I really don't know which thread to put this in, so here is as good as any. I've posted a few times about the head scratching things we did in the Lions game. Several decisions I was completely against, things I feel are 100% on Tomlin... But nothing brings out the doom and gloom quite like the yearly stinker against a weak opponent. Media counts them out, fans start to doubt, the sky is falling, the team is going nowhere, rinse and repeat.
For as ****** as Tomlin is against these inferior opponents (and I touched on why in another thread, short version he treats them like a practice to try new things), he's equally as impressive against the stronger teams. I've seen far too many times this team get tossed to the trash by the fans and media only for them to put together a great gameplan and beat a team they were supposed to lose to (see the Bills game this year). For all the Tomlin is a **** coach for games like this, he also deserves the credit for the games he has this team ready and wins against the tougher opponent.
The one thing this team has going for it, no one is really lighting up the scoreboard against us. If it's close, I like our chances, and if the offense can put together an entire game if solid play, instead of a few stretches here and there, we can make some noise.
I for one, despite how disappointing Sundays game was, and how miserable it seemed, I'm not ready to jump ship and call the sky falling just yet...
