Most Steelers fans are routing for him to succeed as well. There’s a small sample size that wants to pull him and put Russel Wilson in, I’m not in that crowd though. Fields could be our future franchise QB, Wilson has only 3-4 years left in the NFL before he’s forced to retire.
The VERY best thing about he 3-0 start is actually that it puts us on track for home field advantage throughout the playoffs and THAT is the 12th man on the field for defense-dominant teams. Like it’s been said this week, give TJ a scenario where the Acrisure crowd noise forces the opponent into silent counts and it’s like giving him 2 extra steps at the QB every play.
Re: Fields not being named starter, I just get this sense that Tomlin is attempting to motivate Fields by doing this; that Fields' experience is simply being anointed QB1 without really having to really earn it or be challenged for it. That by keeping Fields a bit uncomfortable, Tomlin's encouraging Fields to play smarter football instead of reckless hero ball, knowing that there are consequences to bad play that weren't there in Chicago or Ohio State.
Just fear KC, Mahomes and Kelse. They always come out in the win column. Fear Buff, Josh Allen and company are a juggernaut, Fear the Vikes also a juggernaut!!!!!
The big thing that has worried me since the schedule has come out isnt the wins and loses in the second half but the attrition. When we play the other AFC North we always seem to have a lot of injuries. I guess it is the type of physical ball we all play, sometimes its the cheap shots bungles, but I just hope we can go into the playoffs with a healthy team for once. I dont want to see our foundation players in sweats watching the playoffs IE Cam, TJ, Minka, Najee, Muth, Pickens etc. To many times, in the last decade when we had a real chance to go far in the playoffs our stars were on the sidelines watching as we lost.
lol no Steelers fan saw this schedule like the media talks about it.. this is the tough part to me.. afc north football when we will be playing our best ball.. I like us
What the front office needs to get credit for but no one talks about it is building a team with a ton of depth. Think about it! This team already has had to deal with an injured Jalen Warren, Troy Fatanu, Russell Wilson, Isaac Seuomalo, Alex Highsmith, etc. This team hasn’t missed a beat and I would argue has actually gotten better! The only negative I would argue was the knee jerk reaction to dumping Deonte Johnson but if Roman Wilson can step up and be close to what he was at Michigan then that won’t matter! Bravo Khan and Widel!!!
They want volunteers not hostages remember? DJ checked out middle of the season last year. His play and effort proved that. Is what it is , next man up.
Im really excited about this team but we should pump the brakes on that, every year there’s at least one “how did we lose that” game and the juggernauts are all at the latter end of the schedule. Even then I def think we could lose to teams like washington but im still excited about what this team could do
The only thing that I don’t like is that we have a Thursday game and a Wednesday. Both of those should be outlawed in this league. But both of our short week games come after we play Baltimore. And regardless of record, Baltimore is always physical. It just means we’re going to see more injuries late in the season when we don’t need them.
Considering we were 5-1 in division games last year with the teams in our division being significantly better also. Definitely a chance we can go undefeated in division this year
Gotta love the vibe of the team! We'll get to see Leal and see if he has progressed as much as advertised during training camp. Herbig will become a superstar before our eyes!! Very exciting time!!
Fearing the AFC North? Why? That’s historically been the easier part of our schedule. Look at our historical and recent win-loss record. I think the only reason some of us are bought into the idea that those games are harder is because the media keeps lying to us about how good the Ravens, Bengals and Browns are every year.
I'm looking forward to their next game , with enthusiasm. As the season wears on toward the bye week, the Steelers need another win. They are getting better but any team at any time can lose a game for whatever reason. I think if that would happen, it won't slow them down. Their progress will continue. Thank you DK, Another great listen !
Yes for sure. This next game against the Colts is far more important than it may seem. Since we have the toughest schedule, we simply cannot afford to lost many/any of these games against lower-tier teams. But as you said, anyone can lose against anyone so we need to stay focused all game!
I had 4-2 in division before the season started. I think we’ll be fine and we should be getting back a bunch of players by Week 9-10, including Sutton.
there's at least 10 good reasons for Tomlin not to make an official announcement on starting QB and not so many great reasons to announce it. Who cares who the official QB is?! I'm quite confident that the players know full well what their roles are and it does not have to be broadcasted throughout the media. Keep the enemy in the dark.
