The Steelers could have been contenders in 2025

Have any of our trades worked out in our favor?

 

By your logic, no one here should be questioning Mike Tomlin given his experience as a head coach in the NFL.

 

Yes, the Steelers would have to stop making passes behind the line of scrimmage the foundation of their passing offense.

 

How is it false? You are claiming that Pickens knows simply because he played there. Aren't you claiming to know better than Tomlin when you question his coaching and decisions? Of course you are.

 

My guess is

 

https://www.theringer.com/2025/12/0...week-13-aaron-rodgers-joe-burrow-daniel-jones



Just one of the many places you can see visual evidence of Rodgers being the issue. The above is a totally uncovered Jonnu Smith running in the middle of the field (did that just for some of you fine folks) and Rodgers just slings it out to a covered Metcalf.

A-A-Ron is D-O-N-E.

 

Not seeing the field…yikes, that’s not good.

 

They were never going to be contenders with Mediocre Mike and crew running a JV circus, as per usual, to be fair.

 

Steelers are missing exceptional positional coaches and coordinators like John Mitchell, Lebeau, Butler, Russ Grimm.

Karl Dunbar and Pat Meyer are stealing money at this point.

 

The last standing Tomlin Fan Boy.

 

he truly is a FAN BOY!

 

"I have never been a person that thought Coach Tomlin was a great coach," Harrison said on his "Deebo and Joe" podcast. "I thought he was a good [coach]. ... A good coach gets you to play to your potential. And right now, the players we have on that team, I have seen play, they're not playing up to their potential. A great coach gets you to play to your potential."

 

The newest schtick is to blame everything on the offense as if that will deviate from blaming Tomlin. Meanwhile we have the highest paid defense in the league, Tomlin’s baby, and it’s an absolute joke.

 

Former Steeler Breiden Fehoko speaks out on defensive struggles: 'This s*** deeper than people at home know'

Former Steelers nose tackle Breiden Fehoko, waived in October after two seasons, didn’t hold back on the “All Things Covered” podcast, declaring the unit’s 2025 struggles “run way deeper than people at home know.” The 29-year-old LSU product cited fractured leadership, clashing personalities, and a “toxic” locker room dynamic that undermined Mike Tomlin’s message, saying veteran voices were ignored while younger players “did whatever the hell they wanted.” Fehoko’s candid take—echoed by anonymous current players—comes as Pittsburgh’s once-vaunted defense ranks 28th in points allowed and has surrendered 40+ points three times, fueling “Fire Tomlin” chants after a 26-7 loss to Buffalo. “It’s sad to watch,” Fehoko said. “That wasn’t the Steelers defense I signed up for.” #BreidenFehoko #MikeTomlin

 

Dugger, Ramsey, Metcalf does lead the team in TDs.

 

Both things can be true Arthur Smith does some head scratching things on offense, Gainwell is a good player and has a role but giving him the ball on 3rd and short is questionable. Having Jonnu out snap Muth every game, against the Bills Muth got no targets when he's your second-best receiving option .

 

This may be true, but the guy barely played and they cut him loose, so I take what he has to say with a grain of salt.

 

Smith looks like hes being held, then you've got another Bills defender in front, although that guy is about to be blocked and is not looking at Rodgers, but Rodgers may be seeing his white jersey and think Smith has two guys covering him

I can see how Rodgers may have thought smith was not open (just have to imagine it at full speed) but then again maybe a younger Rodgers sees the details better, its just not that clear cut.

 

Im not arguing that the offense is terrible also, It is.

 

Old people process slower. It's a known fact.

 

True Ramsey as safety is playing solid and Dugger is pretty good. I’m holding out on DK as we have no #2.

 

Smith is the receiver running to the left. Metcalf is running to the right. If anything it looks like Metcalf is being held. Possible that is what Rodgers saw and he threw it to get the flag (which he didn't get). I'd almost buy that because he often does that.