Probably fire Haley too. Get a nice high draft pick for Ben. Encourage Troy to retire. Hell... cut Gilbert too.
Yes friends I'm hitting the meltdown button. Might as well -- finish this season terrible, get a nice high draft pick and have plenty of cap room, the latter half of this season can be for adjusting to the new staff so we can start next season without the growing pains.
This doesn't need to be long and painful - rip off the bandage now, we'll be back next season.
"You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live." - George Bernard Shaw
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Get a gripe and go read the optimist thread!
"You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live." - George Bernard Shaw
I hate to break it to you, but no matter what we do, we're not going to have plenty of cap room. Something like $75 million is tied up in six guys next year, and if we cut or trade them, the cap hit becomes even WORSE.Originally Posted by Mistah Q
Anyway, at least I'd fire the O-Line coach, because seriously, what the flying fuck are we doing out there with all the picks and money we've spent trying to fix it. The rest.. ahh, I don't know, but I'd suggest drinking.
See you Space Cowboy ...
I'm not going to argue with you, but I would like to know who you'd like to replace Tomlin, Haley & Ben with.
You don't have to agree with me, but I do recomend it.
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We are not firing anyone...the answers to the Steelers problems are all within every single one of the guys on the team.
Trades, extra draft picks, and the expected salary cap increase will help us. We have to eat more of it sooner but I'd be glad to be free of this perpetual long-term cap hell. We're stuck (gladly) with Heath, but go ahead, move Ben, move LaMarr... eat it and pay some rookies peanuts.
I have no idea who you replace Tomlin with. Hey, maybe Cowher or Gruden wants back in... doubt it. We could have an interim guy and then hire Whisenhunt after the season. I would love Bob Stoops.
Who do we replace Ben with? Is Chris Chandler still around? Either give it to Gradkowski, or you bring in Volek or Carr (or Batch?!) to run a dummy offense until they know the system.
I do know the Rooneys won't tolerate this for too long... a losing season is one thing, but we start 0-8, or 1-7, we might see some changes, despite our reputation for stability.
"You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live." - George Bernard Shaw
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This thread is actually funny this week. Thanks for making me laugh.
The more I think about it... I wonder if Cowher would come back here. His daughter's done with school, he's got roots in the area; Rooneys give him all the control he wants. And then we pray we don't wind up with a Slash QB project...
"You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live." - George Bernard Shaw
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I'm with you on this one.
As am I.
"You've heard people brag about 'being in the zone'. They don't know what the Hell being in the zone is about. I played in the NFL for 15 years and I was only in the zone that one time." - "Mean" Joe Greene on the 1974 playoff victory over Oakland
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To turn this team in the right direction it could very well start with replacing Colbert and Tomlin. But it's not going to happen anytime before the end of the 2015 season. In order to get fired Tomlin would have to post 3 straight losing seasons with no end in sight. Just the way it is, right or wrong.
"A man's got to know his limitations."
Please don't take this the wrong way... I'm kinda finding all the threads in here funny............... and sadly, very familiar...lol.
Every fan forum is the same. The Ravens forum was in meltdown mode after the Denver Debacle, the Texans forum was approaching the China Syndrome yesterday....God only knows what the Niner forum looks like this morning. Predictable...yet totally understandable.
I do know I would NOT want to read all the "who deys" that must be getting posted in the Bengals forum today!
Let me tell you --
I was an Arians apologist until the day he was fired, and I wasn't even happy about that. I've always been a big supporter of the Front Office, the coaching staff. I even brushed off the first two losses this season - "the O-line will come together just fine..."
But I have to tell you, in 30 years this is the sloppiest team I've ever seen. I'm not sure what you see to make you think the season is going to turn around or the discipline is going to improve at this point. I'm not abandoning the team, but I surely believe some staff changes are on order. I'd just rather get them over with sooner than later.
"You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live." - George Bernard Shaw
lol
Lord helps us if the steelers lose to the vikings.
There will be great wailing and gnashing of teethPerhaps even a few kicked puppies.
/ won't somebody think of the puppies??
"You've heard people brag about 'being in the zone'. They don't know what the Hell being in the zone is about. I played in the NFL for 15 years and I was only in the zone that one time." - "Mean" Joe Greene on the 1974 playoff victory over Oakland
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We're a 7 point underdog to the 0-3 Vikings believe it or not.
"A man's got to know his limitations."
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And make Haley HC!
All Defense!
Can we fire Bicknell now?
"You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live." - George Bernard Shaw
From you personally?
Yea.
Now can we fire him?
"You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live." - George Bernard Shaw
We should force LeBeau to resign too, he is clearly past his prime
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Remember when Marvin Lewis was considered a laughing stock in Cinci? Look at the 2013 Bengals under Lewis now......
Be careful what you wish for.
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Tomlin isn't a laughing stock tho….the sports media has protected him like the news media protected Obama. Zu had it right in calling him Teflon Tom.
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So what do you think? Does Haley feel like the offense gelled today?
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Not sure, Bro. But I'm sure Bicknell does.
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Funny how the Eagles had no trouble with the Raiders defense today.
"A man's got to know his limitations."
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