What do you think should happen to Tomlin and the Steelers?

You commented that you were very impressed with how Tomlin handled the press conference yesterday, but I take it that you weren't impressed enough to change your mind about whether or not Tomlin did this intentionally? He said in the press conference that he absolutely did not do this on purpose. So what were you impressed with, the fact that he continued to lie about it?

 

You do realize the grin came after they had gone to commercial break and had shown it to the crowd several times. The way it gets edited together makes it look as if he did it then immediately started snarking about it!

 

could be... to me i would have hung my head in shame and not been looking at the replay grinning... but i can se your point.. as you say .. depends on how you look at it ..

HINES

 

personally i dont think it matters if the grin came 2 minutes or 2 hours after it happened.. it happened and it had no place happening ANY time.. IMHO

HINES

 

I know he took the bull by the horns and he should have. He said it was a huge blunder, inexcusable and he deserved any punishment the NFL meted out. BUT...he also maintained that he did not do it intentionally. That seems to be the fundamental issue among Steeler fans, whether or not he did it intentionally. I thought the presser yesterday would have convinced a few that originally thought it was intentional to change their minds. If I thought it was intentional I'd be calling for Tomlin's head right now. But I don't. I think it was a foolish, yet unintentional, act.

 

well said .. but when the jets coach actually tripped a guy on the field the jets didnt lose a pick.. so why would we lose a pick?

HINES

 

It wasn't on the field, it was behind the white line on the sideline. The player was running out of bounds and he got tripped. Not that any of that is ok.

 

Don't forget celebrated as an outstanding (Legal) hit by the man who would later ascend to Heaven on the football field!

 

I'm sure the old "clueless coach staring at the jumbotron on the sideline while wandering aimlessly onto the field" play is one that Danny Smith has the special teams practicing weekly. And hey, it worked like a charm last Thursday!

 

This is all the Special teams coach's fault!

If the players would have just made the darn tackle 20 yards earlier!

 

that's what i was think interesting , since when i looked in real at even more on the replay i'm convinced it was intentional but obviously not premeditated i wonder if tomlin is desperate or out of mind for something , maybe he dosn't know how to right the ship and that is not in control of team or that the work in front to him is too bigger for a guy like him ,he is young and full of himself maybe he is discovering that all his castle is falling down , i just try to understand why he did a so desperation move automatically .,without thinking what could have happen

 

What do i think should happen to Tomlin and the Steelers?



Think the Rooney's need to put a foot where the sun don't commonly shine and motivate Tomlin and the players into winning this game Sunday and stop this dog & pony show with Tomlin.. need to get serious now!!

 

With the painted stripe along the sideline, Ray Charles would have a valid excuse for not knowing where he was at.

I'm still waiting for someone/anyone to find me a link to a full text version of Tomlin's Press Conference.

 

Without getting into the debate on whether he did it intentionally or not I will say that you can watch any game, at any level and see coaches standing where Tomlin was quite frequently. How often do you see a ref warn a coach about being to far on the field. Being on the field when they shouldn't be is a pretty common practice for a coach. Remember that it is easy to second guess after the fact. The chain of events that led up to this mess happened in a matter of seconds. I know some of people speak of it as if it took minutes to happen. Just saying!

 

I think Tomlin might have done it on purpose, or not.
I think that not only did it not (obviously) affect the game, it barely affected that play.
I think the media loves stories like this because it gives them a week off from actually working.
I think Roger loves sticking it to the Steelers when he feels he's safe to do so.
I think if an opposing coach did this to a Steelers return man in a similar circumstance and the Steelers won, most Steelers fans wouldn't care.
I think I would love to have a job making enough money where a $100k fine would be referred to as "taking my medicine."
I think we're alone now. There doesn't seem to be anyone a-round-ound.

 

Jack, it's already been proven Tomlin can't even keep his stories straight between his presser and his radio show. His presser sure changed my opinion of him, in the negative direction.

 

I think all of this is bang on the money.

Except for the Tiffany bit.

 

just a question , i sinceraly don't know , it is normal that an head coach watch a returning kick on the jumbotrone ?

 

needed to get serious 11 weeks ago and we wouldnt be in this position... but then again.. maybe we just arnt that good and we really are a 5-11 team as some of us said in the preseason?

HINES

 

FYI....Per Mike and Mike this morning ( Thursday ) if it comes down to points tie breaker between us and the Rats. then they will revisit the draft pick issue. So, based on their explanation from the NFL Aiello, they will alter draft order if we somehow have a better position due this specific tie breaker.