DK's Daily Shot of Steelers: Oh, they definitely care
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- Опубликовано: 25 дек 2023
- Oh, they definitely care, so scratch that one off the list.
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Mason deserves to be the starter regardless if Kenny is healthy. Mason looked comfortable in the pocket and better than Kenny ever has.
He had a pocket. It was the o line’s best day. We were even able to run. I also wonder if the urgency will be the same, as so many guys future was on the line.
@@jimhicks584yeah because mason can actually sling the ball and get the ball out on time
One good game will never decide everything the way you're claiming. We can't ignore the fact that Mason had better protection than Kenny has seen all year
@@joeyyoho3670 Kenny has never put up 34 points in any game he's played.
@@klove5765 theres always an excuse for Kenny 😂
If there’s a person on that team knows what the “Steelers way” is it would be Mason Rudolph. He has been there the whole time and has seen it all. I was so happy for him during the game! He looked like a real NFL quarterback..no happy feet no bailing out and going directly into the rush. He is QB1
Some of the plays actually looked well designed and executed, with timing . You could see mason looking at his progressions, keeping his eyes downfield long enough to do so and throwing with an accuracy that allowed YAC. Taking him out now would be insane.
Rudolph never has really been given a full embrace by Tomlin as a consideration as the starter. They erroneously knee jerk reacted to media criticism of not having “the heir apparent” to Ben on the roster. It’s never easy following a HOF QB, but Rudolph wasn’t given that chance. Sure, they had him on the roster, but the infatuation with Mitch who spent a year backing up Josh Allen erased his lack of leadership to inspire his teams. Sorry, Mitch is a back up, at best. He should be let go after this season. Resign Rudolph and give him a fair shot to be the starter next year. But as far as the remainder of this season, let him sling the rock and manage the offense. He spent more time under Ben and he learned somethings observing in that time. He won’t be Ben Part II, but he can carry the team until the Steelers figure out if KP is the next man up for QB1.
To quote Ed McMahon, "You sir, are CORRRRRRRRRECT!!"
Been saying this for the last couple seasons. The man has only had 11 starts!! And as DK said on last episode he's only 28, what's Kenny 25? Not that I've given up on Kenny,it just makes sense
people forget his performances when he stepped in for Ben. I thought he was good, not great, but good during that stretch. I'm ok with them rolling into next season with Rudolph, Pickett and maybe a 2nd round qb
Very well said!!!!!
I have nothing against Mason, but to say he’s been passed over is laughable. He was forced to sign back as the number 3 after receiving little-to-no interest as a free agent. If he can step in and be a serviceable backup, wonderful. But to cast Mason as the QB of the future is misguided, imo
Mason finally getting the respect he EARNED!! ❤
Hey DK, Did you notice when Mason Rudolph was yelling at Dan Moore for not finishing his Block? And what a Block by Jaylen Warren!!!! Mason Rudolph should be a Captain on the Team!!!
The offense seemed to had complete confidence and played 100 percent harder for Mason. It even looked like the coaches were able to use more of the playbook with Mason.
Am I the only one that thinks that Kenny can actually benefit from this in the long run? You gotta start Mason next Sunday, put Kenny as QB2, and have him see what you have to do in the pocket and when it comes to feeding these receivers the ball (Mason had a few overthrows but he also had very good throws, at least hes trying to heave them downfield at the right time). Kenny is literally in his second year, learn him take a few things from Masons game, who heck he was in Kenny's position in a way a few years back, learning the pace of the game and being better in pocket awareness. 6 years later and now he is showing what he has learned. Great on them to prove me and almost all the fans that doubted their desire for the game wrong, it just did not show that the previous 3 weeks, and QB play had to be the reason why, I am sorry but it should've always been Mason> Mitch when Kenny went down, you just felt the aura of no hope the moment Mitch trotted in against Arizona. I just want more games like the Bengals game, going to Seattle is not going to be an easy task, but Rudolph gives us something that Kenny barely gives us and that Mitch never gave us: Hope for this offense to put up points on the board and unleash their full potential.
Another Great Daily shot, DK. In Mason we trust. Kenny I still like you a lot, but I seriously hope this is a wake up call for you.
The Steelers are wasting their time if they continue to wait on KP to see if he's a franchise qb. He's not and never will be. Jordan Addison made KP look better than he actually was thst last year at Pitt
It's called LEADERSHIP and Mason has it. Kenny & Mitch are not leaders. Leadership begets respect. They all respect Mason and it showed. He was the epitome of a true Leader and all the players bought in and followed and produced because they believe in him and they knew Mason believed in them.
