Thank you, DK!!! You got this exactly right!! You're saying the same things that I have said to my family what I see going on with the Steelers. What upsets me the most is the fact, that when addressing the media, Tomlin would emphatically proclaim that changes need to be made, yet there were no changes to make this team better. I would bet that there are very few players who disagree with what their teammates said after the Christmas Day fiasco! They want to be better, but if there are a few who really don't care or don't see that something is wrong, that's an issue. Thanks, DK!! I appreciate your honest assessment of the problems. Maybe the right people who can help make the changes figure it out before the Bengals game. You and your group of writers/reporters are the best, THANK YOU, DK!
I don’t understand how we can say we literally don’t have the right starters in, and not blame that on coaching. No way should Sutton be starting over bishop. Insane
Change starts at head coach. He always loses games that should be easily won, he gets out coached, and he loses the locker room each season. Rooney said a first round playoff exit will not be tolerated. We will see what happens if they exit early this playoffs.
Thank you DK. I just want to see changes for the better. The last game of regular season should be a win. Changes need to be made. Consider what the Bengals know now since the last game until now. Great show DK
If the coach can’t control the players… THAT’S ON THE COACH!! Sorry DK, I hope you had a merry Christmas, but it is 100% Tomlin’s issue. At least it starts with him.
This team is a good team that is a few pieces away from being great. Our warts were exposed against great teams. It is what it is. We as fans can be upset all we want but we are seeing who we are. We are in the second tier. The defense has regressed a bit from earlier this season and the offense is struggling especially on the O line. However, we are in the playoffs and we have an opportunity to win. I don’t think we will win more than 1 game in the playoffs but I’m still excited about this team and our future
Come on...the three losses were against legit superbowl contenders. Problem is with the OL, failure to start Warren who is the better back, and lack of luck on fumbles...the luck with fumbles is due to change and that could happen in the playoffs.
You’re so right about Tomlin never wanting to admit he’s wrong, but I’m less concerned who starts at RB and more concerned who gets the majority of the touches. We’re def headed toward Warren taking over.
This season is done, changes won't matter/help now. Changes needed to happen after the Cleveland loss for anything to work now. Bigger changes need to happen in the off-season.
@@jameslee8519no but I saw him going 3 & out a lot & the defense playing an average of 70 snaps under Wilson & closer to 60 under Fields. Wilson is a dead end option for a franchise he's clearly not putting over the top.
Tomlin is never going to change his ways, admit his mistakes, swallow his ego and make decisions based solely on what gives the team the best chances of winning until Mr Rooney applies some heat to his seat and lays down some firm conditions for him to keep his job. I know all the blame never falls on any one individual, including the head coach, but like the plaque on Harry Truman’s desk read, “The buck stops here.” Tomlin’s “standard” ain’t good enough, and hasn’t been in a long time.
The Bengals game is a perfect game between now and the playoffs - a hated rival that CAN burn you and blow your doors off with 40 points. The Steelers know they won't be knocked out of the playoffs because theyve clinched, but they might be able to knock out the Bengals (a win in wk 17 against the Broncos and nothing else can eliminate them this weekend). The steelers dont want to be embarrassed a 4th time in a row and they absolutely NEED to show they arent incompetent. They dont need the win to advance. They need the win to regain confidence and better understand who they want to be. The 3 game skid destroyed my confidence as a fan. I can imagine what it did to the players. They need this win and then in the playoffs, they need to play like its the last game they'll ever play.
I don't know, DK. I don't think we'll find out more in the coming week than we have over the last several years about what Tomlin legitimately sees as a desperate situation. Can't put a spin cycle on this wash, rinse, repeat.
Same, I 7:24 so want the guy to succeed, and he’ll occasionally show me something that gives me renewed faith in him. Inevitably, however, I end up disappointed. It isn’t all him, but he’s a major part, perhaps THE major part. He is pretty much the only common denominator during all of these recent disappointing seasons. I don’t expect a Super Bowl every season but it seems like nothing is being learned or changed and complacency has set in. I don’t see a clear direction.
Nothing is going to change with Tomlin as your coach. He feels way to safe & secure about his job. MAYBE if he didn't get that extension, MAYBE he might do things different, but probably not because we all know, we hear all the time. If the Steelers got rid of him, he would have a job in seconds. 18 years in he still makes the same dumb decisions in game with when to go for it on 4th down, challenges, wasting times with that or just on his own. And his clock management is horrible, always has been. To me, the loss in Cleveland, was all on him with his decision making & I'm sure everyone knows which decisions I'm talking about. Yeah likes to stick his chest out when he happens to be right about something that week. The receivers not named George having a decent game he says i told you guys i was happy with the group. And then they fall on their face the weeks after & yet he's still refuses to use Mike Williams more. After Russell Wilson first start, he took all the credit for making that change. To me that was an easy call. I knew Russ should have been the guy from the start. What did he say, we want to be great not good. They are never going to be great because he's not a great coach. Who cares about the non losing seasons. The only good thing about these three loses is maybe we won't have to hear about him being coach of the year now. Although I'm sure he'll get into Canton, undeserving as it is imo. I've kept my mouth shut about Tomlin in these forums this year because, hell we are stuck with this guy forever it seems like. But since you Daily Shot was pretty much about him & time for change. It's been time for change long time ago, but once again the Steelers decided not to make that & re-signed him. Well Steeler fans, it looks like another non losing, one & done in the playoffs AGAIN.
