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[VeveJones007]

Originally Posted by Mr. Session

The Steelers have absolutely embarrassed Indianapolis every time they've played for the last what? 3 years?

I was disgusted with the showing Pittsburgh put up against New England in the Title game this year, but Pittsburgh is still the only team in the conference that has enough of their shit together to challenge New England.

Tomlin essentially has Pittsburgh playing at the same level his predecessor did. Almost every year they are in the discussion and they consistently make deep playoff runs. They still dominate the AFC North and they still get the better of both their competent rivals (Baltimore/Cincinnati).

He hasn't been fired because he's good at his fucking job. Pittsburgh fans have no reason to stop buying tickets, that team may be more exciting now than it was when they won the superbowl.

I agree that Tomlin is a pretty good coach, but you're overstating the case in a few places here. Pittsburgh has not dominated the AFC North. Cincinnati has done better in that division over the last five years.

Also, Pittsburgh's defense has been a limiting factor for them the past several years. It's easy to understand that a defense-minded head coach would catch some flak for a consistently underperforming defense. Isn't that one of the things we frequently hold against Pagano?