Kenny isn’t a leader? Yikes lol
He’s not. What has he lead them to? Tomlin’s first losing season? Mediocrity? Lol, y’all act like he’s the second coming of Joe Montana.
Y’all need to accept that Kenny Pickett is not the answer. I don’t understand the Yinzer infatuation with this kid. He’s just not that good.
They aren’t winning anything with Pickett or any other QB in the room.
@@Justin-hv7eu but they winning with Mason right? Lol
@@chrisjohnson4796 Yes
@@Justin-hv7eulook up kennys record in starts buddy
We had a 🗣 COMPLETE COMPETENT QUARTERBACK
The main thing that Rudolph changed from the offense is the dynamic of the plays. Any receiver was a possibility on the last game. Even Boykin.
The way tomlin has treated rudolph in the past I'd be stunned if tomlin did play rudolph if Kenny's ready
You mean the way the fans and Pittsburgh media has treated him!
@@blackant51 - Mason has one multi-INT game in his career--the Browns game with the MG incident.
After that game, Mason was pulled in favor of Duck Hodges and Tomlin was asked why. His answer, "we're going with the guy that won't kill us".
There's your HC endorsement and much of the fanbase and media followed.
@@mike2687Yeah, Tomlin's not a Mason fan, that's obvious.
Can’t get more bright and early than 3:30am day after Christmas , thank you for your service here, hope Santa brought you everything you wanted you deserve it all ❤❤
I knew getting decent production from the O line would be key. Im glad the team played for one another ..Im glad we didnt have to chew on our nails the whole 60min😅
I watched Seattle’s game this last weekend. This will be a very tough game. They have a couple very good Receivers and a couple really good Running Backs. Plus Seattles stadium is a very loud place. We better score plenty of points and I feel that means Mason plays.
Great show today DK! You’re correct, Rudolph is not new and the other teams know exactly what he is capable of. I just pray they can ride this positive wave the next two games!
Here We Go! 🏈
Good content here
Yes, Rudolph was not a nervous guy in the pocket. How he overcame that while not playing in 2 years shall remain a mystery to me
Maybe he will get a FAIR shot at Latrobe next t summer
Keep Mason as the starting quarterback, Alex Highsmith basically said Mason is the guy! If Alex does I wonder how many more teammates think this?
The big thing to me in the Bengals game was how Rudolph looked at more than one receiver. He was confident and in control. Never saw that with Pickett or Tribisky. He should start the remainder of the season.
Makes sense the fans know, the reporters know, and players know mason rudolph was the reason for this win... will tomlin acknowledge this and start rudolph next week?!
Hope not Kenny is better
@johneaston918 better at tap dancing maybe rudolph stood in pocket and actually stepped up in pocket and kept eyes down field... pickett rolls out to the left and gets hit all the time
@@yeahspring36 Bengals blitzed Kenny all day and the blocking was awful by the Steelers that day. The Bengals didn't get any pass rush on Mason he had all day to throw. When he gets pressured he will start throwing picks. Playing Kenny is the right move. Hopefully Tomlin doesn't listen to these drunk brain dead fans
@johneaston918 yea hopefully he doesn't listen to the fans, hopefully he'll listen to his own players who gave mason the game ball for the win...
@@johneaston918so in the last three games these qbs played Mason's worse game the tie with Detroit is still better that KP or MT. He threw for 278 yards, 1 td, 1 int, and how is it his fault for the two receivers tumbling the ball while in field goal range
Mason Rudolph Read the Defense perfect and when he sees the BLITZ he knows he's got to throw it up higher and give your receiver a chance to run under the Ball 🏈. Mason Rudolph is a Better QB than Kenny scramble Pickett and to the Left side of course. Kenny Pickett isn't even a Good Backup QB until he Grows up and Watch and Learn. Mason Rudolph was treated terrible and really never got his chance. We've been Waiting for Kenny Pickett to show us something EARLY in the game and Get the Team Rolling. Usually it's a Big Play from the Defense that had to save the Team and somehow Kenny was getting the Credit when credit wasn't deserved on his part. He's been Awful and I can't watch this kid anymore not standing there and trying to read the Defense. He just doesn't know how yet he's too worried about any Rush....
Rudolph was the gear that was missing ! The engine was firing on all cylinders with a debrit in the carb. Mason missed 2 td passes. The rest was awesome to see !! 🖤💛🖤💛
Great to hear another daily shot of Steelers. Especially after a victory.
