We have been talking about slow starts for almost the last decade. The “the Steelers haven’t scored a TD on their first drive in (fill in the blank) amount of games” has been a narrative surrounding the team for a while. Even with Ben. This majorly comes down to Tomlin playing not to lose rather than coaching to win. He wants to start fast? Start aggressive. This doesn’t have to be a week in and week out kind of thing. But we have to put the foot on the gas pedal from time to time if we ever want to see another Lombardi
I feel like I have almost the same thoughts on the Steelers as you do DK!! Big fan keep it up and thanks for reading my question about Queen on the video appreciate it
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I saw that they moved TJ once and then got beat with Herbig in coverage, but that was it. It was a shocker to see how little they adapted and how long it took.
What bothers me is he said the slow starts is not a big issue with him. He seems intent on trying to set the tone physically even if it means falling behind. I understand how he's great at pulling out close games but his stubbornness with this is insane.
What people mistake about the 2 runner, Najee/patterson. We have to remember Patterson is a kickoff specialist, he see the hole and shoot through it. And the rb position is just a lesser version of kickoff for him. He sees a hole and goes. It’s easy fr him
I feel like the 2025 draft is gonna be another big boy draft. Fautanu's injury is a big setback and now with Daniels' injury, we're really thin inside and out. What's worse is that the D Line will be another year older and we can't keep looking at Cam to be the answer. He's going to need to start being a mentor to the younger bodies that will one day replace him. Keanu Benton is great but we need another solid DE/DT. Addressing WR in free agency clears up another pressing need. Hopefully we're competitive the rest of the year because this is a very nice window with how cheap our QB room is.
I agree about the DT/DE. The problem is that the draft didn't have any good ones this past year. Hopefully, there'll be better prospects this draft upcoming🤞
Thank you DK. The better team lost. I thought the same thing when it came to T. J. Watt, move him around. It could have made all the difference needed. The Steelers need a quicker start for the next game. Great Show, Thank you DK and Chris.
I’m kinda with Tim here, what if we flipped Najee & Jaylen’s roles. Let Warren hit the hole and get us 4-7 yards on 1st (Najee does do this, just not nearly consistently enough). And then bring in Najee for some screens and change of pace running to Warren. It may set us up better. Najee runs mad once he can get some momentum, so why not help him with that more. Let’s get him in space.
That would be awesome if the Steelers would come out prepared and hot at the start of the game. Slow adjustments? You hardly ever see any adjustments by this coach.
Yes! I was so curious why it just never happened. At least make them adjust how they approach what they're doing. Move TJ! Make the guy not expecting it have the responsibility of helping on him.
DK I was listening to you this morning and you mentioned that the NFL doesn’t call holding on edge rushers because owners don’t want their quarterback investments injured. Instead of having edge rushers play under a different set of rules why doesn’t the NFL come up with something that if a edge rusher gets to a quarterback and touches him. He hast to take a knee and consider himself down?
I have such a bad feeling going into this Dallas game that I didn't have last week. Before the Indy game it felt like the Steelers had figured things out and it was the perfect time for them to put it all together and play a full game of good, complementary football. That sure didn't happen. They smashed the mirror into a hundred pieces. A shot across your bow is fine if you respond appropriately. Tomlin has shown zero signs of responding appropriately. Not in game and not in the days since. In fact he once again stated that he's fine with the slow starts. Doesn't concern him in the least. And no, this isn't a case of "Coach says one thing in public and does the opposite in private." Slow starts and not caring about the first half of games has been a Tomlin constant for like 15 years now. He's not going to fix it suddenly in Year 16. I fully expect the Steelers to come out slow again and be down bad by half. Worse than 17-0. I know the Cowboys aren't the greatest team overall but Dak is still a very good QB and I can easily see him dicing us up.
Typical Tomlin trap game. Comes out flat against “inferior” competition, refuses to make adjustments, horrible clock management. But “we don’t live in our fears”.
My.only feedback is watch the all 22 before saying Najee wasn't giving effort. Look particularly at the RUN BLOCKING of the oline verses the blocking when Patterson had his best runs. It's not completely fair to discredit him without pointing out the obvious lackluster run designs and blocking when he's in there.
The Steelers are using Fields as a Game Manager and not a Play Maker, which means that Fields should be rushing the ball sooner and more often EVEN if there are players open...b/c the threat of him running the ball is a major problem for defenses. USE Fields as a playmaker not a game manager.
