Particularly since the Bengals are perceived as nothing without Burrow. Whenever the Steelers think they have a big edge, they relax and get beat. Tomlin coached teams consistently lose or barely win games against opponents that are struggling or during games where the Steelers have a big halftime lead.
Tomlin is more like the oldest player than a coach, losing focus when the game seems to be “in the bag,” clueless when the current strategy and game play isn’t yielding the desired result and no overall perspective to adjust.
The Canada firing could motivate the Steelers to win to prove that firing Canada was the right move, but it’s hard to say. The worst probable situation is that the Steelers go into halftime with a huge lead. If the motivation to be correct about Canada outweighs their tendency to lose focus, they’ll win. But, if they have a 3 touchdown lead at halftime, that’ll be trouble
Particularly since the Bengals are perceived as nothing without Burrow. Whenever the Steelers think they have a big edge, they relax and get beat. Tomlin coached teams consistently lose or barely win games against opponents that are struggling or during games where the Steelers have a big halftime lead.
Tomlin is more like the oldest player than a coach, losing focus when the game seems to be “in the bag,” clueless when the current strategy and game play isn’t yielding the desired result and no overall perspective to adjust.
The Canada firing could motivate the Steelers to win to prove that firing Canada was the right move, but it’s hard to say. The worst probable situation is that the Steelers go into halftime with a huge lead. If the motivation to be correct about Canada outweighs their tendency to lose focus, they’ll win. But, if they have a 3 touchdown lead at halftime, that’ll be trouble