"If the Steelers got rid of him, he would have a job in seconds." That didn't work for Belechick, and especially won't work for Tomlin. Maybe a few years ago, but he's cementing his ideology in everyone's minds with year after year of late-season collapses. Who would want him? He's too old, he's burned out, he's not improving even with a complete reshuffling of the deck chairs. He's the face of the team.
That same spark we had in the losses to Dallas and Indy? Fields is not it, stop having a short memory. Russ needs protection to make throw; if a QB is constantly under duress, it doesn’t matter who it is, they will struggle.
@ my point is Russ doesn’t have PROTECTION!! So Russ can’t play how we need too lol fields can atleast extend plays and in fields defense 6 games doesn’t define what he could do if given more time. And fields wasn’t given a chance to run these plays Russ is getting called
I see what you’re saying, but I have to disagree. Fields had six games to lock up the job and couldn’t because of his inconsistency in making reads and throws. When he couldn’t run to compensate for that, he was atrocious. Russ can make the reads, throws and even has success with his legs, and I will take that over the explosive but easy to make one dimensional Fields. I understand wanting a change after a three game losing streak, but Fields wasn’t winning those games either. Those teams are simply better.
@@JohnDavis087That makes sense, and I don’t think you’re wrong per se. I just think that the offense is too green right now and needs the veteran leadership from a QB like Russ. Do I think Fields can be the future? Yes. But he needs a better supporting cast to help him, and we just don’t have that this year.
Simple, all new players, the same results. What's the common denominator? It doesn't matter who we play in the playoffs when your team is internally broken.
@@MarvyG238-11 post season record. I'm so happy about all these .500 seasons though! Soooo excited to watch them get smoked in the post season like last year
@@JachinReedy😂 you should probably edit your initial comment then. If you meant you can’t go another year losing the first round of the playoffs then say that. 🤦♂️ Don’t move the goal post once someone points out the flaw in your statement
All these issues belong to Tomlin. It has been this way since he arrived 17 years ago. It is like watching "Groundhog Day" 17 times in a row. Nothing will change until he is gone. That is not going to happen anytime soon because winning is not a priority. DEI is!
Dan you are right, We can't blame everything on the head coach. But guess what..? We pittsburgh haven't won a playoff game since 2016... Who fault is that DAN..?
@manolopmb who kept canada around for 4 years? Who decides game plans, schemes, clock management, adjustments at half time? That was all perfection? We just had zero talent since 2017? Tomlin has no say I. That tho. The draft, free agency? When is the head coach accountable?
We had High Hopes High in the sky hopes! Reality is what it is. The Steelers are what they are. They're doing a competitive rebuild. Next years team will look completely different team. Once again. They got at least 2 games left. Enjoy them. Who wouldn't have been happy at the beginning of the season knowing the Steelers made the playoffs. Here WE Go Steelers Here WE Go!
I agree with you DK 💯 re: Sutton! The last thing that locker room needed after ejecting Deante J from the team, was to bring another obviously troubled player like Sutton back into that locker room!
It’s all about fundamentals, the little things. Great teams like KC do all the little things right, they overcome their flaws with fundamentally sound performances. The Patriots did this too.
Mike T is the ideal candidate. Our defensive coordinator should be replaced immediately. It's unacceptable that, with a player of Watt's caliber, we cannot generate sufficient pressure, especially considering Cameron's strong performance.
@Nice_Tokes Fire Mike Tomlin and I promise we will be a better team... until then, we will always lose around playoffs time... Tomlin is a friend to the locker room... We need a Head Coach 💯
@@jameslee8519 - you win for having the most complacent sounding comment of the day. It’s like having a QB that’s ok… not garbage and not pro bowl caliber and sticking with them because top draft prospects aren’t guaranteed to work out.
@@JachinReedyok so if we fire Tomlin what are the chances we get a new coach and succeed? Look at the bears they have been through lord knows how many coaches and never won nothing because it's not always just on the head coach players have to execute plays and when half our secondary isn't trying this is the product. It's more on Teryl Austin than anybody his generic 3-4 zone defense is so predictable that even rookie QBs can shred our secondary with ease. Sadly everyone just blames one person when this is a team sport. If we're gonna fire Tomlin we might as well just get rid of all the players and completely start over...
All that Hard Knocks good feel is melting quick. Tomlin is getting out coached and I think the players see that it's not a lot different from them there Canada days. We don't take early leads, we are hit and miss on responding, we certainly do not impose ourselves on to the other teams and we don't make the playoffs. Cowher was always getting his coaching staff's poached. Not Tomlin.
The title of this episode made me snort out loud and break into laughter. The NFL's most delusional and stubborn coach is going to "change" in the last week of the season?
I think PQ said it best in a tweet; Regroup and Refocus. Now that we’re out of that horrible schedule situation we have time to see what works well…The offensive line isn’t good enough to compete against elite teams. That’s my take away from the 3 horrible games. I feel like we need to revisit what’s going on with Roman Wilson. This offense needs an another gear. Take nothing away from CA3, he’s had a good season. Look at the rookie wide receiver from the Chargers. He’s provided some productivity for that offense and I feel like Roman Wilson could do the same for ours if he’s given a chance. Najee and CP aren’t fast enough. We need speed we need field flipping players. J1Q, what do you think about Steven Sims? He was with us two seasons ago and he was kind of speedy/shifty. The Texans released him. Defensively I’m not gonna be too critical on those guys simply because Tomlin always puts the pressure on them. I feel like he needs to put more energy into the offense and help Smith figure it out.