TJ is the best edge rusher in the game but versatility is definitely his weakness. I don't know if its coaching or just who he is, but his inability to move around like some of the other top guys (Garrett, Parsons) makes him way easier to defend. Line him up on the left, right, inside, whatever you have to do to get him a 1 on 1. Sitting him on 1 side and letting him get chipped and doubled is so frustrating to watch.
He had double digit sacks on the other side. He can’t be stopped on the left. No reason to move him around. They could have called holding 5 times in the game at least.
We have this conversation every year and have for the last 8. How many examples of Mike Tomlin (worlds best coach) not having the team prepped? If Richardson doesn’t get hurt that score is way worse. He’s (Tomlin) is a broken freaken record. It’s mind numbing, but he does just enough to not have a losing season. It’s become an exhausting joke.
Guess team wasn't prepared when they won 3 straight every team losses only coach has done better is Andy Reid and we see he has a gimmick at QB. Keep cr😢
Overall Fields had a great game stat wise and do think he is our future and we would've won if the defense played like they did the last three games BUT i rather have less yards with Russ and the right plays to win the game so while everyone is clamoring about stats Russ wouldn't have lost this winnable game despite everything that unfolded
So Arthur Smith play calling is because of Justin Fields lacking. No disrepect, but what would have Russ brought to the table better or different than Fields? 🤷🏿♀️
@mlee1337 Decision making that's plain and simple! Trust me there's plenty enough blame to go around and no QB is perfect but there was times JF could've made better decisions. For example: Hitting Najee in the flat instead of trying to extend the play when the rush is coming
I will have to listen to press conference to see if any of these questions were asked cause they need to be.Hate offensive and defensive scheme.Justin is why we were close to coming back.TJ got manhandled a few times and several times blatantly held by the neck or arms.I did see they did not run to TJ’s side much of course I could have missed some of those runs.The us 4 and no more with no blitzes and stunts and other defensive schemes that I do not know cause never played football or studied the game I even know it is not effective.This Tampa 2 or whatever it is not going to cut it.Teams are going to slice and dice the defense if we cannot adjust in game and mix in everything.The Steelers are talented however we are not going to win the one on one or one on two matchups because there are some teams who are more talented than us.This beginning of games has got to improve or we are just going to get behind the eight ball and play catch up all game.Some of those games you are not going to win.No way can Russell Wilson play behind this O-line.The fundamentals are so important as Bill Belicheck used to say do your job.Work on pre-snap reads,communication,stop the stupid mistakes and emotional conduct resulting in penalties,Iowa just be disciplined and let your lay speak for itself.We know Tomlin will make some decisions that will make you shake your head and have you go things that make you go hmmh😊
I’ve got to admit that defense last game looked like last year. Totally underperformed with the talent present. They need to be quicker to make in game adjustments, can’t just keep the plan the same the whole game. Not a fan of Terrell Austin so far. Starting to think he needs the boot. 🥾
Or not at all....😢dk you think there is any validity to davante Adam's my become a steeler? Tomlin is terrible with qb's period.on a brighter note how about a 270 pound tightend HURDLING players!
Environmental factors =refs! Tomlin is hinting towards the fact that holds aren’t called for TJ and detrimental flags are thrown in favor of the home teams’ offense. Not crowd noise 😂
Pgh, has some of the worst coaches. I like when ppl disagree with that statement, but the proof is out on the field. How many yrs now has the middle of the field been open for the other team to drive right down the field? And nothing changes. That’s 1 of the many reasons a veteran qb picks apart pgh’s d
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We have been talking about slow starts for almost the last decade. The “the Steelers haven’t scored a TD on their first drive in (fill in the blank) amount of games” has been a narrative surrounding the team for a while. Even with Ben. This majorly comes down to Tomlin playing not to lose rather than coaching to win. He wants to start fast? Start aggressive. This doesn’t have to be a week in and week out kind of thing. But we have to put the foot on the gas pedal from time to time if we ever want to see another Lombardi
Spot on with this episode DK👌🏽
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Slow starts are on the coaching staff. It boils down to preparing for the team you are going to play.
Let’s go DK!!!!
I feel like I have almost the same thoughts on the Steelers as you do DK!! Big fan keep it up and thanks for reading my question about Queen on the video appreciate it
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Absolutely right. Slow adjusting is totally on the coaches.
I saw that they moved TJ once and then got beat with Herbig in coverage, but that was it. It was a shocker to see how little they adapted and how long it took.
Wanna know how to quiet a hostile environment? Score points.
What bothers me is he said the slow starts is not a big issue with him. He seems intent on trying to set the tone physically even if it means falling behind. I understand how he's great at pulling out close games but his stubbornness with this is insane.
