Tomlin's Message this week should be we're playing a division leader

[steelhurt]

That's right! Lets build it up for the boys that we're playing a good team this week in division leading Atlanta so they can get up for the game. That seems to give Tomlin's crew the motivation to get ready and play when they face a good team. Lets not even discuss the losing record but emphasize the division leading Falcons.

Funny how after we lost to the Bucs, Jets and Saints how quickly they revert back to their losing ways. Same can be said of the Titans and Jags, games far too close that should have been laughers. The Bucs, Jags, Titans, Jets and Saints all lost again today and will all finish far below 500. Pitiful!

 

[stillwright]

What ever he said this week he should just repeat. What ever it was it worked.

 

[black and gold apex]

He won't remember what he said, it may have worked but again he won't have an idea what it was.

 

[Southern Steeler]

I fully expect a loss @ Atlanta. They are a bad team and it's on the road.

Then later on this year we can have a lengthy thread about which of the 4 abysmal performances in 2014 was the most damaging.

 

[thesteelcity]

Those losses to the bottom feeders feel worse and worse. We very well could and should have the league's best record. What a decent safety or corner could have done for this team instead of Archer or L. Jones. I know it's a broken record, but it's blunt reality right now.

 

[madinsomniac]

His message ought to be that these bums are bums and we need to destroy them and mot come out playing scared football like we always do when we play a team with a losing record... everyone always thinks we are ill prepared or take them lightly... go back and watch the losses the past 5 years to horrendous teams... we treat them like their staff is super smart and they are super bowl contenders and its going to be a long drawn out battle... we never just put them in their place and make them give up.... we never take the fight to them, we never attack what makes them so bad...

if they are a bad passing D, we run, if they are a bad run D we pass... if they are equally bad at everything we play superconservative and just try not to turn the ball over, which is usually when a team does... Hit them early and often.

Atlanta has the 19th best run D in overall yardage and the 14th in yards per rush, they are 31st in all things pass D related. They have 14 sacks on the season... This is a game where you pass it down their throats until they back off of the line then run out of a no huddle against their Pass D. If we are true to form we will spend the first half trying to wear down their front 7. They have the 6th best pass O but its all dink and dunk. Its actually what our secondary ought to handle if we make them one dimentional by getting a good lead early...

 

[steelhurt]

As far as I'm concerned if they cannot beat a bad Atlanta team and I don't care if the game Is played on the moon, then they do not deserve the playoffs. Losing to all of the bottom feeders, Jets, Bucs, Saints, close ones with the Titans and Jags and now if they lose to the Falcons, that will convince me that this team is rudderless. In other words they have no direction or, discipline or purpose. There is no reason they shouldn't go into Atlanta and lay it on this team. None at all. Lets have a great week of practice, stay focused and for God sakes Tomlin please keep these guys focused on the task awaiting them, and play one game at a time. First task and first priority is to beat the Falcons at all costs.

 

[thesteelcity]

seems easy enough, huh steelhurt? We know better. Flip a coin to which team comes out of that locker room next Sunday!

 

[Steelerfan]

I fully expect a loss @ Atlanta. They are a bad team and it's on the road.

Then later on this year we can have a lengthy thread about which of the 4 abysmal performances in 2014 was the most damaging.

Given the bipolar nature of this team, I fear you're right

 

[scstillerfan]

Me and steelerscotty will be there. They better not lose! Or loose!

 

[Hines57]

Obviously.........