Mediocre? I think you and Merrian-Webster need to spend some time together.
Mediocre: Of medium or low quality.
NFL Record for non-losing seasons:
1. Dallas Cowboys, 1965-1985
2. Pittsburgh Steelers, 2004-2023
3. New England Patricheats, 2001-2019
Second in the NFL.
Beyond that, every season with Tomlin as head coach, we have already clenched, or we are playing for a playoff spot in the very last game of the season.
Can we be better? Sure. Do I want to see better? Yes. But it's either emotionally driven narrow vision or a willingly ignorant stand that claims a team holding the second longest non-losing season streak and is in the playoff hunt every year in the last game should be labeled mediocre. Is this team mediocre compared to the 2000s team? Perhaps, but only after the 2004 season and don't count the 2006 season, because 1998-2003 and the 2006 seasons were even more mediocre by the standards you're setting.