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will disappoint you at the pinnacle of ecstasy, they always promise so much

In reply to methodic

They flatter to deceive.

Big Ben is in that Brett Favre mould, throwing stupid ints at inopportune times.

Say goodbye to Bye week talk

In reply to methodic

Didn't get it done for the 2nd straight week. Couldn't capitalize on the Ravens loss. If they don't make the playoffs Tomlin might be gone when Black Monday comes around early next month.

In reply to Priapus

Good one!

Did you come up with that all by yourself?

In reply to imusic

Yes sir, i did.

On a different note, the Bears are showing that if you can get in the face of their QB, the Rams high-flying offense can be slowed. Still enough time for a comeback though.

Back-to-back interceptions on consecutive plays. The Bears are doing their best to keep the Rams in the game.

well, the Steelers finally beat the Patriots!!! Well done.

In reply to DirtyDan

at last, they are still dangerous

In reply to DirtyDan

I feel that Pittsburgh needs to find a way to get to the 3 or 2 seed; if they're a 4 or 6 it's going to be very tough sledding come playoff time.

In reply to Priapus

Black Monday indeed. Seems the few black coaches are going to lose jobs this time round. One has already gone.

In reply to archangel

Marvin Lewis had a good run, he is the only other one that will probably be fired. The youth in Denver should get a next year.

In reply to methodic

Have the Jets fired Bowles yet? That seemed to be a certainty.

Meanwhile Anthony Lynn may sneak into the Coach of the Year voting, the way the Chargers have been on a roll.

In reply to Tryangle

yep, that's right, Bowles will probably be fired too.

In reply to methodic

Vance Joseph going as well.

The list
Joseph
Bowles
Lewis
Jackson

If Steelers don’t make the play off, Tomlin will also go. He might also go if one and done.
Riverboat Ron is also a minority head coach.
Let us see how the Rooney Rule works out from here.

That will leave Lyn as the only black head coach.

In reply to archangel

if Joseph win his last two he has a decent chance of returning. I doubt very much that Steelers will fire Tomlin. Rodriguez might be under fire given that he is working for a new owner.

In reply to methodic

No way Tomlin gets fired. If anything, the DC might get the axe. All is forgiven if Steelers win Super Bowl

In reply to Curtis

now they are out the playoffs

In reply to methodic

Its looking very bleak for the Steelers. Pittsburg love continuity so the Coach might survive.

In reply to NYCGURU

they played well, the coach did well, but the refs made the customary bad calls

Steelers need Browns to beat Ravens, and for them to beat Bengals, to win the division

In reply to DirtyDan

That Week 1 tie looks like it really could haunt the Steelers

In reply to DirtyDan

My gosh that 4th down pass interference call on Pittsburgh that would have halted New Orleans scoring drive in its track was a disgrace.

In reply to archangel

OUT:

Lewis (CIN)
Joseph (DEN)
Bowles (NYJ)
Gase (MIA)
Wilks (ARI)
Koetter (TB)

My knucklehead Jags are keeping Mr. Baloney, however. Sigh.

In reply to Tryangle

The Jags made a BIG mistake in giving Bortles that extension after last season. With such a good defense, a serviceable QB is what they need. Bortles suck big time. The coaching staff's lack of faith in him is why they went ultra-conservative against the Pats in the playoffs last year which they ended up losing after leading by 10 points in the 4th quarter.

In reply to Tryangle

Gase might end up in Cleveland or Green Bay.

In reply to Tryangle

Yeah, Jags mistake was trusting in Bortles.

The decision seemed pig headed because while it was clear that Bortles was not good enough, the coaching staff and players, when asked, made excuses for him.

As a Falcons fan I can support them cleaning house in the coordinators dept.

In reply to archangel

I don't even mind the extension as much as not having a viable Plan B. Cody Kessler was clearly not it. Could have drafted Lamar Jackson instead of a DE to ride bench, or gotten a more serviceable backup in FA (Bridgewater? RG3?). That falls on the front office. Now we're back to being the laughingstock after one year where we were so close to a dream season. It's a total mess in Jax now. Injuries plus indiscipline plus poor play.

Vance Joseph, Adam Gase, Marvin Lewis all gone today.

Read today Tomlin could be out... considering the Steelers history, would be unprecedented

In reply to Tryangle

Tomlin is an excellent, proven, successful, NFL head coach.

But this season he had 2 major man management problems.....Antonio Brown and Bell....neither of which were resolved. Don’t know how much of Bell’s situation is down to Tomlin, but he certainly owns what happened with Antonio Briown.

If a head coach is unable to effectively resolve man management issues in any sport, they’re good bets to be fired

In reply to imusic

Or just get rid of the Cancers...the Steelers have in the past gotten rid of mouthy receivers, divas.

Brown must be next. As soon as he got thst extension he actin like he answers to no one.

Teams are deluding themselves thinking they need diva WRs to be competitive...go see who's in the playoffs.

In reply to Ayenmol

I would be surprised to see both gone

In reply to Ayenmol

The cracks with Brown were exposed some time ago, no doubt. Great player but definitely a diva.

But if this reported blow up with Big Ben that led to his deactivation for last Sunday is valid then it sets the Steelers up in an odd way. Big Ben probably has at most 3 years left in the tank, on the other hand (like you said) Pittsburgh has let WRs walk for ages (Plaxico, Sanders, Bryant...)