Beyond stubborn. Like "if it doesn't work my way I'll sink the whole damn ship! Idc!" Attitude.
The 3-1 record Is also On the Head coach!
Why dont we talk about that!!!
What people mistake about the 2 runner, Najee/patterson. We have to remember Patterson is a kickoff specialist, he see the hole and shoot through it. And the rb position is just a lesser version of kickoff for him. He sees a hole and goes. It’s easy fr him
Especially on turf which he is used to, and in a system he is used to.
Tomlin freezes and expects things to turn around without making changes. We have blitzed Flacco against the Ravens, and flustered him before.
I feel like the 2025 draft is gonna be another big boy draft. Fautanu's injury is a big setback and now with Daniels' injury, we're really thin inside and out. What's worse is that the D Line will be another year older and we can't keep looking at Cam to be the answer. He's going to need to start being a mentor to the younger bodies that will one day replace him. Keanu Benton is great but we need another solid DE/DT. Addressing WR in free agency clears up another pressing need. Hopefully we're competitive the rest of the year because this is a very nice window with how cheap our QB room is.
I agree about the DT/DE. The problem is that the draft didn't have any good ones this past year. Hopefully, there'll be better prospects this draft upcoming🤞
That would be awesome if the Steelers would come out prepared and hot at the start of the game.
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I wonder what Chuck Null would have said about this kind of player and coach performance.
Thank you DK. The better team lost. I thought the same thing when it came to T. J. Watt, move him around. It could have made all the difference needed. The Steelers need a quicker start for the next game. Great Show, Thank you DK and Chris.
I’m kinda with Tim here, what if we flipped Najee & Jaylen’s roles. Let Warren hit the hole and get us 4-7 yards on 1st (Najee does do this, just not nearly consistently enough). And then bring in Najee for some screens and change of pace running to Warren. It may set us up better. Najee runs mad once he can get some momentum, so why not help him with that more. Let’s get him in space.
Dk, is almost like they didn't want to be 4-0.
That would be awesome if the Steelers would come out prepared and hot at the start of the game. Slow adjustments? You hardly ever see any adjustments by this coach.
And it's stuff like this that gets overshadowed by his never having a losing season
Yes! I was so curious why it just never happened. At least make them adjust how they approach what they're doing. Move TJ! Make the guy not expecting it have the responsibility of helping on him.
I did see TJ at ROLB on one play, I could have missed other times they did it.
DK I was listening to you this morning and you mentioned that the NFL doesn’t call holding on edge rushers because owners don’t want their quarterback investments injured. Instead of having edge rushers play under a different set of rules why doesn’t the NFL come up with something that if a edge rusher gets to a quarterback and touches him. He hast to take a knee and consider himself down?
Are you serious!?
How about we play by the rules as they're written and owners start spending responsibly on quarterbacks? Is that still an option?
So
Now Justin isn't sloppy????😂😂 I didn't know Mason played ! Thanks .I'm going to watch highlights
They also HELD TJ in ridiculous, egregious fashion. I did see TJ switch sides once, however. . .
I have such a bad feeling going into this Dallas game that I didn't have last week.
Before the Indy game it felt like the Steelers had figured things out and it was the perfect time for them to put it all together and play a full game of good, complementary football.
That sure didn't happen. They smashed the mirror into a hundred pieces. A shot across your bow is fine if you respond appropriately. Tomlin has shown zero signs of responding appropriately. Not in game and not in the days since. In fact he once again stated that he's fine with the slow starts. Doesn't concern him in the least. And no, this isn't a case of "Coach says one thing in public and does the opposite in private." Slow starts and not caring about the first half of games has been a Tomlin constant for like 15 years now. He's not going to fix it suddenly in Year 16.
I fully expect the Steelers to come out slow again and be down bad by half. Worse than 17-0. I know the Cowboys aren't the greatest team overall but Dak is still a very good QB and I can easily see him dicing us up.
I'm pretty sure I saw TJ and Nick switch sides at least one time. Definitely should have been more often
The offense needs to come out the gate like they did on those touchdown drives
Typical Tomlin trap game. Comes out flat against “inferior” competition, refuses to make adjustments, horrible clock management. But “we don’t live in our fears”.
My.only feedback is watch the all 22 before saying Najee wasn't giving effort. Look particularly at the RUN BLOCKING of the oline verses the blocking when Patterson had his best runs. It's not completely fair to discredit him without pointing out the obvious lackluster run designs and blocking when he's in there.