We're all smitten by Fields, rightfully so, hes been great 4 3 games, but TOMLIN, well it may take him a few more weeks to be sold, this is also a case
My initial reaction just reading the title: Honestly I had this same thought yesterday. I want necessarily "afraid" of the back half of the schedule, but my perspective of the back half is the schedule has definitely changed from "just survive, .500 will keep this team in the playoff running if they take care of business early" to "the gotta go through us twice if they want to make the playoffs. Good luck!" Lol
Hey DK, I have been trying to submit a J1Q for a while, I have the app and cant ever find out how to do it. But anyways here is my thought of our schedule. I do not fear any of the teams we play in the second half of the season. I just fear attrition through the 10 day span where we play 3 games. 2 away games in a span of 6 days (@philly& @baltimore) and then 4 days later play Kansas City at home. The thing that bothers me is the League is so worried about protecting players and helping with CTE, then why the heck would they allow a team, let alone a very physical team to play 3 games in 10 days…? Blows my mind.
Think you’re missing the mark on Tomlin. He’s challenging Fields to play better. “QB1 still isn’t earned in a permanent sense, so go earn it” is what he’s telling Fields. Yeah maybe it’s hedging a little bit so he can save face if Justin falls apart at some point, but I think Tomlin is doing what he does best: challenging a guy to get better
Great start, but injuries will be key factor in how successful this season is. This defense can beat anyone when healthy and offense will keep improving and only need to be average.
Why would Tomlin announce JF as QB1 what if he goes out and craps Dow. His leg the next couple games, not that I expect that at all I’m just saying he’d put himself way more in a corner by announcing it one way or the other, he also has expressed that he wants Fields to be better, so why hand him the QB1 title, keep his feet to the fire and working hard to earn that QB1 job and also why crush Wilson’s hope of getting back and being QB1 keep his feet to the fire also working to get better every day, I see no reason for Tomlin to announce a QB1 until absolutely necessary.
Always have to be cautious about our divisional games in any season, as they will ALWAYS be close and decided by one mistake or play. BUT, we are 7-1 in our last 8 against the Ravens, and we went 5-1 in the division last year with basically the worst offense. So it may not be quite as daunting as it seems. My prediction: if we can go 4-2 against the division, we will make the playoffs
I love it so much that we have more wins than the rest of the AFCN! Heh, we went 5-1 in the division last year- maybe we get the clean sweep this year! Go Steelers! I really hope if we beat the colts this year and are 4-0 Tomlin has to give Fields qb 1. JQ1*** If the Khan artist gets offered a 2nd or 3rd round pick (desperate times for some teams) for Wilson do we trade him and roll with Allen as our backup? Maybe go grab that rookie qb -Plumlee- we had off whoever has him on their practice squad as our 3rd qb?
Hey DK, I know the QB1 question has been beaten to death, but do you think that by not naming Fields the official QB1 on the depth chart, even though they are clearly comfortable with him as the starter, that they essentially not doing so to keep that chip on Fields shoulder and “not letting him seek comfort” in knowing that the job is his?
HIT THE LIKE BUTTON PEOPLE !!! Great Show DK, Hey DK isn't Rodger goodell a hypocrite saying that he's for players safety but they don't enforce the Mouthpiece Rules??? There would definitely be fewer concussions in the League!!! I know from being a Boxer that the Ref stops the fight and has them put in their Mouthpiece before fighting. And when I see almost every player NOT having it in. Well it's no wonder why we can't hit people in the head and GOD forbid they touch a QB in the Head. It's KILLING the NFL and I can't stand some of these personal Fouls being called are just RIDICULOUS!!! WHY don't you ask the commissioner next time you get a chance. Because I don't feel sorry for someone who gets KO for not wearing their Mouthpiece!!! They deserve it for not wearing it!!! NO FUN LEAGUE (NFL) !!!
I understand what you’re saying DK, however, when we play ANYONE of our AFC North opponents, it’s a new slate no matter how bad the records are in that division. They’re like playoff games, never know what can happen. Smash mouth football & sadly injuries seem to happen more in division games.
