My thoughts on regular season wk 18....

True. I think the announcers were right. He took his eyes off it to look up field too quickly.

 

It was so egregious that it appeared truly intentional - meaning the refs blindness to it. If we weren’t in a very solid position to win with the seconds ticking away quickly I would have lost my voice for the first time almost ever.

Im not one of these conspiracy nuts that are trending with the league rigging games tied to gambling companies, but that drive had me tweaking my head.

If we would have lost like the Lions did last week then there would have been torches and pitchforks assembled for that officiating crew.

Now, the NFL and media outside of Western PA will likely ignore it like it’s normal and just part of the game. It’s not and shouldn’t be. That shizz was INSANE!

 

Take care of those and you would have had Mitch Trubisky starting and losing the last 3 games of the season.

It took those terrible losses to force Tomlin to start Mason in the 1st place. Can't have the good without the bad.

 

Sure you could have - just about every beat reporter said Rudolph was the best QB (not just second best). The Steelers could have chosen to play him when Pickett went down. They didn't. They were stubborn and it will cost them.

Just because last night wasn't for the division or 1 seed, doesn't mean they'd be in the playoffs if they simply played Rudolph in the Pats game.

 

but are we doomed?

 

I think the main reason he is still here is because he does a good job field goal holder for Boswell. Terribly inconsistent as a punter. Need to change him next year for sure.

 

Exactly. I don't recall MT² making Baily Zappe look like Tom Brady from the first series of the game.

 

Herbig has got this.

 

Our up and coming star