Andy Weidl

He’s an old timer and a lot more optimistic than me. Even he has 0 hope at this point. I call it the “Tomlin” effect.

 

Love him as long as you can

 

They value experience and versatility in backup lineman which is why they signed Peat, with experience at G/T. Not sure how they felt about Cook at guard. But they definitely valued Spencer, Calvin, and McCollum all who have experience and likely considered more versatile as backups.

If anything I give Cook credit for making the best of the opportunity. He has increased his value in the league tremendously.

 

We used to get so pumped for these games. This is why I’m so jaded. We get together and go home by halftime. The Tomlin effect man.

 

Muth has 49 targets
Washington has 43 targets
J. Smith has 52 targets.
I would say they are trying to work all the TEs.

 

My dad and I always stayed until 0:00

Tomlin had nothing to do with it

 

DJ must be a young dude, he doesn't remember the days before Noll... those days were tough man.... and then later with Noll at the end - Not as bad but tough.
I had to suffer Washington where seasons were over by week 4. Talk about miserable.

I've only left a few games a little early, usually the earliest was about start of the 4th QTR.
With Big Ben, things could change.

 

Tomlin wasn’t the HC during the American Revolution.

 

Im not that young. This **** with MT is insufferable.

 

Sure as hell doesn't. If anything, one can argue it hasn't been since last season. Given all the noise that the FO and the team made about making a big move at the trade deadline then, nothing materialized. Now granted, Brandon Aiyuk is basically done but hindsight is easy to use as a cop out here.

 

That was Old George

He was a good coach

 

Pittsburgh is just one of those franchises that need to do a serious self-evaluation from the top down.

The Front Office
It's no secret, I think Oar is way overrated. At best he is mediocre.
Wiedl is one I suspect is the brains of the player acquisitions.
The Problem: I just don't think the balance of power is right and they consistently fail to make the impact moves that can impact the product on the field.
I do recognize that you just can't go sign anyone. There has to be system of checks and balances.
It almost seems like coaching and player acquisition is not talking with each other.

Coaching.
Why is it that Tomlin consistently passes over potential upgrade coaches?
If you build excellent staffs, your job becomes much easier. Is it Tomlin or is it the front office?
Also, it does pay to change out your coordinators from time to time, you don't want a stale system. Or at the very least know when improvements can be made.
Initially, I thought Tomlin would be open to bringing in such upgrades as in when some staffs get fired, there is usually some staff in the mix that could help.
Sometimes you can even pick off staffs that are going to the playoffs to inject new blood into your system.

Of course, you have to let them do what they do to be successful.

Pittsburgh is not Cleveland.
Cleveland just does the most stupid thing, always.
There are other teams like the Raiders that do same.

Mr. Rooney just seem to follow the course of the formula from the 70's before Free Agency changed the landscape.
The Salary Cap did not exist, and you could hold on to your aging stars out of loyalty.
Now days you must balance your roster allocations and determine playing life cycles for players, and time when it's time to let go.
You have to have a sense of timing for when it's time to go all in and make daring moves to get you to that next rung.
Mostly, 'just honoring and contract' isn't vouge anymore. You hate to fire people but as in Matt Canada's case, there is no way he should have ever been anything but an assistant.

To me, the QB and WR situation is a disaster, an epic failure and heads should roll just for that.
It is understood that finding a franchise QB is no easy task.. You did sign a Hall of Famer but at the very end of his career.
Howard remains an unknow but just going off his college days and evaluations, it looks like we may have a player that could develop into a decent 2nd QB.

Every team faces the same scenario, some will act on it, other will sit on their hands.

 

With ATL firing their GM look for them to pilfer Weidl. It would be a tough loss because the Steelers' drafts have improved with him on staff.

 

I here ya.... But Blank has the milli...er, billions for a staff. I'm sure doubling Weidl's salary might bring him into the room for a conversation.

 

Biggest issue currently for Andy Weidl is who is he gonna select from this current Field of Head Coaching Candidates assuming he goes. Kline Kubiak and Chris Shula are at the top of the list but Kevin Stefanski isn't a bad pick either. Even if he was to go to the Falcons, that opens up another can of worms; specifically with Michael Penix's Supermarket Store list of injuries.


Not saying he still wouldn't be up to the challenge. Just stating that there could be other options soon. Him jumping ship now would be hasty at best and disorganized at worst on his part. More GM Openings soon I would imagine.


I know one thing; he isn't touching Tennessee. I asked Ran Carthon about the experience and he couldn't reply in time. Dude was ran outta there.