I slept on it last night, as at my age I have learned to not let
games/losses/wins affect me TOO much, but man…the first friggin’ play of the
game? Reminds me of https://youtu.be/MgfkFcVG8zc.
Boomer Steeler Russ!!
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From: steelers_pb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <steelers_pb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
Behalf Of Eric Johannsen
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 8:21 AM
To: steelers_pb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [steelers_pb] Postmortem
After having a sleepless night to torture myself over last night's disaster,
I've come up with a few things.
1 - Despite the fact that we spotted the Browns 7 points, they deserve credit
for all they overcame to win that game. I can't stand losing to that team but
I give credit where it's due. Something about all that damn 'good
sportsmanship' I used to try to teach my players when I coached baseball.
2 - Tomlin's decision to not go for 4th and 1 on their own 46, down 12, was
awful. The Browns were reeling. Here were the Steelers 4 drives leading up to
that point: Touchdown, Field Goal, Touchdown, Touchdown. Tomlin let the Browns
catch their breath and they went right down the field for a score that
effectively ended the game.
3 - In the Steelers' last 3 playoff losses, they have given up 36, 45, and 48
points.
4 - I recall Dave saying a few years ago something like "Offensive line is a
sneaky need for this team," and sonofabitch if that dude wasn't spot on once
again.
5 - It's gonna be a long time before the Steelers can realistically compete for
a Super Bowl. Every other team in the AFCN is ascending, and this was our last
best shot. Reminds me of when the Aikman-Irvin-Smith Cowboys lost in the 1996
playoffs - you just knew it was over. Only that group had 3 Lombardis to cry
on....
Not looking forward to this offseason. The team is going to be decimated by
age and the salary cap and will look very different next year. That's not all
bad, mind you, because change is VERY necessary at this point. The problem is
that Ben has a doll house sized window remaining and he won't be around long
enough to endure the re-tooling. There IS talent on this team on both sides of
the ball, but the supporting cast is just not good enough.
Eric in NJ