DK, I wish I could say I’m confident that Rudolph will start again but Tomlin has left me with so little confidence in his ability to evaluate and manage talent that I’m still preparing for “we left the light on for Kenny and he’ll start in Seattle” LOL
Tomlin needs to go. It's time. But who to replace him with?
I think one thing worth commenting on that hasnt really been mentioned much is props to the new offensive coordinators for calling much better plays .. and at the right times. and having a better game plan going in to these games. It just shows you that the team has a lot of very good players, who have been stuffed by really bad coaching starting at the top.
DK- Merry Christmas! Our family enjoys your show. Do you think Trubisky’s days in Pittsburgh are numbered? Hopefully so! Would like to see Mason Rudolph play in Seattle to see if he is a solution for QB2 moving forward.
Thanks DK. Got to give credit to Mason, he played one heck of a game. I think coach Mike Tomlin , in his own way, is taking a serious look at the offense and how well they perform. I can't see Mitch being backup anymore, to say the least. For right now they need to win. Great show DK
I hope you and your family had a fantastic Christmas
I think Rudolph had a pretty good " Stat line " vs PITT in one half a few years ago. Deep ball city.
I agree, that Rudolph was the key. The wide receivers frustration was with the QB play. They couldn't do what they do because they had to "dumb down" offense for QB play. The defense got to get off the field and rest, because Rudolph was keeping offense on the line. Rudolph may not be elite, but I believe he has the talent, maturity, leadership, courage and character to move this team forward. I think that it is clear he has not wasted his time as pack up to work on his craft. Staying in the pocket, no happy feet, accurate long ball, and touch on short passes. I would like to see him given his chance.
Thanks!
Always love your podcast DK!!! Hope that you and Dali and your kids had a great Christmas! I sooo hope that Coach T lets Rudolph finish out our season.......not giving up on Kenny but Rudolph can teach him next year. Go Steelers!!!!
Great show as always but OMG! What a fantastic great insightful J1Q!
What got straightened out is obvious - Mason Rudolph came in and provided competent qb play.
Will this be the Christmas miracle that Pittsburgh has been waiting for??? We shall see!!!
Happy Holidays DK, great stuff as always.
I’m sensing a flicker of hope again lol
Looking at the way the team responded to Mason on game day. Tomlin really needs to think hard about going with Kenny. And hey he has the perfect excuse with Kenny’s injury. Be smart go with Mason Coach.
I almost got to go to the Seattle game, but life got in the way, unfortunately. But I will be close by cheering the on!
He actually threw the ball to Miles Boykin.. as crazy as that sounds, he spread it around and that’s the real difference
That was a little tweak they made with playbook,announcers pointed it out.all season when he came in it was a run play that's how defenses knew what was coming using certain personal and formations for the same plays
Fantastic J1Q. I was wondering the same thing. Can Mason consistently do it? Part of me is going give the benefit of the doubt. Coming into that game his record should 6-4. The lost to the lions was no fault of his. Dionte dropped a TD in the end zone and Pat F fumble the ball in OT. So yeah, he has something. To be honest I think this game is going to be more about the offensive coordinators. They know good and well. Pete Carroll is not gonna get beat deep all game. Mason looked good throwing the shorter routes. My J1Q ties directly into the game. What’s our 3rd or 4th option on offense. What if they take away the deep ball, stop the run or the screens to Jaylen Warren. Can Mason consistently complete the shorter routes?
I totally agree DK. Mason should be our guy from here on out. I honestly don't think it was a fluke. I think Mason has worked for this. Knowing Tomlin he will throw Kenny back in. I hope you and Dali had a wonderful Christmas. God bless you and yours DK.
Mason Rudolph's greatest opponent is not his film, it is Mike Tomlin's hubris.
mic drop
Funny how yall love Mason now after the way the fanbase has dogged him. 😂😂😂
@@blackant51Some of the fanbase*
I can't speak for everybody, but there's definitely a portion of it that believed Mason has always been better than Mitch - myself included.
I've been a supporter for years. Never understood the Mitch stuff. Rooney had some kind of man crush on him. What a waste of money@@blackant51
@@blackant51 not all of us did. Personally, I hated how Ben treated him and the fans. The preseason booing when he went onto the field was embarrassing and childish.
