This week’s “U mad, bro?” comes on the heels of a season-defining loss by the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Baltimore Ravens.
So I figured the blame was going to be spread throughout the entire organization.
You all lived up to my lofty expectations.
Doug is fed up with Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.
“So many things to change. But if I had to pick only one – Tomlin. 16 years of ‘Coach .500’ is enough. Let the other necessary changes cascade from there.
Think about it this way. If Cowher got into the Hall of Fame then Tomlin is a lock. Tomlin should retire and become a talking head on Sunday just like Cowher.
Everybody wins.”
That last line is interesting. That’s also the motto of most opponents on the Steelers schedule this year: “Everybody wins!”
Doug got me thinking. What if Bill Cowher retires from CBS and they immediately replace him with Tomlin? Then, within two years, the ratings hit a record high?
Would we all say, “Yeah. Tomlin is OK on television. But he only won with Cowher’s microphone”?
In a recent post, I agreed with Ben Roethlisberger’s take that Sunday’s Steelers-Ravens game lacked a little snap. But Ryan thinks the issue was one-sided.
“Your article is partly correct. The Steelers are not in playoff contention and have been slipping of late. The Ravens are the division leader and talked about having a good chance of making a run. However their starting superstar quarterback did not play. The lack of ‘crackle’ is more because of the Steelers than Ravens.”
Agreed, Ryan. But Lamar Jackson’s absence from the game is very much part of the reason there was so little pop to the game itself.
Also, even when considering a return by Jackson, I’m not seeing a lot of national folks picking Baltimore to go deep into the playoffs.
Hmmm. We worked “snap,” “crackle” and “pop” into one entry here. Suddenly, I’m craving a Rice Krispies treat.