I don't usually do what most do when blaming coaches, but I'm questioning two in particular, O'line coach and defensive coordinator coordinator as a problem.
Strength of will and confidence are crucial qualities to being a greaty football coach. Confidence needs to be bridled by humility. Stubborness is great when you are right, terrible when you are wrong. I wish he would reach out to one of his mentors like Tony Dungy to get better grounded.
Wasn't it the Cowboys game when Pickens was jogging his routes? Did Tomlin change to Russ because of Pickens? I say JF + Warren + 2 tight ends. Sit Pickens and trade his ass off the team.
Fun fact for sacks: While the majority of all sacks by all teams come from the DL, the Steelers only have 1.5 sacks outside of theirs. Bishop has .5 sacks and Roberts has 1.0 sacks. ZERO sacks from their starting ILBs and ZERO from any S… this means nearly ZERO creating blitzes and they’re needed because they rank 17th in total sacks. Larry O has 1.5 and Benton has ZERO while Adams, Lowry and Smith all have a single sack a piece. This is what a defense designed by Tomlin and implemented Austin looks like 🤷♂️
Happy to say I was never on the "sign Najee now" bandwagon. His handful of good games earlier in the year were just that, a handful of good games. Showing up every week is great, but playmaking actually wins games. Jalen & Patterson have been better backs since day 0.
The the offense is definitely hampered by only one true X receiver, but down the stretch in this losing streak, the guards have given up too much pressure in these last three games, and the O-line has struggled as a group, the key for Russell being successful has to be the guards holding their ground and they have been bull rushed way too many times in this three game streak
For the records, Kelsey is always open against all teams! There isn’t a team out there, that can cover Kelsey! He always finds the open areas In any defense…That’s why Maholmes & he, are the best in the league, hands down!!! 😤😪😳
It’s an entire team issue.. it’s 3 straight weeks of turning the ball over in the red zone, it’s busted coverages, missing out on getting fumble recoveries/dropping INTs and poor game planning on defense. It’s predictable play calling. Just look how the first drive broke down on Wednesday.. a sack/fumble sets them back 10 yards on 3rd and 2.. instead of punting and pinning the Chiefs back inside the 20, we punt a modest punt and allow a massive return and a short field. We don’t get off the field on 4th down on their ensuing drive and it leads to 6 points. Everything that could’ve gone wrong, went wrong from the first snap to the final whistle.
Warren needs to start, and get the high majority of RB touches. He averages almost a full yard per carry more than Najee (career), and should have been starting as soon as he was healthy. Broderick Jones is a natural LT, and should have been there all along. Now you're weak at BOTH tackle positions instead of one. Mike Williams should not only start, but get a generous amount of targets per game. Why did you even bother trading for him? Last season, Mason Rudolph should have started sooner rather than later. What was he doing behind even Trubitsky on the depth chart? After the Steelers lost 45-42 to the Jaguars in the playoffs, they release their OFFENSIVE coordinator! How can you win a Super Bowl when you don't even know your own personnel?
The way I see it, not winning the division is a blessing in disguise. I’d prefer away at Houston than home with Baltimore 😮 Treat bengals week as a bye/rest players and keep prepping for Houston.
I think all the fans and the media was so happy seeing RUST Wilson put up the 50/50 balls agianst junk teams and bad defensive fronts. Everyone should have known when we beat or watched the ravens beat there selves. This offense with him was trash. No true redzone play should have been a eye opener. But nope we saw junk plays and got all happy.
@Zyreath Fields is trending towards being a 1st rd bust. It's year 4 for him and he still can't make pre-snap reads. Fields is going to sign somewhere else and once again be replaced by a 1st rd draft pick within 2 seasons.
DK it’s just my opinion but o believe Fields is more suited for this O line because of his legs, Fields was getting better by the games he played, wasn’t like he was playing bad, he had 1 turnover in 6 games where Wilson now has 8 of them in 10 games and 2 of them caused TDs and I don’t recall Fields being the reason that we loss games where I can’t say that about Wilson, people are acting like Wilson was the next coming then when you look at the first 6 games for both QBs Justin was just as good as Wilson and even better because he had a better red zone percentage and we can argue Fields should be 5-1 but our defense couldn’t hold a nosebleed against the cowboys when Fields put us in position to win that game, I just believe this Wilson thing is over blown because of a moon ball when Fields has just as a good deep ball as anyone in the NFL, am I wrong if so let me know thanks
So funny how everybody seem to forget we had the hardest schedule this year wasn’t even supposed to be over 500 and then when we lose to three good teams in 11 days all the tomlin haters pop up we talking about the team with a new offensive coordinator, new offensive line, new quarterbacks, and everybody expect us to go deep in the playoffs get real Including DK get real
KP8, Najee, Kendrick Green, Austin over Flores, etc... are just a few of the recent missteps. When you have an ego the size of the Grand Canyon, it's hard to admit when you're wrong.
