What are Reasonable Expectations for Mike McCarthy in year one with the Steelers?

Well they've already said their playing the same defense...

 

umm-- Superbowl and win it..We have 2 great wr now a good rb --actually 2--our def. just needs to play hard and lets get this QB problem figured out.

 

Remember when Ben was fading and someone posted that we’d find out just how hard it was to find a franchise QB?
Well we might be about to discover how hard it is to replace Mike Tomlin despite all the posts for all these years about how he has to go.

 

I agree, but I freaking hope not. I don't want to see this team do bad no matter who is the owner, the HC, the GM, or players playing at any position.

 

I'm sure gonna miss those 9-10 win seasons with a quick playoff exit.

 

His response is to use the word winning as many times as possible.

 

How long until folks turn on MM's non answer answers?

So far couldn't go to Pro Days because he got caught up in other things and he plans on using his winning process to win. He has also taken a lap on a few of the draft prospects.

Sounds like he is working hard.

 

it is cool if you no longer cared for Tomlin's comments....but how is MM any different? I do not watch much televised NFL coverage, so I am going by the "pull quotes" that appear here and other print outlets or snippets on podcasts. Which means I could be losing a TON of context...but how is "winning process" not just a more traditional coaching cliche?

When asked about pro-days his answer was basically what I tell people when I want to back out of plans so I can drink by myself rather than deal with their nonsense.

There are many positive things that both MM and fans can rest their hat on but lets not pretend he doesn't speak in the vaguest of cliches.

Again....unless there are several interviews out there where he gets into details that have not been as widely shared. Maybe I am being too influenced by hearing him provide non-answer answers for over a decade in Green Bay. But the next time I hear MM say something that specifically answers a question....might be the first time.

 

Tomlin inherited an 8-8 team and improved them to 10 wins and a WC loss. (Seems to be the bookends of his career here.)
So I'd hope for McCarthy to also show improvement, get them to at least 11 wins and a WC win.

21-0
Since the Steelers don't play the Bills, Chiefs, or Chargers, the league will give one of those teams the #1 AFC seed, forcing the #2 seeded Steelers to have 3 playoff games before the SB.

 

all on the road

 

Was that the one about plying from the pocket? That one was in the neighborhood of an actual answer for sure.

The rest I’ve seen the past two weeks are just from page 17-26 of the coach cliche manual.

No big deal. None of these guys say much of anything.

 

You're probably buying into all that hype from McCarthy about Will Howard, he likes him so much he's waiting for 42 year old Rodgers .