We are going to do what Ben wants to do, and how Ben wants to do it.

I agree with this. I have both bashed, and stuck up for Tomlin at times. One thing is for sure, he has earned the criticism he gets.

 

I hate Ben......I used to like Ben.......then, for awhile, I wasn't sure how I felt about Ben.......now, I hate Ben........go away, Ben......

 

UGGGH yall need to give it a rest

 

I hate people that say..."UGGGH yall need to give it a rest" LOL

 

UGGGH I don't care what / who you hate or what/ who you don't hate ..lol

 

Mike Tomlin is a corporate micromanager looking out for number 1. Worked for several of them in the past. Good enough to get results but not gonna turn heads. Players must take over the team to make him relevant.

 

How did that turn out? Do the research and see how his winning percentage is when Ol Ben throws more then 35 times per game.

So I guess you like to be ranked at the bottom? They drafted Najee Harris due to the fact they had no clear cut game changer and also the offensive line was a shell. A commitment to the run is what we will see. An offensive line that dictates. That's the goal. Balanced offense.

Super Bowl? You have some lofty expectations. How about they win a playoff game.

 

I think the point @Seven4Steel was trying to make may have flown over your head.

A commitment to winning a Super Bowl doesn't mean you will find success in winning a Super Bowl.

A commitment to running the ball doesn't mean you will have success in running the ball.

We have a stud back, which we did not have last year. So that's an improvement.

But I am not sure how anyone can look at this O Line and see improvement. As of now no one knows who the center will be. We have a journeyman Tackle coming off an injury, and another Tackle who was average at best. We have a 6th round pick Guard who looks to be our best lineman, and David Decastro seems to be MIA / AWOL.

How is it exactly that we are better? Does the commitment itself make us better?

 

You got my point exactly. Thank you.

And on another note, I hate it that the OP didn't make my point for me before I had one, thereby validating my relevance and heightening my over-inflated opinion of myself. If more people here would simply start their threads by bashing Tomlin and praising me, then I wouldn't have to even post. I hate having to post complaints about things that annoy me. I'd rather just have a message board dedicated to me and everything that makes me happy. If TTF could get on that, I would greatly appreciate it. And oh yeah, GO STEELERS!!

 

What exactly do you mean with "you people"

 

Few things besides apples are really apples to apples. I get where you're coming from, but it all remains to be seen.

Will they actually drop to a 3pt stance and get their fingers dirty for a change? Will we actually abandon the notion that our offense needs to park their cars in shotgun formation and that Ben's locker needs to be moved further away from the rest of them? Does Najee being here mean that we're going to "run" the offense through him? (See what I did there?)

And does any of this mean that the OL will gel with all the upheaval, stay healthy enough to develop a modicum of synergy, and actually perform better than last season? Only time will tell. Maybe Najee by himself makes this group look better and grade out better.

And as pessimistic as I tend to be, I'm not saying that failure is a foregone conclusion. It could go either way. And I agree with you that odds are that we see better OL performance than last year and that our running game is better, even markedly better than what we've suffered through the past few seasons. I mean, the chance of it getting worse? How is that even possible?

Off topic slightly, but damn, Najee looks like he's got the goods to be something really special for a long time. If only he would change his number to 32.

 

We tried that with SDOT, it didn’t work.

 

Yeah that comment was sorta out of place from the rest of what he said. Still, it was eye-opening.

 

Not sure what your saying is fact or will actually happen but it would be nice to see. WIth this OL, not sure if it matters how many points they block from but we'll see if all the hype is realized. JMO>

 

That sounds like me every game Ben has played for the Steelers. "Ben sucks" "You da man Ben" "terrible throw Ben" "Amazing pass Ben". And that's just the first half.

 

I'm sorry, I hadn't taken in to account that some rank and file members could be birds, amphibians, fish and reptiles. Or, archaic humans, e.g., mongoloid. I apologize in advance for any confusion. I'll leave it up to to you, KVS to determine who belongs in what class.

 

First five minutes for me, lol.

 

Great point about the stance as the 3 point is designed to get the weight moving slightly forward forcing OL to fire off and explode if not falling on their face is coming ..On the flip side that damn 2 pt. stance is built for catching,dancing,and playing some grab ass..Much better suited for the prom or even after the prom..I watched way to much I fall down you fall on top of me 2 pt crap.. Again save that crap for after the prom...

 

Hey, I resemble that remark

 

Well if it walks like a mongoloid and drools like one..........

 

Wonder if they start calling holding again.

 

And..... Friermuth could/should also help in the " running " game