DK, with how the last few weeks have gone is Russ still the “shoe in” for QB next year? Obviously the struggles are larger than just Russ, but I’d be lying if I said I don’t want more out of the QB position
Take out Sutton, & put Beanie Bishop back in. He was having a hell of a season! Sutton is the weak link in the Defense… Give Beanie much more playing time!!! 👍🏻😳
Wait… if Tomlin needs to admit he was wrong on Najee, when is he going to admit he was wrong about Wilson? The guy is killing us and is was TOMLIN GREAT DECISION to start Wilson over Fields… Why is Pittsburgh content on wasting this season proving Wilson is a still a mediocre QB. Is it really more important to prove Wilson is a has been than to give Fields the opportunity HE EARNED to be the future for this team… it’s HANDING TRUBISKY THE JOB ALL OVER AGAIN
They suck. The headcoach sucks. All he does is talk. Nothing changes. Get rid of him. All u people do is talk talk talk. Sickening display of football. Hot Dogging and no discipline by certain players. Nothing is done to change the team. Same old talk. It's Sick. Put some guys in who want to play. They suck, plain and simple. Going nowhere. What a joke. U say trust the process. What a horsecrap statement. No effort by the lineman. No pride, where's the effort to block your dam man.All u guys do is talk about your coach. It's his fault. I'm done here. They are done. Go fishing. Steelers lifelong fan from Canada. I'm from Saskatchewan. You will probably need an atlas. Look in up.
Don’t understand on any 3rd down less than 2 yards, the play call is always a pass of more than 15yards. Never a quick pass play for 4 yards and a first down. Getting the first down should be the priority.
DK ME AGAIN love the talk show but when Najee first got the job and I watch him play I said he’s not the guy none of the receivers know how to run routes except for Freiermuth Jp. Jr is not the guy. Like I said, if the guys upfront don’t get to the quarterback, it’s a kid in the candy store for the QBs just pay attention to what I just mentioned and you will see that I’m right. Anyways, go Steelers.
There are alot of fans that said all along that wilson would take sack after sack fields should have stayed qb1 the season is over there will be no playoff win and certainly no superbowl.I will never believe the steelers not attacking the middle of the field isn't tomlin it is.
It all starts at the top management for keep resigning Tomlin, they didn't draft Brian Thomas Jr for there #2 wr. They resigned Sutton from a domestic violence case, Tomlin is clueless on offense,he has the highest paid mediocre defense.
I've been saying it for years, now, until Tomlin is here, the Steelers will be what the Steelers are.
Thank you, DK!!! You got this exactly right!! You're saying the same things that I have said to my family what I see going on with the Steelers. What upsets me the most is the fact, that when addressing the media, Tomlin would emphatically proclaim that changes need to be made, yet there were no changes to make this team better. I would bet that there are very few players who disagree with what their teammates said after the Christmas Day fiasco! They want to be better, but if there are a few who really don't care or don't see that something is wrong, that's an issue.
Thanks, DK!! I appreciate your honest assessment of the problems. Maybe the right people who can help make the changes figure it out before the Bengals game. You and your group of writers/reporters are the best, THANK YOU, DK!
DK Tomlin is the HEAD, his philosophy, scheme and style is where the problems start.
Right he’s a defensive minded coach in an offense dominated league now.
Tomlin is not a head coach...he's a motivational speaker period
I would go outside the organization and go get antwaan randle-el in the offseason brilliant mind in the off season
And the defense sucks, always gets ripped a new one
I don’t understand how we can say we literally don’t have the right starters in, and not blame that on coaching. No way should Sutton be starting over bishop. Insane
Change starts at head coach. He always loses games that should be easily won, he gets out coached, and he loses the locker room each season. Rooney said a first round playoff exit will not be tolerated. We will see what happens if they exit early this playoffs.
Start 30. Hallelujah… you finally said it out loud. LOUDER
Funny that , Warren has played more snaps than Harris in the last couple of games. Steelers still didn't win. Are you suggesting that Najee gets cut?
@@steelerspittsburgh875 he needs at least 16 carries and this has not happened his entire career.
30 needs at least 20 Carrie’s🤔
@mingmong007 looking ahead, that probably could happen. Najee could leave, and Jaylen could potentially become the feature back.
Thank you DK. I just want to see changes for the better. The last game of regular season should be a win. Changes need to be made. Consider what the Bengals know now since the last game until now. Great show DK
Great show DK. Thanks for telling it like it is in that locker room!
If the coach can’t control the players… THAT’S ON THE COACH!! Sorry DK, I hope you had a merry Christmas, but it is 100% Tomlin’s issue. At least it starts with him.
The Players are saying it to Cameras because the Coaches don’t do anything. Patrick Queen even said it - nothing is done, he said.
This team is a good team that is a few pieces away from being great. Our warts were exposed against great teams. It is what it is. We as fans can be upset all we want but we are seeing who we are. We are in the second tier. The defense has regressed a bit from earlier this season and the offense is struggling especially on the O line. However, we are in the playoffs and we have an opportunity to win. I don’t think we will win more than 1 game in the playoffs but I’m still excited about this team and our future
😂😂😂 Coaches don’t do anything…
Come on...the three losses were against legit superbowl contenders. Problem is with the OL, failure to start Warren who is the better back, and lack of luck on fumbles...the luck with fumbles is due to change and that could happen in the playoffs.
@@timwhitehead3347 The point of the game is to beat super bowl contenders, and win super bowls. Seriously.
Read that again......
You’re so right about Tomlin never wanting to admit he’s wrong, but I’m less concerned who starts at RB and more concerned who gets the majority of the touches. We’re def headed toward Warren taking over.
Time for James Harrison to come to the facility for a motivational speech. "Do your damn job"
He can give that speech in Foxborough......he is afterall a New England Patriot
As always, watch what they do - not what they say
This season is done, changes won't matter/help now. Changes needed to happen after the Cleveland loss for anything to work now. Bigger changes need to happen in the off-season.
tomlin is “living in his fears.”
