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Check out this article I remember reading during the 2017 season. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/steelers-owners-reportedly-lobbying-art-rooney-to-fire-mike-tomlin-after-playoff-debacle/ Sunday afternoon was not the highest point of Mike Tomlin's coaching career. Losing 45-42 to the Jaguars in an AFC divisional round game is bad enough just on the surface, but digging deeper it's not hard to find multiple instances of the Steelers being outcoached by the Jags and unprepared for certain scenarios. And now some Steelers minority owners are reportedly getting in Art Rooney's ear about firing Tomlin over the game. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported Tuesday that he's hearing "some of the team's limited partners intend to lobby owner Art Rooney to fire of Tomlin and to hire a new coach." Florio lists "Rob Citrone, Paul Evanson, Larry Paul, Stephen Paul, Bruce Rauner, Paul Sams, John Stallworth, Benjamin Statler, Scott Swank, David Tepper, Thomas Tull, Peter Varischetti, and Mike Wilkins" as names involved. ------ Tomlin isn't a perfect coach. 1) He does have some head-scratching losses on his resume (His Steeler teams seems to play down to the level of their competition at times). 2) He seems to have difficulties at times with clock management in crucial moments. But he's has taken the Steelers to 2 Superbowls (1-1 record), several playoff appearances, and has never had a losing record since replacing Bill Cowher. Tepper and fellow minority owners wanted to fire Tomlin after a playoff loss! As a full owner he seems hesitant to get rid of Rule who can't even get to a .500 record (10-25), or past 5 wins a season for that matter. The team has lost 9 games in a row and shows no signs of improving or competing for a playoff spot in the near future.

I see nothing wrong if such a scenario takes place in order for both gentlemen to save face. The Panther community needs to see a new coach on the sidelines in 2023. As long as that happens it doesn't matter how Mr. Rhule leaves the team.

This is for you and Sgt. Schultz

There's aquote by former NFL head coach Bill Parcells that says, "You are what your record says you are. Under Rhule for the past two seasons we have been a 5 win team, which is what we were in Rivera's last year with the team. So no, we haven't shown ANY IMPROVEMENT where it matters...on the won/lost record

10-25 record over your last 35 games. You need to change a lot of things buddy

You know, I was thinking the same thing. We’ve got some nice pieces on both sides of the ball. We’ve still got some holes, but I have no doubt that there are coaches in the NFL who could get this team above .500…and probably to a wildcard spot.

30%? It's actually 29.41%

Good post. I could see him causing all sorts of problems as an OLB in a 3-4 scheme coordinated by a Bill Belichik or a Wade Phillips type running the defense. To make that work though you've got to have a massive presence at the NT to cover both A gaps and DE's capable of playing the B and C gaps. We'd need bigger lineman in the middle and on the EDGE. I have wondered if D. Brown would be more affective as a DE in a 3-4 if he had Burns coming of the edge. He'd see less double teams on passing plays. We'd also need bigger ILB's. We'd need to make a firm commitment and it would take at least 2 seasons to acquire all the pieces, assuming you drafted the right players and acquired the right FA's. I don't think the saying "the answer is on the roster" applies to us right now.

Here's the problems with your proposal, I wouldn't trust the current regime to draft anyone replace him. I don't think the coaching staff is good at evaluating d-lineman. Right now he is our best lineman. Burns still isn't 25. I'd like to see him stay and become a standout in the league. I just don't think he's worth $20 mil a season. In the NFL, the next man up always seems to dictate the market cost even if he isn't as good as the guy that preceded him.

I think Burns is good...not great. Top tier passing rushing ends are getting around $20 mil a season. He's not worth that. He's still young and has room to improve, but if ends the season with less than 10 sacks , and the his run defense doesn't improve , then you have to begin planning to let him walk if he wants a top dollar contract.

I hope He plays lights out for the rest of year. But’s, if Brown doesn’t start living up to his draft spot this season, there is no way on earth I’d pick up that 5th year option

Say what you want about how bad we’ve looked today, but that was a good drive and just what we needed to get back in this game.

I have a feeling that teams are gonna run the ball down our throats all year. Their opening drive took up half of the 3rd quarter and their offense didn’t produce one explosive pass play.

Never liked the pick. He wasn’t a dominant pass rusher in college. If you can’t you get to the QB in college, you probably will have a harder time in the pro because the lineman are significantly better. You don’t spend top 10 draft picks on run stuffing tackles and/or defensive ends. You spend those on pass rushers.

Bogus personal foul call on the Cleveland d-lineman. Im actually glad we have to punt on this series. Things need to start looking better by halftime. If not the boos are going to start.

“There's two kinds of coaches, them that's fired and them that's gonna be fired.” -- Bum Phillips

I'd feel better about your prediction if we had a different Head Coach.

I was listening to Colin Cowherd one day and he said that every year about 4 or 5 teams will make the playoffs the prior season since early 2002, which is right when the divisions were realigned.

Are you referring to TMJ, Robbie or both? If you get your wish will you start busting a move with rest of the Peanut Kids?

We don't know how things will shake out , but I agree with you. The Rams don't look like shoo-ins to win their division this year. The haven't had the smoothest off-season. I think they're going to have a bumpy ride in 2022. SF and Arizona aren't pushover teams. I think the NFC West is the one division in the NFC that could actually send 3 teams to the playoffs.

If the Panthers win the NFC South this year then that means we are going to see a serious implosion in Tampa this season. I'd love to see it (especially since it's Brady's last year), but I find that highly unlikely. We've won 5 games for three seasons in a row. An above .500 season would be a great success. If we made the wild card this year I'd call that a tremendous success. If we ended up winning the division and hosting a playoff game in the postseason, then Rhule would be a legit contender for coach of the year.

You know, if that prediction comes true, and Christian can get over 1,000 yards on the ground (and close to 1800 in all purpose yards) we'd have one of the best offenses in the NFL. That doesn't guarantee a playoff spot or winning season, but the team would still be a lot of fun to watch.

With the exception of the Bradberry pick in 2016, our draft that year was terrible. But, if we had held onto Josh in 2016 AND STILL picked Bradberry, we would have a had a top 5 CB duo for the next 3-4 seasons.

I don't believe in drafting DTs in the 1st round if they can't collapse the pocket on consistent basis and make life miserable for quarterbacks. You can find "run stuffers" in every round of the draft. If Brown doesn't make major strides as a pass rusher this year I'd be very hesitant to pick up the 5th year option.