Bill Cowher calls Steelers 'soft'

[Mr. Scot]

Hines Ward agrees: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

 

“I never thought I would say these words,” former coach Bill Cowher said on CBS-TV, “but Pittsburgh has gotten soft.” He called them “finesse on offense, soft on defense.”

He was not alone. Hines Ward, their all-time leading receiver, chimed in on NBC-TV.

“They’re very close to hitting that panic button … The defense looks soft. Guys are just able to run the ball up and down the field. I look at their personnel; they can’t cover anybody in the secondary. Offensively, I thought I’d never say it, but the Steelers are a finesse offense right now. I don’t even know who these guys are.”

 

[Mother Grabber]

then we must be the poofiest foamy pillow in the bin.

[Mr. Scot]

Mike Tomlin responds...

 

Tomlin calls criticism 'elevator music'

 

“I don’t worry about that. That’s elevator music as far as I’m concerned,” Tomlin said, via ESPN.com. “I’m concerned about the things that are significant and that’s the men inside this organization right now and how they prepare and how they play. Love those guys, but those guys are on the outside looking in.”

 

 

[FearTheCats]

Of course our offense made them look like the Steeler defenses of 5 years ago.

[gettlemanjack]

Yahoo Sports:

"I have nothing positive to say about the Steelers at this time, so let's just move on..."

[t96]

Of course our offense made them look like the Steeler defenses of 5 years ago.

 

And made a much better Bengals defense look like Jacksonville.

[FearTheCats]

And made a much better Bengals defense look like Jacksonville.

 

True.

[gettlemanjack]

Sports Illustrated:

"If there are any plans here to snap out of what has been two-plus years of perfect mediocrity -- 8-8 in 2012, 8-8 in '13, 3-3 so far in '14 -- it has to begin when this upcoming home stretch concludes. Pittsburgh next plays three straight games at home (Houston on MNF, Indianapolis, Baltimore) before visiting the Jets and Titans."

[gettlemanjack]

CBS Sports:

"What the heck has happened to this team? They hardly resemble the team we saw late last season."

[gettlemanjack]

CBS Sports:

"These are not the Steelers of a decade ago. The defense doesn't intimidate and the offense is inconsistent. It's time to start seeing them for who they are, and have been for two seasons."

[gettlemanjack]

Yahoo Sports:

"I know the Steelers never fire head coaches. But just because Chuck Noll was a Hall of Fame coach four decades ago shouldn't have anything to do with them taking a very hard look at Mike Tomlin"