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What are the highlights of the Texans vs. Patriots game predictions?
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You teased to a clip? What happened? You teased to, like, when did the Mike Tomlin train start to really derail, basically.
Yes, yeah. And it never got real bad, right? It never got to be where they were, you know, going 5 and 11, 6 and 11 every year. But something profound changed where the Steelers went from a powerhouse to a team that nobody really thought could win. They even went from a powerhouse to it was they have a puncher's chance with Ben. And I'll tell you where I think the Tomlin era turned. I think it was the Super Bowl against Aaron Rodgers when a great defense with the defensive player of the year that year, Troy Polamalu, got shredded in the Super Bowl, started to show signs. They had shown some, but not many, of wear and tear and age and couldn't get it done in the biggest game. The story's always been Rashard Mendenhall from that game.
That defense had a chance to shut things down several different times, and Aaron Rodgers lit them up. And Mike Tomlin's defense, which was really in many ways Bill Cowher's defense, got old. they suddenly got old after that because the next year was Tebow. And people may point to that one, and I'll buy that too. But you know what? They were banged up for the Tebow game because they were already old and getting injured and on their way out and starting to trickle out. And for me, it feels like maybe with a couple of exceptions, the year they went to the AFC title game against New England – It feels to me like the Steelers being taken seriously as a legit Super Bowl contender for the most part died that day in Dallas.
That's where I think things changed.
Why should Brian Flores be considered for the Steelers' head coach position?
I go a little bit later, and maybe that's just the respect I feel other teams probably had for Roethlisberger's ability, but then also after those teams, the Steelers did work themselves into having One of the best running backs in football. One of the most versatile players in football with Le'Veon Bell. Yeah. And then to me, the single top receiver in all of football with Antonio Brown. I know people would debate Julio Jones, DeAndre Hopkins. I'm taking AB over any of them. I'm taking AB over almost every single guy that's ever played the position. That's besides the point. So I feel like I put it at that Jags loss in 2017. Yeah. Where it started to flip.
How about the Shazier injury right before that then?
Which I think, which played a large part because I do think you have a player as dynamic as Shazier was, especially that season. He was without question having a breakout year. I think they end up beating the Patriots. There's no need for the Jesse James play. I think they win that game. They get the No. 1 seed. I think a lot of things are different if that injury never happens. That's also something kind of tough, that singular event kind of tough to put on Mike. And at the same time, the injury also produced one of his best games. I've always been impressed going back to his team having to deal with watching one of their best players suffer a career-ending injury. And on that same night, they rally from a two-score deficit and win.
I think that's a pretty big win.
And then beat the Ravens.
In his career, yes. But that Jags game, I feel, is when it really started to turn because then it was, all right, how many cracks do they really have left with Ben? And then 2018 happened, Bell sat out, AB exploded at the end of the year mentally. That's a good pick. He showed up in a fur coat for that Week 17 game.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the highlights of the Texans vs. Patriots game predictions?
0:00–2:31
2
Why should Brian Flores be considered for the Steelers' head coach position?
2:31–8:10
3
What economic issues are currently affecting Major League Baseball?
8:10–10:42
4
How do players feel about the current state of the Steelers under Mike Tomlin?
10:42–11:51
5
What significant changes have occurred in the Steelers' coaching staff?
11:51–15:58
6
How does the MLB salary structure impact teams like the Pirates?
15:58–19:41
7
What are the implications of the Dodgers' spending on MLB economics?
19:41–22:36
8
What are the future prospects for the Steelers after Tomlin's departure?
22:36–38:14
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