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Ryan Clark. Mike Tomlin/ Andy Reid

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First off, props to Ryan on a great and underappreciated Steelers career. I also do like many if his takes. However, I think his Mike Tomlin needing a Andy Reid second act has some holes. Though I obviously agree it would be in everyone's best interest and I don't doubt he could have success elsewhere.
Andy Reid calls offense. He has the best QB in the game and has used him very well. But its his offense. And they've put up huge numbers. Conversely the Steelers defense is Mike Tomlin’s defense. When they had great talent on offense and put up numbers he couldn't get the most out of what he had on defense and it cost them SB opportunities. When they got great talent he's squandered it with a very safe unit that plays the ball in front of them.
When you look at Reid in Philly they had some up and down but when they were up they truly contended. Not 9-8. 11 plus. They came up short. And it costed him his job there.
And guess what, the Eagles benefitted too. Two SBs since his exit.
So while I agree I'm all for a Tomlin second act elsewhere. I highly doubt he could ever have Reid type success. Even with similar talent.
 
He hasn’t had Andy Reid success with even better talent. It’s his system of both offense and defense that fails him. He plays what we all see and in the NFL, it will win regular season. When playoffs arrive and it’s time to STEP it up, Coach Tomlin rolls out the same old scheme and gets plowed deeper than a 2-bit ***** on a sailor Saturday night. The TALENT is what overcomes the scheme, but is held back in critical times of the game. His don’t play to lose hinders the risk-play to win, foot on the gas, 2-bit hookers are for losers.


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So check this out…. We’ve had the highest paid defense for a while now as we all know. Most of the money is spent there.
Tomlin’s teams dominate early and mid season beating up on the lesser teams in the league.
Sure, they’ll shock you every once in a while with a game like the Commanders or a hard fought game against the Ravens but for the most part they beat up on lesser teams with their dominate defense.
Unfortunately by December and January injuries have set in with that defense and they also get worn down by all the snaps they’ve taken.
Tomlin doesn’t have the depth on that defense so they end up cratering.
The offense simply cannot pickup the slack left by the defense hence the collapses. Then if you make the playoffs you have a burnt out defense and a weak offense making his teams easy pickings.
Same **** every year!

Also as to Ryan Clark. He’s no true Steeler fan but he’s more the Tomlin fan. He only sees things one way when it comes to Tomlin.
I know he played here and for both Cowher and Tomlin but he’s far too partial to Tomlin.
He acts like Tomlin was dropped into Acrisure to just coach whatever roster was assembled for him. Fails to mention that Tomlin is the chief architect of said roster.
 
Drink IRON City said:
He hasn’t had Andy Reid success with even better talent. It’s his system of both offense and defense that fails him. He plays what we all see and in the NFL, it will win regular season. When playoffs arrive and it’s time to STEP it up, Coach Tomlin rolls out the same old scheme and gets plowed deeper than a 2-bit ***** on a sailor Saturday night. The TALENT is what overcomes the scheme, but is held back in critical times of the game. His don’t play to lose hinders the risk-play to win, foot on the gas, 2-bit hookers are for losers.


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Ryan Clark is a racist idiot. I don’t give two ***** if he played for the Steelers or not.
 
Ryan Clark put guys in bodybags when he was a Steeler. He was also the beneficiary of playing with troy on some great defenses. He needs to have more respect when talking about guys who were actually great players. Rodgers and AB come to mind. Clark was on some great teams but he was never the A side. Mediocre player that could hit but not cover to save his life. His commentary reeks of "Hater". He would be much better if he could put his personal grievances aside and be a professional non bias analyst.
If Rodgers ends up a Steeler and takes them deep into the playoffs it would eat Clark alive. LOL Unlikely but would be massively entertaining.
 
I'm not getting involved in the politics BS. Ryan Clark was absolutely a hell of a player. His instincts, toughness and eye discipline allowed Polamalu to do what he did to be an HOF player. And I'm pretty damn confident if you asked Troy he'd say without Ryan he doesn't have a yellow jacket.
 
