Black Friday coming early in the Burgh | Steelers Fire Canada
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Georgiamuscle
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About time they fired that clown 
About time they fired that clown
Still prolly ain't gon help with Pickett though lol, but yeah, this was a long time coming.
What did Tomlin see in this dude?
Georgiamuscle
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Right Pickett is ass but there’s no reason he can’t be a great value Goff (in the Lions offense). Pittsburgh needs an effective run heavy offense like Detroit to keep that goofy from ruining the games and utilize their two backs better
Maybe cuz Canada recruited his son to Maryland
and after that, became vertically integrated in the org by tying the WR, RB and other positional coaches to him as people he worked with. Shyt be all about relationships most of the time end of the day.
Lil Bape the PostGod
Can’t talk to broke boys
The QB still gonna suck
General Mills
More often than not I tend to take that L.
I am stunned they pulled the trigger. The Steelers way is to NOT do stuff like this during a season.
I am glad they did it. Should have been done years earlier. As much as I want to blame Pickett and he has been trash.. this offense was bad with Ben too. Ben was in the twilight of his career but he could still sling the rock. He was winning games despite Canada because he would go hurry up and call his own plays. He literally backyard balled the team to a winning record and a Wildcard berth.
I am glad they did it. Should have been done years earlier. As much as I want to blame Pickett and he has been trash.. this offense was bad with Ben too. Ben was in the twilight of his career but he could still sling the rock. He was winning games despite Canada because he would go hurry up and call his own plays. He literally backyard balled the team to a winning record and a Wildcard berth.
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I don't know... I'm not as immersed into Steelers culture but the vibe I get from their ownership is that they don't interfere with anything coach/day-to-day related unless their hand is ABSOLUTELY forced, and it's rarely been forced as the team, on its worst day, is middle of the pack at the end of the year.
It's possible that the Rooneys had enough, but part of me thinks that Najee's voice really carries weight like that, especially given that his entire vibe has always been team first (I've read in the past that Najee was identified as the guy that the Heywards/Watts of the world were to pass the torch of leadership and representation of "The Standard" to).
General Mills
More often than not I tend to take that L.
The decision came from team president Art Rooney II after watching the Steelers average just 16.1 points in 10 games and seeing quarterback Kenny Pickett struggle to develop in his second season.
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports...enny-pickett-mike-tomlin/stories/202311210066
Normally I would agree with you but this appears to be the one rare instance when Ownership did make the call. They typically do not do this
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Move was definitely to placate the fans who still somehow think Pickett is Marino 2.0.
Pressure is definitely on Kenny now tho. No more excuses. If he can't become an even mid-tier QB over the next 7 games, we will certainly be looking to draft/sign one next year.
Pressure is definitely on Kenny now tho. No more excuses. If he can't become an even mid-tier QB over the next 7 games, we will certainly be looking to draft/sign one next year.