The Steelers are using Fields as a Game Manager and not a Play Maker, which means that Fields should be rushing the ball sooner and more often EVEN if there are players open...b/c the threat of him running the ball is a major problem for defenses. USE Fields as a playmaker not a game manager.
TJ is the best edge rusher in the game but versatility is definitely his weakness. I don't know if its coaching or just who he is, but his inability to move around like some of the other top guys (Garrett, Parsons) makes him way easier to defend. Line him up on the left, right, inside, whatever you have to do to get him a 1 on 1. Sitting him on 1 side and letting him get chipped and doubled is so frustrating to watch.
He had double digit sacks on the other side. He can’t be stopped on the left. No reason to move him around. They could have called holding 5 times in the game at least.
We have this conversation every year and have for the last 8. How many examples of Mike Tomlin (worlds best coach) not having the team prepped? If Richardson doesn’t get hurt that score is way worse. He’s (Tomlin) is a broken freaken record. It’s mind numbing, but he does just enough to not have a losing season. It’s become an exhausting joke.
Guess team wasn't prepared when they won 3 straight every team losses only coach has done better is Andy Reid and we see he has a gimmick at QB. Keep cr😢
Overall Fields had a great game stat wise and do think he is our future and we would've won if the defense played like they did the last three games BUT i rather have less yards with Russ and the right plays to win the game so while everyone is clamoring about stats Russ wouldn't have lost this winnable game despite everything that unfolded
So Arthur Smith play calling is because of Justin Fields lacking. No disrepect, but what would have Russ brought to the table better or different than Fields? 🤷🏿♀️
@mlee1337 Decision making that's plain and simple! Trust me there's plenty enough blame to go around and no QB is perfect but there was times JF could've made better decisions. For example: Hitting Najee in the flat instead of trying to extend the play when the rush is coming
Our last 3 games was mainly because of the defense. If a team put up points we're in trouble!
Hey DK maybe a new defensive coach is whats needed
Cal 3. 🤔
Better make MANY more plays
I will have to listen to press conference to see if any of these questions were asked cause they need to be.Hate offensive and defensive scheme.Justin is why we were close to coming back.TJ got manhandled a few times and several times blatantly held by the neck or arms.I did see they did not run to TJ’s side much of course I could have missed some of those runs.The us 4 and no more with no blitzes and stunts and other defensive schemes that I do not know cause never played football or studied the game I even know it is not effective.This Tampa 2 or whatever it is not going to cut it.Teams are going to slice and dice the defense if we cannot adjust in game and mix in everything.The Steelers are talented however we are not going to win the one on one or one on two matchups because there are some teams who are more talented than us.This beginning of games has got to improve or we are just going to get behind the eight ball and play catch up all game.Some of those games you are not going to win.No way can Russell Wilson play behind this O-line.The fundamentals are so important as Bill Belicheck used to say do your job.Work on pre-snap reads,communication,stop the stupid mistakes and emotional conduct resulting in penalties,Iowa just be disciplined and let your lay speak for itself.We know Tomlin will make some decisions that will make you shake your head and have you go things that make you go hmmh😊
what happened to Queen in the middle
I’ve got to admit that defense last game looked like last year. Totally underperformed with the talent present. They need to be quicker to make in game adjustments, can’t just keep the plan the same the whole game. Not a fan of Terrell Austin so far. Starting to think he needs the boot. 🥾
There is a reason we are an irrelevant team that hasn't won in the Postseason in nearly a decade.
Or not at all....😢dk you think there is any validity to davante Adam's my become a steeler? Tomlin is terrible with qb's period.on a brighter note how about a 270 pound tightend HURDLING players!
I’m pretty sure they moved TJ one time
How many seasons now this has been the way, star slow 15/17 games 😂😂 last 4/5 yrs maybe more
Expresso?
Rudolph Rules! What the Steelers could of had for a couple million bucks. Bite it Coach T.
But QB not our issue
That's no way to talk to a Hof coach like that
Well, go be a Mason Rudolph supporter and hop off here, lol
Think we can steal Adams for a 3rd the next 2 years?
Environmental factors =refs! Tomlin is hinting towards the fact that holds aren’t called for TJ and detrimental flags are thrown in favor of the home teams’ offense. Not crowd noise 😂
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Pgh, has some of the worst coaches. I like when ppl disagree with that statement, but the proof is out on the field. How many yrs now has the middle of the field been open for the other team to drive right down the field? And nothing changes. That’s 1 of the many reasons a veteran qb picks apart pgh’s d
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