I'll admit I'm a fair-weather commenter, but that's because I've learned the hard way, nothing is gained by me venting publicly, especially as most of my rational and logical thought processes go out the window after a loss. I enjoyed that win, because it was tbh unexpected after that last 3 weeks. I really thought the malaise was permanent. This may even be just a dead cat bounce effect, however I'm less inclined t o be that cynical given the level of commitment across the whole roster . Also shout out to the UDFA #30 who is just a pleasure to watch on the field and when interviewed. That block was one for the ages, but notably seeing CA3 basically tailgate him deliberately including a slight pace adjustment to maintain the right amount of separation was a thing of beauty.
Good Tuesday morning Dejan
I think the "intangible factor" is actually a pretty tangible one, from Kenny diving toward the end zone, getting injured, to Mitch's benching (as DK mentioned former Steelers said) it looked like every position was "pressing" (trying too hard/putting too much pressure on themselves) even more than they already had been all season. This past Saturday, you saw a lot of what made us all so excited about this team as they just played fast & free.
If what I've heard about Mason, that in the past 2+ years he hasn't practiced well, I can see how an unfortunate situation developed where an improving vet gets left behind, & it's not like that is unprecedented at the QB position. There's all kinds of late bloomers, former CFL guys, & perennial backups (all with high pedigrees like Mason) get lost in shuffle, finally get an opportunity, & take full advantage of it. I'm not saying Mason is Rich Gannon or Kurt Warner, but he deserves the look he's going to get the rest of the season.
Hey Dk do you think Tomlin was being to stubborn to give Mason a chance when we all knew what kinda QB play were getting out of Mitch? Just like waiting way too long to let go of Canada?? 🤦🏻♂️
Everyone is missing out on how perfect this weekend was for steelers, from the ravens win, texans, jags, broncos, chiefs and colts, bengals losses. Everyone in front of them lost except bills and ravens. If Bal beats Mia, they clinch homefield and should rest starters against Steelers.
Steelers beat Sea and its really likely they are in
Morning DK GM Stanley checking in, have a wonderful day
Mason read the defense, gave our receivers a chance to make plays, and put points on the board. The play that sticks in my mind was him not throwing a check down to Warren when he saw him about to get blown up and threw it downfield instead to pick up a first down (I think to AR). Kenny has been throwing that ball to Warren and getting negative yardage all season. Kenny needs time to watch and learn.
TOMLIN GOTTA GO
Mason proved the old adage that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Good for him.
Mason deserves another start after that last performance.
I wonder if this is how this offense was supposed to look all season. Could you imagine now how many losses we would have?? Gah! HERE WE GO STEELAZ HERE WE GO!!
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Why does everyone think sitting Kenny would be a bad thing??? Why does everyone think Mason looked better out there? There is no magic pill, he SIMPLY OBSERVED AND LEARNED! Kenny definitely has a future with us but he needs to sit down and learn.....see what his mistakes are and see how Mason is handling those situations.......this isn't a bad thing...its a win win situation for everyone and on top of that Kenny gets some pressure off of him...can u imagine how Kenny always feels? "If i under preform EVERYONE wants my head on a platter!" Lol
Wow, that was a great J1Q question. Everybody likes to go nuts about these quarterbacks who come in and have a great one or two games. Dobbs x2, DeVito, etc. Just for them to eventually fall off once defenses have some film on them. So I really love that question
I'd love to see Mason start but I'm worried that with that performance Kenny will push himself to be back this week and be allowed to resume starting. Seattle is such a tough place to play I can only picture it as a loss in that scenario.
I’ve changed my mind, go with hot hand and you can always make the switch
Some of these other Podcasters are out of their ever loving mind to say if Kenny is healthy he should start. They say you have to be here at the facility to understand and the regular fans are out of touch. No, I'm watching good and bad and just watched really good. Steelers fans are the smartest fans around the NFL.
It looked like a different team
Getting out in front put the d in tHeIr style of tj and Alex's Best opportunity situation, it's a good recipe to cook with for this teams roster
Should we blink when on a clear bright sunny day a beam of light finds our eyes.
The one thing this team hasn't been this year is "Consistent"... So until I see a consistency, even with their effort, passion and heart, game in and game out...I'm not buying it. I have been sold a standard of football that CONSISTENTLY stinks for too long. I'm glad they won, I'm happy for Mason, but that performance on Saturday did not by any means wipe away what we watched for 3 straight weeks. Good show DK
Has Kenny ever looked as good as Mason did against the Bengals last week?
315 needs to ride the bench. We want him healthy to be 3rd string next year.....
