[Erick Estrada]

Yeah but the reason you have been treading water isn't because of Tomlin and more because the Steelers don't draft as good as they used to and they haven't been able to replace Roethlisberger. I don't think Steelers fans realize what a feat it was to avoid losing seasons with the likes of Picket, Trubisky, Rudolph, Wilson, Fields, and 42 year old Rodgers. That list of junk would be lucky to win 4-5 games a season in any other city. Raiders fans got a first hand look at how bad Picket is this season. His streak of not losing IMO is one of the greatest feats in the history of the NFL when you consider how many teams can go from division winner one season and out of the playoff next.

I do understand that things got stale in both Baltimore and Pittsburgh. One difference between the organizations is that the Ravens were at times not living up to expectations while the Steelers were overachieving. I believe the Ravens have enough talent on the roster where they could get a coach bump but I think for the Steelers it's going to go the other direction and once you go that route, you never know how long it's going to take to get back to where they were under Tomlin. Some organizations like the one I cheer for never seem to be able get out from perennial mediocrity. I'm sure a fresh start may be exciting at first but not winning for years is tough and it sounds like the owner doesn't like the word rebuild which is troubling for a team that probably needs to do what the Raiders did this season. At least you had the decades of games mattering every season to look back on I guess.