I just spent some time searching this sub and see no mention of AR II. There was a post almost two months ago critical of him and that’s it. Let me add some other facts.
The Steelers got a D- on the NFLPA player survey. There were poor marks for training room, locker room and weight room. Players don’t feel investments are made in the facilities. This is supposed to be a world class organization.
It’s been widely reported that the Steelers NEVER get rid of a coach until their contract expires. You need an innovative OC to help your young QB? Well tough shit we ain’t playing Matt Canada and another OC. Live with it.
Hey look, one of the best defensive coaches falls in our lap last year in Brian Flores. Well too bad because we only promote cheap options from within so take him Vikings. We’re good.
I like Omar Kahn, hopefully he’s great. But again just another example of promoting from within.
There is zero investment made in this team. It’s become insular as fuck with no outside ideas or influence to penetrate its outmoded thinking.
Move over Bob Nutting, you have competition for the worst owner in the city. The only difference is Nutting didn’t have his father be one of the best owners in the history of pro sports.
I’m not surprised.
Im never to hung up on whether the NFL coach has a coaching tree or not because to be honest there’s going to be a lot of overlap between different coaching trees anyway.
The biggest problem I have is the threshold for below average results. If Art II is so insistent on his bottom line you’d think he’d make sure that he was doing everything he could to make sure his HC and GM had the resources to do what they needed to do.
If he is the reason why they don’t fire coordinators mid contract he has to understand the problems that cause when it’s obvious it’s time to move on. Him letting Tomlin keep Canada for another year only hurts him both in the short and long term.
He doesn’t need to meddle with his coaches like Jerry does but he does need to protect them from themselves.