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
We've seen this episode before; remember when we got excited the first time they played the Bengals and thought that everything had been worked out? I give MR2 full credit for coming in and looking great with this team, but there's no tape on him less than three years old and consider the opponent.
Mason has gotten much better! He stayed in the pocket! He climbed in the pocket instead of bailing early even with alot of traffic all around him! No happy feet, went through progressions, delivered the ball with timing and accuracy! Checked all the boxes in qb play! And everyone rallied to it!! Defensive guys talking about him after the game! Tomlin and all the other brass saw it and heard it!! His job to lose!!! Period! And maybe an offseason of prep with the starters! Then we would know what is possible?
The morale of the team is solely based on who the QB is. Everyone seems eh about Kenny. They all seem to rally around Mason. They all hate Mitch because they know he’s bad.
I think the players sort of lose respect for a coach whenever they see the best player on the bench. It’s really not too dissimilar from a horrible employee getting a promotion over every one else in the company.
The QB is essentially the “manager”. Would you want to work for a manager you thought was incompetent and didn’t deserve the job? This team played like they had a new manager they actually respected 💯
LMAO U LITERALLY TOOK THE WORDS I WAS THINKING AND POSTED THEM! it's EXACTLY like a workplace....especially being in construction.
Just Keep Playing Mason who is the best pure pocket passer on the Team. He knows the offense, He has a strong arm, and Mason never played with weapons like Pickens, DJ, Muth, CAIII, Robinson, Washington, Heyward, Najee and Warren. He played with tik tok Juju and rookie DJ and His college buddy Washington. He should have been QB2 at the start of the year. The NFL is a league of Attrition. In 2023, the NFL has started the most back up QB's in NFL history. We need both Mason and K8P. Let them battle it out in 2024 for QB1. First, Re-Sign Mason to a 2 or 3 year Deal!
If the Steelers beat the Seahawks and Ravens. And Indy and Texans lose the next week. Steelers in the Playoffs.They are all 8-7.Colts vs Raiders and Texans vs Titans. The Raiders and Titans play hard. They are no easy victories.
KP8 is a winner Steelers were 7 -4. KP8 has 7 comeback 4th QTR wins. KP8 lead the Steelers to their first 400 yds game since 2020. The problem with KP8 is the OL particularly the CENTER position and more specific MASON COLE! Get a Pro Bowl Center and That will fix KP8 and allow him to go through his progression and step up in the Pocket and make better plays.
You can bet that tomlin will make wrong decisions
Glad to finally see Mitch in his rightful place of QB 3. Rumor has it Mitch will get cut by June next year, and I hope it's true as that would cut a decent amount of money for a well undeperforming backup quarterback.
That 3 game losing streak really destroyed my confidence and I'm not sold yet. I need two more games and I need to see a team that doesn't quit when things aren't going well. They looked like a team that quit when the game got tough.
Rudolph is 6'5" 235 lbs same as Big Ben and Josh Allen.
I like tall, Q-Bs and I cannot lie (I tried)
Good morning DK, hooe your Hokiday weekend was great. If im Tomlin I play my cards close to my vest as he likes to say, and do not name a starter till last minute. Make them orep for both guys. Let them double pickens ,Tae will eat em alive. A lot of fan base forgets just how good that guy is too. He's more rhan capapbke of taking over a game. And like you said let them play deep , they've got an answer for that as well.
Here We Go Steelers !!!
I honestly don't know why people think this is rocket science. The offense is supposed to SUPPORT AND COMPLIMENT the defense. If you can actually SCORE, the other team MUST THROW THE BALL. If you have a good pass defense, THAT MEANS TURNOVERS AND TIME OF POSSESSION.
We did this in 2007 and 2012 against the Patriots (with Bruce Arians at OC). The Packers did it their Superbowl run.
We need to listen to Cowher, STOP TRYING TO REINVENT THE WHEEL. Unlike some of these DK analysts beliefs, we don't need a "modern" offense, we need a SCORING offense - period. Whether it comes from 2023 or 2004. The defense will do the rest.
Fact Steelers need a quality backup for next year. Start Mason to evaluate if he is indeed that guy. It’s a win win situation A. he keeps winning = playoffs B. It answers do we need to spend cap space on a veteran backup? (We all know Mitch is done in Pittsburgh)
Rudolph deserves the chance to play until he's not worthy he's played better then Kenny and mitch it's his time he saw the field right made great decisions 2 touchdowns no interceptions!! The whole team played great together Pickens balled out! Defensive unstoppable
I've always like Mason I thought the Steelers did him dirty mainly Tomlin , he balled out on Saturday like I knew he would .
