Hello fellow Steeler fans!
Believe me, I know there are many factors that come into play for the Steelers to make a Superbowl run.
1) Can they stay healthy?
2) Will we get improved play from the defense as a whole?
3) Can a slot WR emerge?
4) Will special teams round into shape including Boz’s struggles?
5) Can Bell and the team coexist without distraction if he returns?
We all know we need better play by special teams. A slot receiver emerging would be a plus, but I do feel that we are more than good enough offensively.
Besides health and the Bell situation, I feel that the RCB spot is the biggest concern. Tomlin and the staff deserve much credit for the improved play by the team as a whole. However, there has been no move made by the team by the trade deadline for our weakest position.
I’m not saying that the Steelers did not attempt to get something done that best suits the team, I’m just saying that no deal got done.
Artie’s problems are all mental. He has no understanding of what he is doing on defense which is blowing coverages, and causing the defense to cover for his mistakes. He has now not only lost his confidence, but now seems to be carrying a bad attitude.
His atheletic ability and skillset are not the problem. Coty on the other hand is the opposite. He knows his defensive assignments, but lacks the skillset and atheletic ability. We are about to face a gauntlet of QB’s in Newton, Rivers, Brady and Brees. Cam is the least of these guys, but he is more than capable of exploiting Sensabaugh.
With Coty in there, we’re not going to be able to hide him from these top level QB’s and it will derail a Superbowl run. Am I saying that Tomlin is making a mistake by having Coty start? No I’m not. He is the best option as of now because his lack of mistakes.
However, his lack of physical ability will do this team in. We need Artie to bounce back in order to win the Superbowl. We need him to get it right mentally. He has the physical tools. Artie getting it together will make the defense improve. It will allow the defense to improve at their own respective positions, instead of having to cover deficiencies in other areas.
I know there are many that are happy to see Artie’s benching and that is well warranted. However, like it or not, he is the best option that we have at RCB to make a Superbowl run.
We should all be rooting for him to get it together, because a Superbowl won’t happen if he doesn’t.