There have been only four 80+ yard completions in the league this year, and two of those came in this one game. Both from backup quarterbacks no less. Weird.
While I agree that Tomlin has been saddled with bad quarterbacks since Ben retired, I still think his tenure in Pittsburgh has become stale. Much like Reid in Philly or Shanahan in Denver, there becomes a point of stagnation where it's mutually beneficial for the coach and franchise to part ways. Especially true with an old school coach like Tomlin who doesn't bring much innovation to the table.
Allen is now my pick for MVP assuming he plays reasonably well in his final two games.
Pittsburgh: "I don’t get how that could be the case after having a team with this level of quarterback play in contention for the playoffs."
I don't see Tomlin being fired tough that's more because of Pittsburgh's ownership being very careful about firing a head coach. The thing is this team has been stagnant offensively since Roethlisberger's decline and retirement and it doesn't look like Pickett is the answer-although that might because the entire offense is subpar and he could use more talent around him.
But what they do this offseason will be telling. Jason Fitzgerald's recent article on cap flexibility shows that the team could make some decisive moves this offseason but also that, and this is implied by their cap deficit heading into next year, they haven't made any moves over the last few seasons to be anything other than a marginal playoff team, one that is in no shape to make a deep run in the playoffs. And that's the best case scenario. So are they gonna take a chance or keep it steady with too much salary going to the defense? And what part does Tomlin play in making that kind of decision?
There have been only four 80+ yard completions in the league this year, and two of those came in this one game. Both from backup quarterbacks no less. Weird.
While I agree that Tomlin has been saddled with bad quarterbacks since Ben retired, I still think his tenure in Pittsburgh has become stale. Much like Reid in Philly or Shanahan in Denver, there becomes a point of stagnation where it's mutually beneficial for the coach and franchise to part ways. Especially true with an old school coach like Tomlin who doesn't bring much innovation to the table.
Allen is now my pick for MVP assuming he plays reasonably well in his final two games.
How bad was Dorsey?
Is Allen a lot better away from him?
It seems that way.
Pittsburgh: "I don’t get how that could be the case after having a team with this level of quarterback play in contention for the playoffs."
I don't see Tomlin being fired tough that's more because of Pittsburgh's ownership being very careful about firing a head coach. The thing is this team has been stagnant offensively since Roethlisberger's decline and retirement and it doesn't look like Pickett is the answer-although that might because the entire offense is subpar and he could use more talent around him.
But what they do this offseason will be telling. Jason Fitzgerald's recent article on cap flexibility shows that the team could make some decisive moves this offseason but also that, and this is implied by their cap deficit heading into next year, they haven't made any moves over the last few seasons to be anything other than a marginal playoff team, one that is in no shape to make a deep run in the playoffs. And that's the best case scenario. So are they gonna take a chance or keep it steady with too much salary going to the defense? And what part does Tomlin play in making that kind of decision?
The Steelers are in a tough situation in regards to getting a QB.
They draft too low to get a good prospect, so they either have to trade up or hope a lesser prospect hits.