Schedule Shmedule, 1 game at a time, if the offense gets 23 PPG we're getting 11 wins minimum and it looks like the back end of the schedule will be filled w/5 star matchups because WE'RE IN THEM! 😎
I've been thinking about the division in recent years...in 2022 Steelers are 3-3 vs AFCN, but finish third because they can't beat AFCE (0-4) In 2023 Steelers are 5-1 vs AFCN, but again finish third because they're 1-3 vs AFCS and have trouble with 2-10 teams. New reality now...2-0 vs AFCW...interesting times ahead.
Like I told you yesterday DK, lets just ride this wave, none of us are ENTITLED to making decisions or requesting decisions be made by the team...we 3-0 Here we Go 🟡🔴🔵
I like the Steelers chances after the bye. More so I like that they only have to travel to Ohio, Philly or Baltimore. Christmas Day is the exception but with the rest of the AFC north underperforming it doesn’t seem like a rough road schedule to me.
@MrFreshEdition 3 months ago Sam nailed it! Joe Burrow is right there with Pat Mahomes in talent, but he is very very fragile, especially playing within the Physicality of the AFC North with the Steelers, Browns, and Ravens. This is why I am high on the Steelers. They own Lamar Jackson and have beaten the Ravens 7 of 8 last games. And Deshaun Watson has never beaten the Steelers. Burrow owns the Steelers but had his worst game as a pro versus the Steelers in 2022 Seasonal opener when the Steelers intercepted Burrow 4 Times and sacked him 7 Times with 1 lost Fumble. Football analyst focuses on the Strength of Schedule, which is very misleading, I focus on Strength of QB this is the most important factor in the winning equation. The Steelers have the best QB Tandem in the AFC North with RW3 and JF2 and I am taking the Browns with the 2nd Best with Watson and Winston. The Bengals are 3rd, and the Ravens are 4th, and this will determine the AFC North. Steelers won 10 games without a competent QB and now with all the major upgrades in the QB Room, OC Room, OL Room. Steelers winning 2 more games to be a 12 Win Team with an improved offense and especially with an improved Defense that was 6th is scoring despite all the major injuries to Minkah, Cam Heyward, a depleted Safety room (Kazee suspension 4 games) and ILB Room (Holcomb and Kwon Alexander injuries). And with the Additions of Patrick Queen, Deshon Elliott, Cam Sutton, Deonta Jackson, and Rookie Payton Wilson, Cory trice Jr. And that second year leap for DT Benton and OLB Herbig! With this infusion of Speed and physicality This Defense will be Top 3. Going in to Week 11 to face the Ravens the Steelers could be 9-0, 8-1, or 7-2 at Worst! Again The 2024 Steelers are a 12 or 13 win Team!
I think it's pointless to get worried about the strength of schedule due to the fact that you don't know how that team will be playing at that time and what injuries they are dealing with amongst other things. A team can look dominant one year and the next just be a middle of the pack team.
I think m how Mike T is dealing with the QB situation is the best way.. it keeps fields on his toes and keeps Wilson on his toes as well telling everyone who is QB 1 has no Benefit what so ever
I think the bye week is the absolute best time in the season right smack in the middle and kicks off after a Monday night game (which I'll be attending) so no worries about a short week there perfectly placed to lick our wounds of injuries... relax the boys get to enjoy Halloween night... look forward to playing a bunch of teams that are extremely beatable (KC included at Heinz Field ... whoops did I pronounce Acrisure correctly?!) and a possibly extremely wounded and beatable division... the way this team seems to be jelling together this quickly I could see 13-14 wins to finish the regular season
I don’t see us completely imploding during the second half of the season. Those teams are going to fear us just like us as fans might fear them. I can see us splitting a game w each division. That’s Ravens game is going to boil down to a turnover and our kickers. You never know what you’re gonna get from the Browns. A healthy Nick Chubb w a good defense could cause some problems. I’m not fear Deshaun Watson. He has yet to look like the Deshaun Watson from Houston and this is his third season in Cleveland. Everyone can make excuses for him, etc.. I’m just not willing to think he’s gonna single-handedly beat the Steelers two times. The Bengals are an interesting case. They can score 30+ at any given time. Let’s just hope they don’t figure out their defense. And Lamar Jackson he has yet to beat the Steelers so to answer your question DK no I’m not really fearing the AFC North. I think it’s gonna come down to what the Steelers do more so than it being about those teams. J1Q, do you think Najee is doing enough to earn a new contract with the Steelers?