That’s why Wilson is still QB even though he’s KILLED US 3 weeks in a row
@@Zyreath didn't see Russ giving up TDs on Defense
Those late-game punts are an indicator of surrender and a strong desire to get off the field, and get out of the stadium as fast as possible.
@@jameslee8519no but I saw him going 3 & out a lot & the defense playing an average of 70 snaps under Wilson & closer to 60 under Fields. Wilson is a dead end option for a franchise he's clearly not putting over the top.
Tomlin will say changes blah blah but the change if there is one will be next to nothing
Tomlin is never going to change his ways, admit his mistakes, swallow his ego and make decisions based solely on what gives the team the best chances of winning until Mr Rooney applies some heat to his seat and lays down some firm conditions for him to keep his job. I know all the blame never falls on any one individual, including the head coach, but like the plaque on Harry Truman’s desk read, “The buck stops here.” Tomlin’s “standard” ain’t good enough, and hasn’t been in a long time.
The Bengals game is a perfect game between now and the playoffs - a hated rival that CAN burn you and blow your doors off with 40 points.
The Steelers know they won't be knocked out of the playoffs because theyve clinched, but they might be able to knock out the Bengals (a win in wk 17 against the Broncos and nothing else can eliminate them this weekend). The steelers dont want to be embarrassed a 4th time in a row and they absolutely NEED to show they arent incompetent.
They dont need the win to advance. They need the win to regain confidence and better understand who they want to be.
The 3 game skid destroyed my confidence as a fan. I can imagine what it did to the players. They need this win and then in the playoffs, they need to play like its the last game they'll ever play.
Well said ! The Steelers just need to play with some pride.
We’re going to unleash Hell in December!! 😂😂😂
"MAN PLEASE " We're around the corner from January... 10-6 smh
Our stances align DK 💯👊🏽
Tell em, DK!!😂👍🏻
DK, great content as always sir! I knew the "well compensated" comment would come back to bite him and I was surprised he said it at the time
Pitchforks and torches DK.... Pitchforks and Torches! Christmas torches this week!🥁
To think Tomlin is capable of thinking past his own ego to change ANYTHING is just delusion at this point.
I don't know, DK. I don't think we'll find out more in the coming week than we have over the last several years about what Tomlin legitimately sees as a desperate situation. Can't put a spin cycle on this wash, rinse, repeat.
DK, why are we always here ever single year? Every time I want to come around on Tomlin...Boom, the ship needs cleaned up late in the year...again!
Same, I 7:24 so want the guy to succeed, and he’ll occasionally show me something that gives me renewed faith in him. Inevitably, however, I end up disappointed. It isn’t all him, but he’s a major part, perhaps THE major part. He is pretty much the only common denominator during all of these recent disappointing seasons.
I don’t expect a Super Bowl every season but it seems like nothing is being learned or changed and complacency has set in. I don’t see a clear direction.
FIRST! WOOOOOOOOOOO! -
Tomlin is control freak to a falt.
See ya Monday DK ❤
Nothing is going to change with Tomlin as your coach. He feels way to safe & secure about his job. MAYBE if he didn't get that extension, MAYBE he might do things different, but probably not because we all know, we hear all the time. If the Steelers got rid of him, he would have a job in seconds. 18 years in he still makes the same dumb decisions in game with when to go for it on 4th down, challenges, wasting times with that or just on his own. And his clock management is horrible, always has been. To me, the loss in Cleveland, was all on him with his decision making & I'm sure everyone knows which decisions I'm talking about.
Yeah likes to stick his chest out when he happens to be right about something that week. The receivers not named George having a decent game he says i told you guys i was happy with the group. And then they fall on their face the weeks after & yet he's still refuses to use Mike Williams more. After Russell Wilson first start, he took all the credit for making that change. To me that was an easy call. I knew Russ should have been the guy from the start. What did he say, we want to be great not good. They are never going to be great because he's not a great coach. Who cares about the non losing seasons. The only good thing about these three loses is maybe we won't have to hear about him being coach of the year now. Although I'm sure he'll get into Canton, undeserving as it is imo. I've kept my mouth shut about Tomlin in these forums this year because, hell we are stuck with this guy forever it seems like. But since you Daily Shot was pretty much about him & time for change. It's been time for change long time ago, but once again the Steelers decided not to make that & re-signed him. Well Steeler fans, it looks like another non losing, one & done in the playoffs AGAIN.
Well said. Those are my thoughts as well.
Thank you!!! My thoughts exactly. Jv coach
Nah....wrong!
"If the Steelers got rid of him, he would have a job in seconds."
That didn't work for Belechick, and especially won't work for Tomlin. Maybe a few years ago, but he's cementing his ideology in everyone's minds with year after year of late-season collapses. Who would want him? He's too old, he's burned out, he's not improving even with a complete reshuffling of the deck chairs. He's the face of the team.
If we’re at the point we need a motivational speaker we’re doomed.
The defensive game plan is a lot easier against Wilson than it is for fields. See if he can give us a spark
That same spark we had in the losses to Dallas and Indy? Fields is not it, stop having a short memory. Russ needs protection to make throw; if a QB is constantly under duress, it doesn’t matter who it is, they will struggle.
