Quote Originally Posted by Steeler-in-west View Post
Of course there are still different coaching styles. Not that much has changed. Spending time on skills outside of practice was never enforceable, even in Noll’s time. Whats important is what was focused on and emphasized in practices. Noll always emphasized the fundamentals, routine plays. Does Tomlin? We see missed assignments, some guys loafing on plays, the steelers not taking care of business and losing to teams they shouldnt lose to. This has been happening for years. Bradshaw always said he didnt like Noll but he respected him, and he knew that if he followed Noll’s direction it would lead to wins. The team bought into Nolls plan. I dont see that collective buy in now. Some guys are playing hard, but some are not. Then we see the missed assignments and confusion on D, questionable playcalling on Offense. That is the responsibility of Tomlin’s coordinators, and Tomlin himself.

Noll left 11 years after his last super bowl victory. Its been 14 years since Tomlin’s last Super bowl appearance. And we havent gotten close since. And Tomlin had a heck of alot more talent in that span than Noll did.

Its just getting to be that time for a change. Im totally convinced were not going anywhere under this coach.
Good post! It all starts with Big Mike and his staff, and his teams are not getting it done. I would give him one more year to turn it around which i think won't happen but that's just me.

The Steeler defense looks lax and confused. I'm old enough to remember how intimidating they used to be, Now instead of being the bully, they are the one's being bullied, The offense has no identity, they have a starting qb who should move on with his life's work, he just sucks,and a poorly coached O-line, one diva reciever, and average running backs and tight ends, Bottom line this team is SAD and changes need made.