We should never "fear" the rest of the AFC North, but we can never "take a game off" with this group, especially the Ravens. The AFC North will still give us close games and injuries.
Hey don't look at me, I've been saying since training camp that my prediction was always 12-5 with a 7-1 start to the season with losses to Raiders, Cincy, CLE, Philly, and KC.
DK, a serious question why would you name Justin Fields a starter when he could go out this week or the following week and have a terrible game or two games in a row. You have to let it play out until Russell Wilson, 100% then you come out and name the starter. You have a bigger menu to go off by then. So I agree with Mike Tomlin. It makes no sense to anyone to name a starter. We know Justin Fields is the starter right now and he knows that’s all that matters.
Hey DK, love your show, but this Tomlin take you have comes off as odd to me. You’re presenting, as fact, the idea that Tomlin won’t name Fields the starter because Tomlin wants to save face and has backed himself into a corner. Isn’t it more likely that he won’t name a starter because there is zero advantage in doing so? By name Fields the starter today, you make it so you cannot pivot to Wilson if Fields starts struggling. It is to Tomlin’s competitive advantage to keep the start in question until such a time that there’s a requirement to pick one. It’s just an odd take to me that you are leaning heavily into Tomlins “reason” for not picking a starter being to save face. Almost every other analyst I’ve listened to seems to agree that Tomlin is doing the right thing in not naming Fields the starter yet. Appreciate the show!
Doom and gloom is the talking heads prediction for the Steelers every year. I believe it's wishful thinking out loud myself. Specially when it comes from Cowherd and other ex- AFC NORTH players that weren't Steelers. And the Steelers is the tough dreadful team on their schedule! Not the other way around. Go Steelers!
Great Show DK, HEY DK What makes Mike Tomlin a good judge for a QB especially after last year? I just know that Mike Tomlin and his EGO will have to put Russell Wilson in and hope that he's Right this time. Can't wait to see How the Crowd reacts could you imagine Russell Wilson getting Booo's from the Steelers fans!?!? I can and I'll be the first one to start Boooing . Russell Wilson is too slow and can't see over the Line and will do nothing for the Steelers but set us back. Keep up the good work
Not sure on this, Tomlin was always high on Fields even in college. Fields may be more Tomlin's guy. Not saying anything regarding ego, just on who's his guy.
Bears fan here…j fields is so awesome to watch ..I really hope he succeeds with you guys . Bears make me sad. Go fields !
Most Steelers fans are routing for him to succeed as well. There’s a small sample size that wants to pull him and put Russel Wilson in, I’m not in that crowd though. Fields could be our future franchise QB, Wilson has only 3-4 years left in the NFL before he’s forced to retire.
There are so many Bears fans with that same sentiment. We must have something special about to happen for us!! Thanks Bears!
Come on over be a Steelers fan grass is greener over here
Just become a Steelers fan, we welcome all new fans and YES Fields is awesome and the Bears didnt deserve him whatsoever
The VERY best thing about he 3-0 start is actually that it puts us on track for home field advantage throughout the playoffs and THAT is the 12th man on the field for defense-dominant teams.
Like it’s been said this week, give TJ a scenario where the Acrisure crowd noise forces the opponent into silent counts and it’s like giving him 2 extra steps at the QB every play.
Love this point of view!
Re: Fields not being named starter, I just get this sense that Tomlin is attempting to motivate Fields by doing this; that Fields' experience is simply being anointed QB1 without really having to really earn it or be challenged for it. That by keeping Fields a bit uncomfortable, Tomlin's encouraging Fields to play smarter football instead of reckless hero ball, knowing that there are consequences to bad play that weren't there in Chicago or Ohio State.
agreed.
Exactly
Never scared of our little brothers
Exactly
I used to think teams couldn’t get worse if the off-season
Just fear KC, Mahomes and Kelse.