@ my point is Russ doesn’t have PROTECTION!! So Russ can’t play how we need too lol fields can atleast extend plays and in fields defense 6 games doesn’t define what he could do if given more time. And fields wasn’t given a chance to run these plays Russ is getting called
I see what you’re saying, but I have to disagree. Fields had six games to lock up the job and couldn’t because of his inconsistency in making reads and throws. When he couldn’t run to compensate for that, he was atrocious. Russ can make the reads, throws and even has success with his legs, and I will take that over the explosive but easy to make one dimensional Fields. I understand wanting a change after a three game losing streak, but Fields wasn’t winning those games either. Those teams are simply better.
@ I think I can just accept failure with a young 26 year old qb n I can’t with a 40 year old vet who’s supposed to be “proven”
@@JohnDavis087That makes sense, and I don’t think you’re wrong per se. I just think that the offense is too green right now and needs the veteran leadership from a QB like Russ. Do I think Fields can be the future? Yes. But he needs a better supporting cast to help him, and we just don’t have that this year.
Coach T. Get your house in order.
Simple, all new players, the same results. What's the common denominator? It doesn't matter who we play in the playoffs when your team is internally broken.
Opposing defenses are getting pressure with 4 man rushes!! It's the o-line!!
Because they run 99% of the time on first down, now you are in obvious pass situation! O line is put in impossible situation, too predictable
Mike tomlin has to go Man... I'm sorry, But I can't go another season with not making it to the playoffs...
We are in the playoffs already and we made the playoffs last season
@@MarvyG238-11 post season record. I'm so happy about all these .500 seasons though! Soooo excited to watch them get smoked in the post season like last year
@MarvyG23 lmmfao... Got knocked out, and who was our quarterback..? Rudolph..!!! So stop it, Mike Tomlin has and needs to go...
I think tomlin has gotten more risk averse and reluctant to change as he’s gotten older. Maybe it’s ego, maybe it’s “living in his fears.”
@@JachinReedy😂 you should probably edit your initial comment then. If you meant you can’t go another year losing the first round of the playoffs then say that. 🤦♂️ Don’t move the goal post once someone points out the flaw in your statement
All these issues belong to Tomlin. It has been this way since he arrived 17 years ago. It is like watching "Groundhog Day" 17 times in a row. Nothing will change until he is gone. That is not going to happen anytime soon because winning is not a priority. DEI is!
Tomlin does have the balls to make change because he is clueless.
Dan you are right, We can't blame everything on the head coach. But guess what..? We pittsburgh haven't won a playoff game since 2016... Who fault is that DAN..?
The organization because none of them rosters was playoff caliber after the 2017 team so tomlin getting them there shouldn’t be overlooked
@@manolopmbtomlin has no say in the roster?
@manolopmb who kept canada around for 4 years? Who decides game plans, schemes, clock management, adjustments at half time? That was all perfection? We just had zero talent since 2017? Tomlin has no say I. That tho. The draft, free agency? When is the head coach accountable?
Who's Dan?!
By the way DK, we did bring back Eric Rowe to the PS, maybe he can help
We had High Hopes High in the sky hopes! Reality is what it is. The Steelers are what they are. They're doing a competitive rebuild. Next years team will look completely different team. Once again. They got at least 2 games left. Enjoy them. Who wouldn't have been happy at the beginning of the season knowing the Steelers made the playoffs. Here WE Go Steelers Here WE Go!
Agree on the Sutton situation. Not the best move. Trouble invites trouble.
I agree with you DK 💯 re: Sutton! The last thing that locker room needed after ejecting Deante J from the team, was to bring another obviously troubled player like Sutton back into that locker room!
Tomlin Is Not A Capable Head Coach.
Brings In Subpar Coordinators And,
Position Coaches, He Has A Character,
Flaw, He's Never Wrong In His Head.
It’s all about fundamentals, the little things. Great teams like KC do all the little things right, they overcome their flaws with fundamentally sound performances. The Patriots did this too.
This Jv coach must go. Rooney needs to make changes, not Tomlin. I’m fed up.
I don't care who fits what scheme...play your best players on both sides of the ball.
Think back. Almost everyone wanted Moore gone Daniels goes down. Basically 3 rooks and Moore. On the OL.
Mike T is the ideal candidate. Our defensive coordinator should be replaced immediately. It's unacceptable that, with a player of Watt's caliber, we cannot generate sufficient pressure, especially considering Cameron's strong performance.
@Nice_Tokes Fire Mike Tomlin and I promise we will be a better team... until then, we will always lose around playoffs time... Tomlin is a friend to the locker room... We need a Head Coach 💯
@@JachinReedysorry it won't happen and there's no Guarantee the next coach is gonna do anything
@@jameslee8519 - you win for having the most complacent sounding comment of the day.
It’s like having a QB that’s ok… not garbage and not pro bowl caliber and sticking with them because top draft prospects aren’t guaranteed to work out.
Who is Brock Purdy?
@@JachinReedyok so if we fire Tomlin what are the chances we get a new coach and succeed? Look at the bears they have been through lord knows how many coaches and never won nothing because it's not always just on the head coach players have to execute plays and when half our secondary isn't trying this is the product. It's more on Teryl Austin than anybody his generic 3-4 zone defense is so predictable that even rookie QBs can shred our secondary with ease. Sadly everyone just blames one person when this is a team sport. If we're gonna fire Tomlin we might as well just get rid of all the players and completely start over...
Nothing will change until Rooney makes a change!
