Since the season is over

[|BlackJesus|]

I don't like this potential foreshadowing ... 😨 

 

[Jamie_B]

2 hours ago, sparky151 said:

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/columnists/jason-williams/2024/12/01/bengals-nfl-playoff-chances-Stealers-schedule/76664959007/

 

This piece says the Stealers have 27 personnel folks compared to 6 for the Bengals. 

 

Jesus just double what we have and I think things could get better.

[Le Tigre]

6 hours ago, I_C_Deadpeople said:

The Stealers just had their 21st straight winning season. I hate them, but I respect thier organization. 

They were 8-8 in 2019. 
 

In any event, with 21 straight non-losing seasons, point taken. 
 

I would surmise, though, that this fanbase would not be happy with this either. They were last in a SB in 2010 (lost) and have been out of the playoffs 4 times since. When making the playoffs, they have been one-and-done 5 times, lost divisional round twice, and conference championship once. 
 

Around here, this would be “Marvin Mediocrity”. Funny thing is: the Stealer fans I know think so as well. They just insert Tomlin’s name. 

[T-Dub]

40 minutes ago, Jamie_B said:

 

Jesus just double what we have and I think things could get better.

 

It's not as simple as hiring more people though..  Even if they're qualified it's still up to the family & Tobin (who may as well be family at this point) to value the judgment of a bunch of new scouts when it contradicts their own ideas.  Once again the culture of nepotism does not encourage dissenting viewpoints.

 

To put it bluntly, they're not going to hire a bunch of people to come in and show them they know fuck-all about building a football team.  At best they'll bring on some extra yes-men who grasp the power dynamic and are happy to go along with it.   So, basically, what they have now but with more cars in the parking lot.

[MichaelWeston]

Irwin was cut today

[|BlackJesus|]

Our defense is so bad it literally has Ocho crying 😢

 

[claptonrocks]

2 hours ago, MichaelWeston said:

Irwin was cut today

I feel... nothing

[Cat]

12 hours ago, MichaelWeston said:

Irwin was cut today

Well that's one step towards addressing the missed assignments and poor tackling on defense...

[Jamie_B]

15 hours ago, BlackJesus said:

Our defense is so bad it literally has Ocho crying 😢

 

 

Hes crying because he made a bet with Ryan Clark that he can't have McDonald's for the rest of the year. Lol

[I_C_Deadpeople]

22 hours ago, BlackJesus said:

^ Here's a scary thought, it might actually get worse when Mike dies, as his progeny are all corporate lawyers who see the team as a financial asset to produce profit, rather than a legacy project of prestige like most of the NFL owners who are independently rich outside of football. 

 

What if these are the 'glory days' before the complete "McKinsey / Bain Capital" corporate mindset takeover? 😒 

We will only know once he is gone.  But the younger gals 'seem' to be moving in the direction of increasing the franchise value. Mike is not smart enough (or too stubborn) to undertsand that you can both (a) increse the franchise value and (b) increse the annual income by INVESTING correctly. 

[|BlackJesus|]

3 minutes ago, I_C_Deadpeople said:

 the younger gals 'seem' to be moving in the direction 

 

The Blackburn daughters will be great I think. But the issue is their mom and dad might control things for the next 2 decades before they get their chance to be in charge.

 

The stuff about their dad Troy from Whitworth's interview was particularly worrying. 

[I_C_Deadpeople]

Just now, BlackJesus said:

 

The Blackburn daughters will be great I think. But the issue is their mom and dad might control things for the next 2 decades before they get their chance to be in charge.

 

The stuff about Troy from Whitworth's interview was particularly worrying. 

I have no doubt that Troy is a complete dimwit. Looks and acts like one. His interaction with Whit was so cringe worthy, it is exactly the opposite of what you want to do to build a solid team and team chemistry. You can depart from players in a fully respectful way, shake hands and leave on understanable terms. 

 

I have no idea what Pumpkin herself will do - she may go full Mikey or she may open things up.