They always come out in the win column. Fear Buff, Josh Allen and company are a juggernaut, Fear the Vikes also a juggernaut!!!!!
The big thing that has worried me since the schedule has come out isnt the wins and loses in the second half but the attrition. When we play the other AFC North we always seem to have a lot of injuries. I guess it is the type of physical ball we all play, sometimes its the cheap shots bungles, but I just hope we can go into the playoffs with a healthy team for once. I dont want to see our foundation players in sweats watching the playoffs IE Cam, TJ, Minka, Najee, Muth, Pickens etc. To many times, in the last decade when we had a real chance to go far in the playoffs our stars were on the sidelines watching as we lost.
Bingo! The primary reason we haven't had postseason success over the last 8 years is exactly that--untimely injuries to key players.
One game at a time…no fear and make no apologies…HERE WE GO! 🖤💛
I’m sure they are communicating with Fields and everybody in the organization. They don’t need to tell the media. They are doing it the right way.
THANK YOU, DK is so entitled he thinks he needs to know
agreed
It feels good to not have a heart attack at the end of games and for the first time in a long time, I don’t fear us playing down to our competition!
lol no Steelers fan saw this schedule like the media talks about it.. this is the tough part to me.. afc north football when we will be playing our best ball.. I like us
Everybody act like they didnt doubt us now everybody knows tumblin is good at what he do 💪🏾
What the front office needs to get credit for but no one talks about it is building a team with a ton of depth. Think about it! This team already has had to deal with an injured Jalen Warren, Troy Fatanu, Russell Wilson, Isaac Seuomalo, Alex Highsmith, etc. This team hasn’t missed a beat and I would argue has actually gotten better! The only negative I would argue was the knee jerk reaction to dumping Deonte Johnson but if Roman Wilson can step up and be close to what he was at Michigan then that won’t matter! Bravo Khan and Widel!!!
They want volunteers not hostages remember? DJ checked out middle of the season last year. His play and effort proved that. Is what it is , next man up.
Great Show DK … LETS GO STEELERS
I know it’s highly unlikely but this team could very well only lose 1-2 games this season.. and even the ones that we may lose are very beatable
Im really excited about this team but we should pump the brakes on that, every year there’s at least one “how did we lose that” game and the juggernauts are all at the latter end of the schedule. Even then I def think we could lose to teams like washington but im still excited about what this team could do
12-5 hopefully
Gotta say that beating the Chiefs on Christmas Day would be very nice.
Morning DK HARD working Stan the man checking in have a wonderful day 😊
The only thing that I don’t like is that we have a Thursday game and a Wednesday. Both of those should be outlawed in this league. But both of our short week games come after we play Baltimore. And regardless of record, Baltimore is always physical. It just means we’re going to see more injuries late in the season when we don’t need them.
Considering we were 5-1 in division games last year with the teams in our division being significantly better also. Definitely a chance we can go undefeated in division this year
Gotta love the vibe of the team! We'll get to see Leal and see if he has progressed as much as advertised during training camp. Herbig will become a superstar before our eyes!! Very exciting time!!
Fearing the AFC North? Why? That’s historically been the easier part of our schedule. Look at our historical and recent win-loss record.
I think the only reason some of us are bought into the idea that those games are harder is because the media keeps lying to us about how good the Ravens, Bengals and Browns are every year.
I'm looking forward to their next game , with enthusiasm. As the season wears on toward the bye week, the Steelers need another win. They are getting better but any team at any time can lose a game for whatever reason. I think if that would happen, it won't slow them down. Their progress will continue. Thank you DK, Another great listen !
Yes for sure. This next game against the Colts is far more important than it may seem. Since we have the toughest schedule, we simply cannot afford to lost many/any of these games against lower-tier teams. But as you said, anyone can lose against anyone so we need to stay focused all game!
I had 4-2 in division before the season started. I think we’ll be fine and we should be getting back a bunch of players by Week 9-10, including Sutton.
A lot of these “good teams” aren’t looking so good right now. They have a shot for sure. Second half will be fun to watch!
there's at least 10 good reasons for Tomlin not to make an official announcement on starting QB and not so many great reasons to announce it. Who cares who the official QB is?! I'm quite confident that the players know full well what their roles are and it does not have to be broadcasted throughout the media. Keep the enemy in the dark.