Ryan Clark was one helluva player and a ******* helluva good guy.

many years ago, I was scrolling social media and saw a guy I'd went to school with was about to have a high risk surgery on his brain. I clicked the "like" button, wished him well, then clicked off the picture. but just as i did that, i saw a terrible towel tucked under his leg on the hospital bed. I never spoke to the guy when we were in school, neither in elementary nor high school. nor even in college when i saw him on campus. yet, i felt like with social media being what it was, and the Steelers players all - at that time - being fan friendly, I might be able to do something good for him.

i hit twitter and sent messages to every player i could find: "hello - i have a friend who is undergoing brain surgery. he's also a fellow Steelers fan. Would you mind dropping a line to him and wishing him well?" - then sent the player Jason's twitter name.

Ryan Clark was the only one to reply. He asked for Jason's phone number. I scrambled to get it. via friend of friends, who reached out to Jason's wife, I got the number and immediately relayed it to Ryan. He called Jason minutes before he was to be taken into surgery. Had a quick talk and then offered a prayer up for Jason. Regardless of how you feel about religion - that was huge. Here's a Super Bowl winning athlete making a phone call to a total stranger, then offering to pray with him on the phone for a successful surgery.

read all that again.

nowhere in that did Ryan ask Jason's skin color.

**** all of you for saying Ryan's racist.
 
Yeah and plenty of that **** floating around. Let's just enjoy the one thing that unites us. The Steelers. We'll sort of.😉
 
No way we do with Mahomes what Reid does. He might be the GOAT and still, Reid schemes WIDE OPEN freebies several times a game. When is the last time our “line up and beat your man” offense did that?

Never forget what Juju said shortly after arriving in KC — he learned more about offense in one week than in his entire time in Pittsburgh.
 
Shane Falco said:
Andy Reid has a wide spread coaching tree. Tomlin’s coaching tree can be confused with a fence post
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Dookie's ownership tree spreads to the stains and the Panthers, two model franchises poised for quick SB success.
 
Ye Black Knight said:
Oh please. Gimme a break.
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Never mind. I tried googling the right phrase to find out what you could be talking about. He made some political commentary(that I won't get into) that people on the right (or whatever it is now) didn't like. So I get it....it's the Pee Wee Herman tactic some people use which is " I know you are, but what am I." I'll just leave it at that.
 
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WindyCitySteel said:
No way we do with Mahomes what Reid does. He might be the GOAT and still, Reid schemes WIDE OPEN freebies several times a game. When is the last time our “line up and beat your man” offense did that?

Never forget what Juju said shortly after arriving in KC — he learned more about offense in one week than in his entire time in Pittsburgh.
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Couldn't be less of a surprise.
 
My take is this - I could care less what former Tomlin players say about how great he is. For me, this team does not pass the eye test in any way, shape, or form and that fall on Tomlin as he is the only constant! He's a POS coach that lucked into the only job in the NFL where the owner could care less about how the team does, only that the franchise has only had 3 coaches in x amount of years! As far as Tomlin ever moving on to another gig - no way in hell! Tomlin wouldn't last 3 years coaching another team and he knows it. Tomlin knows there's nothing he could do that would get him fired here in the 'Burgh. Should he leave, he knows he will be stripped down and fully exposed for the POS coach that he truly is! No, he will stay where it is warm and comfy and where he knows his job is secure. He's laughing the whole way to the bank, to the HOF, and unfortunately to the distinction of the Steeler's most winning coach in history - that's his goal, not winning! He is simply satisfied with remaining slightly relevant. Trust me, even if a team offers him $500 million per year to leave the Steelers and coach for them, he would turn it down! He's got the cushiest gig out there - no expectations and an owner that sucks his dick whenever he asks him too! What could be better than all of that?
 
alancac98 said:
My take is this - I could care less what former Tomlin players say about how great he is.
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There is a growing number of players I’d love to talk about Tomlin with over a couple of beers — Juju, Deebo, Najee, Ben, any of the recent hostages — and I’m guessing the picture painted is far less rosy than the national narrative.
 
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