My expectations for this season have been lowered

Steelers were never really in this game. 3 turnovers in the first half. Bengals owned them from the start. The game was painful to watch.... I haven't seen a Steelers team this bad since 1999.

 

I guess you've never seen the Steelers get down a couple scores early due to sloppy play before things start clicking and they ultimately win the game, and sometimes win it handily.
Disagree all you want, it still came down to the last drive.

 

Last drive to Tie the Game? When Bengals scored that TD in the early second half the game was out of reach.

 

So a touchdown on the last drive wouldn't have tied the game (or taken the lead with a 2 point Tomlin)? Did the league recently make a change to the scoring that I'm not aware of?

 

No guarantee Steelers win even if they score. It didn't come down to last drive. It probably would have had to go to OT to get the win.

 

This Team is just bad ..We don't have a OC that can fix it ..Time to start doing mock drafts ..No doubt we have to go QB in round #1...

 

That did not age well.

 

On our last drive, the score was 24-17. 4 incompletions later.......

 

Tie or take the lead were the terms I used, not win.
Down 7 with 2 minutes and the ball isn't a game that was lost early in the 3rd quarter.
Steelers could have scored a 2 point Tomlin on the last play of the game to win, it's not like they've never done it before.

 

And where is our HC is the "fix it" equation? Everyone is on RF like he is in charge of the offense, which is understandable. RF is supposed to run our offense but under the guidance and approval of the overall coach accountable for the teams performance, MT. What is he doing about it? Mind boggling accountability.

 

I agree Mike should be doing more he just seems like a hands off Manager ..He doesn't micro manage it is an effective stategy if you have skilled coordinators..Ben has way to much power and him and the OC seem to be very tight so I am sure Tomlin doesnt want to rock the boat ... If I was Coach T I would fire the OC and give Ben the Diamond and 1 Offense and prepare Dobbs with the spread and zone read stuff...

 

Right now I would take a playoff win, Super Bowl is out of reach.

 

Style points don't matter, only wins .

 

Snell is a good RB to be part of a rotation, I wouldn't use a first round pick on a RB, they need to address the OL in the first round.