We're all smitten by Fields, rightfully so, hes been great 4 3 games, but TOMLIN, well it may take him a few more weeks to be sold, this is also a case
My initial reaction just reading the title: Honestly I had this same thought yesterday. I want necessarily "afraid" of the back half of the schedule, but my perspective of the back half is the schedule has definitely changed from "just survive, .500 will keep this team in the playoff running if they take care of business early" to "the gotta go through us twice if they want to make the playoffs. Good luck!" Lol
Hey DK, I have been trying to submit a J1Q for a while, I have the app and cant ever find out how to do it. But anyways here is my thought of our schedule. I do not fear any of the teams we play in the second half of the season. I just fear attrition through the 10 day span where we play 3 games. 2 away games in a span of 6 days (@philly& @baltimore) and then 4 days later play Kansas City at home. The thing that bothers me is the League is so worried about protecting players and helping with CTE, then why the heck would they allow a team, let alone a very physical team to play 3 games in 10 days…? Blows my mind.
Think you’re missing the mark on Tomlin. He’s challenging Fields to play better. “QB1 still isn’t earned in a permanent sense, so go earn it” is what he’s telling Fields. Yeah maybe it’s hedging a little bit so he can save face if Justin falls apart at some point, but I think Tomlin is doing what he does best: challenging a guy to get better
Great start, but injuries will be key factor in how successful this season is. This defense can beat anyone when healthy and offense will keep improving and only need to be average.
Why would Tomlin announce JF as QB1 what if he goes out and craps Dow. His leg the next couple games, not that I expect that at all I’m just saying he’d put himself way more in a corner by announcing it one way or the other, he also has expressed that he wants Fields to be better, so why hand him the QB1 title, keep his feet to the fire and working hard to earn that QB1 job and also why crush Wilson’s hope of getting back and being QB1 keep his feet to the fire also working to get better every day, I see no reason for Tomlin to announce a QB1 until absolutely necessary.
Always have to be cautious about our divisional games in any season, as they will ALWAYS be close and decided by one mistake or play. BUT, we are 7-1 in our last 8 against the Ravens, and we went 5-1 in the division last year with basically the worst offense. So it may not be quite as daunting as it seems. My prediction: if we can go 4-2 against the division, we will make the playoffs
I love it so much that we have more wins than the rest of the AFCN! Heh, we went 5-1 in the division last year- maybe we get the clean sweep this year! Go Steelers! I really hope if we beat the colts this year and are 4-0 Tomlin has to give Fields qb 1.
JQ1*** If the Khan artist gets offered a 2nd or 3rd round pick (desperate times for some teams) for Wilson do we trade him and roll with Allen as our backup? Maybe go grab that rookie qb -Plumlee- we had off whoever has him on their practice squad as our 3rd qb?
Hey DK, I know the QB1 question has been beaten to death, but do you think that by not naming Fields the official QB1 on the depth chart, even though they are clearly comfortable with him as the starter, that they essentially not doing so to keep that chip on Fields shoulder and “not letting him seek comfort” in knowing that the job is his?
HIT THE LIKE BUTTON PEOPLE !!! Great Show DK, Hey DK isn't Rodger goodell a hypocrite saying that he's for players safety but they don't enforce the Mouthpiece Rules??? There would definitely be fewer concussions in the League!!! I know from being a Boxer that the Ref stops the fight and has them put in their Mouthpiece before fighting. And when I see almost every player NOT having it in. Well it's no wonder why we can't hit people in the head and GOD forbid they touch a QB in the Head. It's KILLING the NFL and I can't stand some of these personal Fouls being called are just RIDICULOUS!!! WHY don't you ask the commissioner next time you get a chance. Because I don't feel sorry for someone who gets KO for not wearing their Mouthpiece!!! They deserve it for not wearing it!!! NO FUN LEAGUE (NFL) !!!
really huge question. after the steelers was number 1 defense in 08.
did our steelers offense dominate time of positions
I understand what you’re saying DK, however, when we play ANYONE of our AFC North opponents, it’s a new slate no matter how bad the records are in that division. They’re like playoff games, never know what can happen. Smash mouth football & sadly injuries seem to happen more in division games.
