That is a trade off worth it. Scouting is always key. Originally Posted by obnoxiousramYou have to stink to get a shot at the best QBs in the draft. Not many great QBs get traded. Montana and Manning were at the end of their careers. Brees has a serious shoulder injury and the Chargers drafted Rivers. Or, you can get lucky like Belichek. If he thought Brady was going to be as great as he turned out, he wouldn’t have waited until the 6th round to draft him.
I heard from someone very close to the Steelers that the group of outside investors are exerting a lot of pressure on the Rooneys to make wholesale changes in the coaching staff. Originally Posted by Big StigThey can bitch about coaching all they want. When your HOF QB leads the league in interceptions and your kicker has the most misses, you’re lucky to go 9/6/1. Take those mistakes out of the equation and they’re 13/3. Regardless of what happens Tomorrow, Tomlin won’t be fired. Butler seems like the scapegoat. Big deal. Rumor has it Tomlin has been calling the defense.
Time for a down to the studs renovation. Originally Posted by Big StigI don’t think the offense needs much renovation. Ben has to cut down on the turnovers. Need a new kicker. They need secondary help and a stud ILB. DuPree has been a disappointment. Replace him. They have the Bell money now. They can sign some proven defensive players along the lines of Joe Hayden. Forget firing Tomlin, Rooney just ain’t doing it. He might insist that Tomlin bring in a new staff. One can only hope Tomlin refuses to and resigns. His arrow is pointing down.