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McDermott: Tomlin outcoached me

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Maddog78, Sep 13, 2021.

  1. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    Tomlin said they had talked about that 4th down play leading up to the game the Bills ran, good job by the coaching staff to be ready for it :thumbs_up:.
     
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  2. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    Based on how we collapsed at the end of last year, I’m sort of in I’ll believe it when I see it mode.

    I enjoy watching the games and don’t get bent one way or another. I’m usually pretty optimistic. But the end of last year kind of didn’t sit well with me. At the end of of the last Cleveland game, the force from the dark side was pretty strong. But I did hold my ground.
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  3. 86WardsWay

    86WardsWay Well-Known Member

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    Our popcorn has butter!:popcorn:
     
  4. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    There is no dark, or light side ....there is only the force
     
  5. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    You haven’t seen my toaster
     
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  6. troybellringer55

    troybellringer55 Well-Known Member

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    They said the Bills failed as many 4th down conversions in that game against the Steelers as they did in their entire 2020 season
     
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  7. SGSteeler

    SGSteeler Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, that's a crazy stat. Our defense is for real. Loved what I saw from them. We hopefully wont need to score many points to win games this year lol
     
  8. SGSteeler

    SGSteeler Well-Known Member

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    Most of the "collapse" had to do with injuries and lack of a bye week though. We had Spillane and Allen starting at LB, a rookie OLB with no one behind him worth anything to help spell him, Hassenauer was starting at Guard against WFT, etc. We we're a shell of ourselves at the end of the year due to injury, and we also had the misfortune of a wonky bye week set up due to COVID. We were a good team that just got unlucky. If we can stay healthy and avoid COVID weirdness, I wouldn't expect a similar collapse this season. We will have a tough schedule to end the year, but we already proved that we can beat good teams with the squad we have now.
     
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  9. Roonatic

    Roonatic Well-Known Member

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    McDermott wasn't lying.
     
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  10. SpeedyMikeWallace

    SpeedyMikeWallace Well-Known Member

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    Steelers win games early in the year, Tomlin lap-sitters gloat about it. The back half of the season hits, the team falls apart because the staff refuse to/can't make counter-adjustments and the HC thinks "just beat your man" is a legitimate strategy. Tomlin lap-sitters revert to claiming they're thankful for no losing seasons. Different season, same crap.
     
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  11. Roonatic

    Roonatic Well-Known Member

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    Tomlin gives the team a shot at hardware nearly every year yet some rather have the next D. Pederson. Such a dilemma.
     
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  12. HeinzMustard

    HeinzMustard Well-Known Member

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    Tomlin is a good regular season coach.... like Andy Reid with the Eagles and Marty Schottenheimer with Browns, Chiefs and Chargers. Popcorn is not a good playoff coach and Steelers haven't had any chance of winning any kind of hardware in 11 years.
     
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  13. Roonatic

    Roonatic Well-Known Member

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    Agree with most of this Heinz except the any chance part. Remember Popcorn thinks it's the player's journey.
     
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  14. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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  15. Maddog78

    Maddog78 Well-Known Member

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    Going to be tough to avoid injuries in a 17-game schedule. When they happen, great coaches try to hide them by accentuating other strengths. Next Man Up isn't a viable way to deal with injuries.
     
  16. SpeedyMikeWallace

    SpeedyMikeWallace Well-Known Member

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    Imagine having such a bad strategic mind at HC that you need to stoop to trying to sell rotating defensive linemen as some kind of exotic defensive maneuver
     
  17. santeesteel

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    One game into the season and the message board Lombardis are out in full force! :facepalm:
     
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  18. steelersrock151

    steelersrock151 Well-Known Member

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    Sucks for you that it worked, don't it.
     
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  19. Jujubean

    Jujubean Well-Known Member

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    TOMLIN should get credited with a very nice week 1 W. Like I said in another post the Steelers with TOMLIN usually peak late October. Early season success is nothing new for this group. It’s all about the finish….
     
  20. SpeedyMikeWallace

    SpeedyMikeWallace Well-Known Member

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    Of course it worked. Watt, Highsmith, Ingram, and Heyward are each really good lol That doesn’t address the point at all though but nice try
     
  21. HeinzMustard

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    Cowher was usually the opposite. I'd get really frustrated with September Cowher. Steelers would stink it up early, but finish strong... which is much better than what has happened over the past 4 seasons.
     
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  22. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    he finally couldn't hold on to unleashing hell any longer, it had to be used before it expired. :cool:
     
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  23. Da Stellars

    Da Stellars Well-Known Member

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    How many times did McDermott go for it on on 4th down? It feels like at least 4 or 5 times.
     
  24. mytake

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    Dang, Harrison with the shield over his eyes always looked like a superhero.
     
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  25. SteelerJJ

    SteelerJJ Well-Known Member

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    He is attempting to take the heat off his players and place it on him- good and correct move.
     

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