Schedule Shmedule, 1 game at a time, if the offense gets 23 PPG we're getting 11 wins minimum and it looks like the back end of the schedule will be filled w/5 star matchups because WE'RE IN THEM! 😎
DK maybe he didn’t back himself in a corner maybe he meant what he said the 1st time
Good Wednesday morning yall
I've been thinking about the division in recent years...in 2022 Steelers are 3-3 vs AFCN, but finish third because they can't beat AFCE (0-4)
In 2023 Steelers are 5-1 vs AFCN, but again finish third because they're 1-3 vs AFCS and have trouble with 2-10 teams.
New reality now...2-0 vs AFCW...interesting times ahead.
Like I told you yesterday DK, lets just ride this wave, none of us are ENTITLED to making decisions or requesting decisions be made by the team...we 3-0 Here we Go 🟡🔴🔵
I like the Steelers chances after the bye. More so I like that they only have to travel to Ohio, Philly or Baltimore. Christmas Day is the exception but with the rest of the AFC north underperforming it doesn’t seem like a rough road schedule to me.
Well KC is at home, the farthest they travel is Las Vegas and they beat the Raiders there last year.
@MrFreshEdition
3 months ago
Sam nailed it! Joe Burrow is right there with Pat Mahomes in talent, but he is very very fragile, especially playing within the Physicality of the AFC North with the Steelers, Browns, and Ravens. This is why I am high on the Steelers. They own Lamar Jackson and have beaten the Ravens 7 of 8 last games. And Deshaun Watson has never beaten the Steelers. Burrow owns the Steelers but had his worst game as a pro versus the Steelers in 2022 Seasonal opener when the Steelers intercepted Burrow 4 Times and sacked him 7 Times with 1 lost Fumble.
Football analyst focuses on the Strength of Schedule, which is very misleading, I focus on Strength of QB this is the most important factor in the winning equation. The Steelers have the best QB Tandem in the AFC North with RW3 and JF2 and I am taking the Browns with the 2nd Best with Watson and Winston. The Bengals are 3rd, and the Ravens are 4th, and this will determine the AFC North. Steelers won 10 games without a competent QB and now with all the major upgrades in the QB Room, OC Room, OL Room. Steelers winning 2 more games to be a 12 Win Team with an improved offense and especially with an improved Defense that was 6th is scoring despite all the major injuries to Minkah, Cam Heyward, a depleted Safety room (Kazee suspension 4 games) and ILB Room (Holcomb and Kwon Alexander injuries). And with the Additions of Patrick Queen, Deshon Elliott, Cam Sutton, Deonta Jackson, and Rookie Payton Wilson, Cory trice Jr. And that second year leap for DT Benton and OLB Herbig! With this infusion of Speed and physicality This Defense will be Top 3.
Going in to Week 11 to face the Ravens the Steelers could be 9-0, 8-1, or 7-2 at Worst! Again The 2024 Steelers are a 12 or 13 win Team!
You have been saying this gone be a losing season all summer Just admit you had a change of heart
I think it's pointless to get worried about the strength of schedule due to the fact that you don't know how that team will be playing at that time and what injuries they are dealing with amongst other things. A team can look dominant one year and the next just be a middle of the pack team.