Let's see if we see change for the Bengals game.
All that Hard Knocks good feel is melting quick. Tomlin is getting out coached and I think the players see that it's not a lot different from them there Canada days.
We don't take early leads, we are hit and miss on responding, we certainly do not impose ourselves on to the other teams and we don't make the playoffs.
Cowher was always getting his coaching staff's poached. Not Tomlin.
The title of this episode made me snort out loud and break into laughter. The NFL's most delusional and stubborn coach is going to "change" in the last week of the season?
I thought everybody wants to play for and run through a wall for Tomlin so how come we always have this problem
Your asking Tomlin to do something he is incapable of...think...
"We going to unleash hell" We all still waiting after all these years.......Tomlin needs to go, the man is the the problem.
I think PQ said it best in a tweet; Regroup and Refocus. Now that we’re out of that horrible schedule situation we have time to see what works well…The offensive line isn’t good enough to compete against elite teams. That’s my take away from the 3 horrible games. I feel like we need to revisit what’s going on with Roman Wilson. This offense needs an another gear. Take nothing away from CA3, he’s had a good season. Look at the rookie wide receiver from the Chargers. He’s provided some productivity for that offense and I feel like Roman Wilson could do the same for ours if he’s given a chance.
Najee and CP aren’t fast enough. We need speed we need field flipping players.
J1Q, what do you think about Steven Sims? He was with us two seasons ago and he was kind of speedy/shifty. The Texans released him. Defensively I’m not gonna be too critical on those guys simply because Tomlin always puts the pressure on them. I feel like he needs to put more energy into the offense and help Smith figure it out.
I don't usually do what most do when blaming coaches, but I'm questioning two in particular, O'line coach and defensive coordinator coordinator as a problem.
Strength of will and confidence are crucial qualities to being a greaty football coach. Confidence needs to be bridled by humility. Stubborness is great when you are right, terrible when you are wrong. I wish he would reach out to one of his mentors like Tony Dungy to get better grounded.
I think it's Minkah too!
Yeah there's been talk about people trying to play hero ball, cam sutton ain't tryna play hero ball he's just trying to not look like a lost puppy 😭
@stantonsmith3677 I'd call out Larry O too!! He isn't creating any pressure and can't run down a rb
@@phil3560 yeah he's been quiet this yeah and just kinda looks slow
Fields should start more of a threat to Defense
Wasn't it the Cowboys game when Pickens was jogging his routes? Did Tomlin change to Russ because of Pickens? I say JF + Warren + 2 tight ends. Sit Pickens and trade his ass off the team.
Fun fact for sacks:
While the majority of all sacks by all teams come from the DL, the Steelers only have 1.5 sacks outside of theirs.
Bishop has .5 sacks and Roberts has 1.0 sacks.
ZERO sacks from their starting ILBs and ZERO from any S… this means nearly ZERO creating blitzes and they’re needed because they rank 17th in total sacks.
Larry O has 1.5 and Benton has ZERO while Adams, Lowry and Smith all have a single sack a piece.
This is what a defense designed by Tomlin and implemented Austin looks like 🤷♂️
We need a explosive interior dline
@ - correct!
Such a disappointing turn on and off the field. But, we still have Sid ❤
Happy to say I was never on the "sign Najee now" bandwagon. His handful of good games earlier in the year were just that, a handful of good games. Showing up every week is great, but playmaking actually wins games. Jalen & Patterson have been better backs since day 0.
Justin Fields should've never been demoted from QB1 he was getting way better and also was point up more points each week he started
The the offense is definitely hampered by only one true X receiver, but down the stretch in this losing streak, the guards have given up too much pressure in these last three games, and the O-line has struggled as a group, the key for Russell being successful has to be the guards holding their ground and they have been bull rushed way too many times in this three game streak
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Dk we as steelers fans are sick of average mike. We want a sb! Tomlin has worn out his stay.
For the records, Kelsey is always open against all teams! There isn’t a team out there, that can cover Kelsey! He always finds the open areas
In any defense…That’s why Maholmes & he, are the best in the league, hands down!!! 😤😪😳
All talk and no action.......sounds like "Coach T"!!!! #Balderdash
It’s an entire team issue.. it’s 3 straight weeks of turning the ball over in the red zone, it’s busted coverages, missing out on getting fumble recoveries/dropping INTs and poor game planning on defense. It’s predictable play calling.
Just look how the first drive broke down on Wednesday.. a sack/fumble sets them back 10 yards on 3rd and 2.. instead of punting and pinning the Chiefs back inside the 20, we punt a modest punt and allow a massive return and a short field. We don’t get off the field on 4th down on their ensuing drive and it leads to 6 points. Everything that could’ve gone wrong, went wrong from the first snap to the final whistle.
Same with Percy Harvin, MT just doesn't want to look bad.
Warren needs to start, and get the high majority of RB touches. He averages almost a full yard per carry more than Najee (career), and should have been starting as soon as he was healthy. Broderick Jones is a natural LT, and should have been there all along. Now you're weak at BOTH tackle positions instead of one. Mike Williams should not only start, but get a generous amount of targets per game. Why did you even bother trading for him? Last season, Mason Rudolph should have started sooner rather than later. What was he doing behind even Trubitsky on the depth chart? After the Steelers lost 45-42 to the Jaguars in the playoffs, they release their OFFENSIVE coordinator! How can you win a Super Bowl when you don't even know your own personnel?
