Mike Brown did not want to fire him with years remaining on his deal, because he is too cheap to pay someone who is not working for him. Then, they made the playoffs, and his job was kept alive.

I don't expect him to be fired, he's brought the team to the playoffs 3 of the last 4 years. He has coached them for 10 years now, and has a very mediocre 79–84–1 record including the post season. I don't think there is another NFL franchise in this era who would keep a coach that long with an overall losing record. Add to that the off the field antics of some of his players over the years, and his often dubious coaching decisions (see the last Steeler game for evidence)- and I'll make the argument to you that there has never been as bad a head coach who has coached his team for 10 years or more.
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You may be right, with those facts!

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