I think m how Mike T is dealing with the QB situation is the best way.. it keeps fields on his toes and keeps Wilson on his toes as well telling everyone who is QB 1 has no Benefit what so ever
The hangman cometh
Hopefully the style of play, Low scoring /, grind it out, will make the obligatory " tRaP gAmE " unable to occur. 🤔
I think the bye week is the absolute best time in the season right smack in the middle and kicks off after a Monday night game (which I'll be attending) so no worries about a short week there perfectly placed to lick our wounds of injuries... relax the boys get to enjoy Halloween night... look forward to playing a bunch of teams that are extremely beatable (KC included at Heinz Field ... whoops did I pronounce Acrisure correctly?!) and a possibly extremely wounded and beatable division... the way this team seems to be jelling together this quickly I could see 13-14 wins to finish the regular season
I don’t see us completely imploding during the second half of the season. Those teams are going to fear us just like us as fans might fear them. I can see us splitting a game w each division. That’s Ravens game is going to boil down to a turnover and our kickers. You never know what you’re gonna get from the Browns. A healthy Nick Chubb w a good defense could cause some problems. I’m not fear Deshaun Watson. He has yet to look like the Deshaun Watson from Houston and this is his third season in Cleveland. Everyone can make excuses for him, etc.. I’m just not willing to think he’s gonna single-handedly beat the Steelers two times. The Bengals are an interesting case. They can score 30+ at any given time. Let’s just hope they don’t figure out their defense. And Lamar Jackson he has yet to beat the Steelers so to answer your question DK no I’m not really fearing the AFC North. I think it’s gonna come down to what the Steelers do more so than it being about those teams.
J1Q, do you think Najee is doing enough to earn a new contract with the Steelers?
We should never "fear" the rest of the AFC North, but we can never "take a game off" with this group, especially the Ravens. The AFC North will still give us close games and injuries.
Records don’t matter. If the ravens are pronounced dead and have an 0-500 record when we play them they will play us tough
There are only two teams with a winning record, in the second half of the second half of the season, Philadelphia & Kansas City.
I have been saying this for MONTHS!!
Remember
"They Have to play US!!!!"
Why would the Steelers be scared of the AFC North?
They have to play us!!!!!
Hey don't look at me, I've been saying since training camp that my prediction was always 12-5 with a 7-1 start to the season with losses to Raiders, Cincy, CLE, Philly, and KC.
We were 5-1 in the division last year. Which of the other three have improved?
The Steelers were never scared of the rest of the division after the bye, only the fans were 😆
No one has ever scared of the rest of our division. Do you know what our record is against our division in the last 20 years?
DK, a serious question why would you name Justin Fields a starter when he could go out this week or the following week and have a terrible game or two games in a row. You have to let it play out until Russell Wilson, 100% then you come out and name the starter. You have a bigger menu to go off by then. So I agree with Mike Tomlin. It makes no sense to anyone to name a starter. We know Justin Fields is the starter right now and he knows that’s all that matters.
Old fans know the Steelers always play better with a harder schedule.
Hey DK, love your show, but this Tomlin take you have comes off as odd to me. You’re presenting, as fact, the idea that Tomlin won’t name Fields the starter because Tomlin wants to save face and has backed himself into a corner.
Isn’t it more likely that he won’t name a starter because there is zero advantage in doing so?
By name Fields the starter today, you make it so you cannot pivot to Wilson if Fields starts struggling. It is to Tomlin’s competitive advantage to keep the start in question until such a time that there’s a requirement to pick one.
It’s just an odd take to me that you are leaning heavily into Tomlins “reason” for not picking a starter being to save face.
Almost every other analyst I’ve listened to seems to agree that Tomlin is doing the right thing in not naming Fields the starter yet.
Appreciate the show!
Doom and gloom is the talking heads prediction for the Steelers every year. I believe it's wishful thinking out loud myself. Specially when it comes from Cowherd and other ex- AFC NORTH players that weren't Steelers. And the Steelers is the tough dreadful team on their schedule! Not the other way around. Go Steelers!
Cow-bird is still around? I stopped listening to that fool long ago!
I fear INJURIES
good morning
Those teams in the second half. Better be scared of the Steelers.
No reason to name Justin the starter. I’m with tomlin. I don’t see what makes it so important
It just goes to show how big of a problem Deonte was
Great Show DK, HEY DK What makes Mike Tomlin a good judge for a QB especially after last year? I just know that Mike Tomlin and his EGO will have to put Russell Wilson in and hope that he's Right this time. Can't wait to see How the Crowd reacts could you imagine Russell Wilson getting Booo's from the Steelers fans!?!? I can and I'll be the first one to start Boooing . Russell Wilson is too slow and can't see over the Line and will do nothing for the Steelers but set us back. Keep up the good work
Not sure on this, Tomlin was always high on Fields even in college. Fields may be more Tomlin's guy. Not saying anything regarding ego, just on who's his guy.