No doubt, Mike Tomlin’s fingerprints are all over this defense, which is something that also needs to change, but if he’s not going anywhere we need to at least get another defensive guru with a headset, and Teryl Austin just isn’t that guy to me, unfortunately. It’s still such a damn shame to me that we had Brian Flores in the building on our defensive staff, and we let him get away.

…what has happened to us in recent years has been absolutely miserable, and unfortunately, there’s nothing that they’re going to add this offseason that’s going to make the result any different or any less disappointing next season. We are in purgatory, and will be until we find a real difference maker at the QB position, and put enough weapons around them.

It’s hard to find the gusto to be TRULY excited about this game. Obviously, what took place with this team throughout the month of December was not ideal, but it truly means absolutely nothing today. The bracket is set in stone, and the potentially magic run for the Pittsburgh Steelers begins in Baltimore.

 I wanted to kinda look over some numbers and see exactly how much Russell Wilson, Justin Fields, and Arthur Smith “boosted” this offense from last year, following an entire overhaul of the QB room and the firing and hiring of offensive coordinator(s).

From 10-3, in control of the division, and competing for the #1 seed, to 10-7, and in absolute freefall, now needing to buckle up for a wild card matchup in Baltimore.

Obviously, this fanbases’ vibes are at a season low, and I am in that sad little boat floatin’ dahn the river with yinz. I tend to be a little less pessimistic than most of you, but I will say this: if the Steelers lose this game today, and have to go to Baltimore in the wild card round of the playoffs, where they likely lose, Mike Tomlin’s ass is going to be on fire his seat will be so hot.

With that being said, there’s some clear issues on this team, and we’re at the point in the season where your team just kinda is what it is, so I’d like to go over those issues and what my thoughts are on how the Steelers should address them both this season and moving forward. But, first, let’s recap the Chiefs.

Still, between the Eagles-Ravens-Chiefs gauntlet that we’re in the middle of right now, I think this is the most winnable game of the three. I know that sounds crazy, but hear me out..,.

Thankfully, the Steelers still have the better record against our conference than the Ravens, so they still ‘control their own destiny’ so to speak, to win the AFC North and host a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

The BEST WAY to contain Lamar Jackson is to keep him off the field, so when we’re put and 3rd and whatevers, we need to know where the sticks are and make the necessary plays. Then offensively, I’m just begging for ANYONE to step up and be a contributor this afternoon.

I’m not going to sugar coat this one, guys…that was an ass beating front to back, top to bottom, and start to finish.

I don’t know, man. This Eagles team let the lowly Panthers hang around for quite a while last week. Mike Tomlin is having his Coach of the Year (potentially) moment, and it just seems disrespectful to make him a 6 point underdog in any game against any opponent this year.

We’ve got a date against an NFC powerhouse in Philadelphia this week, so let’s go ahead and put these Cleveland Browns games behind us.

The Steelers didn't have to wait long for an opportunity to get their lick back against the Cleveland Browns, drawing them for the second time in a 17-day span. In my opinion, that bodes well for the Pittsburgh Steelers, as the loss to the Browns is still fresh, and they’re probably going to come out with some intensity because of it.

The floodgates were opened yesterday in Cincinnati en route to a 44-38 win over the Bengals, giving us a little breathing room in the AFC North standings, now two games above the Ravens who lost to the Eagles yesterday afternoon.

To be clear, if you took care of business against the Cleveland Browns last week, then I wouldn’t be talking about this game like a must win, but here we are.

I fuckin hate Thursday Night Football.

We are back in the kitchen, folks. The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the beautiful vacation hotspot known as Cleveland, OH for their second AFC North battle in 5 days; this time against the Cleveland Browns.

The goal is the Super Bowl, and anything less would be a failure, in my opinion. It’s been close to a decade since I’ve felt this way about the Pittsburgh Steelers.

It took us until week 11 to get our first taste of AFC North football, and it comes with some SERIOUS seeding implications. The Baltimore Ravens are traveling to the City of Steel for a good-on-good battle against the Pittsburgh Steelers, with the winner securing their hold on first place in the AFC North.