Wouldn’t hate to see Rudolph get a start with Kenny still recovering. Keep Kenny as QB2 this next game. Worst case scenario Rudolph plays like the Rudolph that got him benched for Duck and then we toss Kenny back in. Best case scenario, he plays well and Kenny gets another week to rest the ankle.
I said last year before they drafted Pickett that mason should go into the season as the starter and then they signed Tribisky who's a bum. I never liked the drafting of pickett, hes to timid. Mason was 5-3-1 as a starter and the last 2 preseasons he looked like the best QB on the roster. People laughed at me. I see what my eyes tell me, and if Tomlin had started him 3 weeks ago, we would securely be in the playoffs.
We don't want to see Kenny no more this year
A DK u sound sooooo sure about Mason starting Sunday, until I hear it from coach, I will wait to see lol
They sure looked out of it vs the Cards,Colts and New England.
LOL all the Tomlin hate. He's lost the team...He checked out....we get a competent QB and bang!! 😂😂😂
Hey DK, why does it seem like it takes the Steelers organization so long to apply the right changes? I mean how can our third string quarterback be our best option? Hindsight can always be 20/20 but it seems like we are celebrating improvements that should’ve happened long time ago.
It will take another full team effort, regardless of who is playing QB, with two games left and needing a pair of Ws, it is gut check time!
I'm not getting caught up in the hype after one win. We've all been through way too much not to know better.
I think Rudolph is the best man for Sunday , but I don’t see long term QB1 in him. And if we’re starting a backup over Kenny , that points to the need to draft a QB
Reality check, played good against a bad team. Just like last time. But there are signs of life. Penalties down. Fewer mistakes. Winning out west is the litmus test. Let's keep the momentum going.
They were up two scores a week ago in Indy, and collapsed, so to say they didn't have leads isn't honest.
The O line finally did their job, Rudolph is QB1 now. Kenny needs to stay on sidelines.
I think the team was able to rally behind Mason because the team had the ultimate professional leading the team. By that I mean the way Mason has handled everything that has been dealt to him from being the perceived #1 after Bens departure to the 3rd string practice team QB who didn’t even suit up for most games and through it all never once complained or whined about his situation, but just played the hand that was dealt by continuing to work hard, be positive, be a team player, or in other words be the ultimate professional. Never to high, Never to low, just steady and constantly preparing for the day his number would called. I think the team watched all of this and we’re able to rally behind that because they knew by watching his story how deserving he was and they didn’t want to let him down, and they followed his example.
Dk do you think Kenny sitting will bring the best out of him or challenge him knowing it’s his fault that it’s no longer his team? He looked very demoralized watching Mason put up more stats in one game than he did in a season
Knowing how this team operates Its hard to believe Kenny want start. That's saying the QB you invested in to be the next franchise guy was a mistake. Even worse if Kenny starts but plays bad and you pull him for Mason. This is a situation I would not want in my lap.
Lets win the last 3 and make the playoffs. Mason Rudolph is our Nick Foles🤣🤣🤣 lets go shock the world.
Maybe Mason is the leader on offense the team needs?
Hey DK, What if Mason Rudolph wins out the next 3 games ? How much Credit goes to Mike Tomlin when credit isn't due for having your best QB on the bench on the 3rd string? Mike Tomlin doesn't know is Right he doesn't have a Clue on what to do with this situation!!!!
They are fully invested now? Why didn't they give a damn when it really counted against the Colts, Cardinals, and Patriots? They care now that it is too late? I'm sick of the mediocrity. I sick of the attitude, that the playoffs are just going to be handed to them. Earn something! Look like you belong in the playoffs.
Imagine that, decent QB play can lead to good things. It never crossed my mind. I'm not gonna pretend Rudolph is the answer though. We've seen him play the occasional good game. I'm not shocked by this. His stats were a bit inflated after a couple big plays from George. Don't think 'the guy' is on the roster yet.
My biggest fear is coming true…I know this sounds bad and un-fan like, but with all the other teams in the playoff race losing this weekend I can absolutely see the Steelers getting the last spot and then losing in the first round. The franchise and half the fans call it a successful season as they one upped last year and nothing changes at all. Tomlin gets an extension. Mike or Eddie become the new OC full time. Onto another 8-9 win year in 2024. It’s a holiday nightmare scenario. I hate seeing them lose and saying I want them to lose out, but no playoffs or a losing season is the only way for this franchise to make some real changes.