Matt Canada being kicked off the island was caused by player outbursts I believe
The way I see it, not winning the division is a blessing in disguise.
I’d prefer away at Houston than home with Baltimore 😮
Treat bengals week as a bye/rest players and keep prepping for Houston.
@@Joebabylon Don't play Houston UNLESS they Beat Bengals
@ ah ok thx 🙏🏼
I don't know if Sutton is the problem. But I do know he is not good enough for the Lions.
I think all the fans and the media was so happy seeing RUST Wilson put up the 50/50 balls agianst junk teams and bad defensive fronts. Everyone should have known when we beat or watched the ravens beat there selves. This offense with him was trash. No true redzone play should have been a eye opener. But nope we saw junk plays and got all happy.
And it would have been any different with fields ? 😂😂😂😂
@@Keefer24Fields can throw a ball and can escape most sacks… Wilson is too old and washed… he has no explosiveness
@Zyreath Fields is trending towards being a 1st rd bust. It's year 4 for him and he still can't make pre-snap reads.
Fields is going to sign somewhere else and once again be replaced by a 1st rd draft pick within 2 seasons.
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Step up and call out Minka, don’t just call out one player for this 3 game debacle!
DK it’s just my opinion but o believe Fields is more suited for this O line because of his legs, Fields was getting better by the games he played, wasn’t like he was playing bad, he had 1 turnover in 6 games where Wilson now has 8 of them in 10 games and 2 of them caused TDs and I don’t recall Fields being the reason that we loss games where I can’t say that about Wilson, people are acting like Wilson was the next coming then when you look at the first 6 games for both QBs Justin was just as good as Wilson and even better because he had a better red zone percentage and we can argue Fields should be 5-1 but our defense couldn’t hold a nosebleed against the cowboys when Fields put us in position to win that game, I just believe this Wilson thing is over blown because of a moon ball when Fields has just as a good deep ball as anyone in the NFL, am I wrong if so let me know thanks
Yeah everything’s gone to hell but… LETS GO STEELERS! Big game in cincy!
So funny how everybody seem to forget we had the hardest schedule this year wasn’t even supposed to be over 500 and then when we lose to three good teams in 11 days all the tomlin haters pop up we talking about the team with a new offensive coordinator, new offensive line, new quarterbacks, and everybody expect us to go deep in the playoffs get real Including DK get real
Fire Canada!!!
KP8, Najee, Kendrick Green, Austin over Flores, etc... are just a few of the recent missteps. When you have an ego the size of the Grand Canyon, it's hard to admit when you're wrong.
DK, with how the last few weeks have gone is Russ still the “shoe in” for QB next year? Obviously the struggles are larger than just Russ, but I’d be lying if I said I don’t want more out of the QB position
Take out Sutton, & put Beanie Bishop back in. He was having a hell of a season! Sutton is the weak link in the Defense… Give Beanie much more playing time!!! 👍🏻😳
#obviosly
Only thing changing this week will be the flavor of Gatorade.
What is beating my dog have to do with me playing football 🏈
We're all frustrated
Wait… if Tomlin needs to admit he was wrong on Najee, when is he going to admit he was wrong about Wilson? The guy is killing us and is was TOMLIN GREAT DECISION to start Wilson over Fields… Why is Pittsburgh content on wasting this season proving Wilson is a still a mediocre QB. Is it really more important to prove Wilson is a has been than to give Fields the opportunity HE EARNED to be the future for this team… it’s HANDING TRUBISKY THE JOB ALL OVER AGAIN
Our teams doin just fine?
Steelers aren't DISCIPLINE...That has been the situation since Dick Lebeau left on Defense
They suck. The headcoach sucks. All he does is talk. Nothing changes. Get rid of him. All u people do is talk talk talk. Sickening display of football. Hot Dogging and no discipline by certain players. Nothing is done to change the team. Same old talk. It's Sick. Put some guys in who want to play. They suck, plain and simple. Going nowhere. What a joke. U say trust the process. What a horsecrap statement. No effort by the lineman. No pride, where's the effort to block your dam man.All u guys do is talk about your coach. It's his fault. I'm done here. They are done. Go fishing. Steelers lifelong fan from Canada. I'm from Saskatchewan. You will probably need an atlas. Look in up.
Don’t understand on any 3rd down less than 2 yards, the play call is always a pass of more than 15yards. Never a quick pass play for 4 yards and a first down. Getting the first down should be the priority.
DK ME AGAIN love the talk show but when Najee first got the job and I watch him play I said he’s not the guy none of the receivers know how to run routes except for Freiermuth Jp. Jr is not the guy. Like I said, if the guys upfront don’t get to the quarterback, it’s a kid in the candy store for the QBs just pay attention to what I just mentioned and you will see that I’m right. Anyways, go Steelers.
There are alot of fans that said all along that wilson would take sack after sack fields should have stayed qb1 the season is over there will be no playoff win and certainly no superbowl.I will never believe the steelers not attacking the middle of the field isn't tomlin it is.
You just have to give your QB a dump off option… didn’t do that against the Chiefs
some fans are idiots thinking "the middle of the field" is the solution.
Smith isn't then issue. The stupid penalties turnovers and execution is the problem
The Steelers really drained us fans. All the excitement is gone.
It all starts at the top management for keep resigning Tomlin, they didn't draft Brian Thomas Jr for there #2 wr. They resigned Sutton from a domestic violence case, Tomlin is clueless on offense,he has the highest paid mediocre defense.