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How often do you see a Steelers coach display the incompetence that Rhule has, particularly considering there are no 'good years' to counterbalance?

At this point, 11-25 and the declining performance the past 2 years absolutely leads to an objectively negative overall outlook. In the barest, most mathematical terms the trend has been negative and the offense still objectively sucks. That's the reality, and a single win over the Saints doesn't change that either subjectively or objectively.

Same thing I always say to comments like this - objectivity is not the same as negativity.

After an n of 35 with Rhule to date, one middling win against a team with a broken QB ain't it. Also, being objective does not equate to being miserable.

Being precisely average is something to celebrate?

Tepper, is that you?

Because defensive TDs are fluky no matter what. They can't be relied upon. And I'm not saying that we have to ignore it entirely - it was a good play by Luvu. I'm saying that the offense wasn't good enough to win without said fluky play, just like years past. Nothing has changed. No argument there that Jameis tried to gift several picks that Carolina didn't reel in. Dude just can't help himself.

It took a fluky (great play, but fluky) defensive scoring play to beat a poor Saints team even with 3 awesome receivers, a great running back, a good defense, and a good special teams (in your words). If you don't see the red flag in that then we can't help you.

Then the team's record would be an another incredibly weak mirage at 2-1 like 3-0 was last year.

Oh look, Chinn making another play at the LOS. Huh.

"Matt Rhule looks perplexed" Lolz.

Oh look, Chinn making a play at the LOS. Who could have guessed.

Norwell, Turner, Obada, Mayo... the anders collected a bunch of Panthers castoffs over there.

Not in Carolina, no.

"... that we're not good at some of the things we're really good at." Bravo.

Becoming? They're already there. That's one. I don't have the time but it would be interesting to see the entire game charted against this tell instead of Orlovsky's handful of plays vs this guy's one play.

Tepper coming out in his press conference and resetting expectations from 5 to 6 years said all there was to say about where his head is at. In listening to this again he parroted all of the excuses that Rhule probably tossed out, and it's even more disappointing to hear now that the season is here and we see where things are at.

A lot of former Panthers players were quite supportive of Hurney too. Doesn't mean a whole lot in terms of effectiveness.

On the one hand it seems a weird and unusual situation, but on the other hand he would be far from the first man to let his career ruin his family life.

Wtf was that defensive alignment and what was the corner doing? Whoever that was blew the easiest edge hold ever.

Personnel-wise the CBs and safeties are better on paper, but in terms of players actually developed there are none.