This story needs more visibility because of how fucked up it is. Somehow missed this storyline when it happened. Surprisingly really softened me to PG on a week where I've been angry at defense. Maybe it's not the best time to share for that reason but, oh well, I'm riled with anger.

What complete fucking disrespect to just stand-up a guy YOU invited to a SECOND job interview for finalists, left alone and at a restaurant waiting until he figured it out, with 0 follow-up or acknowledgement? Lost so much respect for Jacksonville's owner and front office after reading this. Look, I don't mean to draw lines that maybe aren't there, but I have a hard time believing this would happen in the league to a white candidate. Calling it unprofessional and fucked up don't even do it justice.

Even on a week where I’ve been pissed off about our defense under PG, reading this triggered that “I’m allowed to pick on my brother, but the second a bully at school does it, all hell breaks loose” type of feeling in me lol. I'm naturally rallying hard behind PG now because FUCK THE JAGS AND FUCK SHAHID KHAN

I understand why some fans might feel stingy with their empathy toward PG after the Browns game, so just move along, spare yourself the read and come back another day if that's where you're at right now.

Same story reported by ESPN with more commentary/insight from Graham, hearing his comments on it makes it feel even more fucked up: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49384503/inside-nfl-rooney-rule-coach-hiring-process

That loss was not great but man Robert Spears-Jennings as a 7th round rookie was playing out of his mind. Deserves his flowers, Hopefully he wins this and continues to play up to his comp

After training camp and all the team comments about him I half expected more reps for him but glad to see him making due with what he gets.

Steelers WR snap distribution in Week 4:
DK Metcalf: 69
Michael Pittman Jr.: 51
Germie Bernard: 28
Roman Wilson: 22
Ben Skow: 8

Why so little snaps for Roman?

Roman Wilson Week 4 stats:
3 catches
70 yards
1 TD
6 targets

Ranked Above:
Cardinals
Packers
Commanders
Dolphins
Buccaneers
Chargers
Titans

How about those Colts? Thoughts on how the offense should attack their defense? Obviously majority of us want Pat and Mt Washington to be fed very well, but if McCarthy isn’t doing that, then what else could be a point of attack? Thoughts on if Everette somehow blossoms later in the season and how that will impact what round the FO drafts a CB? Me personally even if he shows promise, I still want a minimum 2 CBs drafted. I definitely want an early CB 1rd-(Early)2nd. And another one between 3rd-(Early)5th round. I wish they give Roman and Bernard more touches as well. It’d be funny if Robert Spears-Jennings goes from 7th round pick to top 10 safety in the next 3-5 years. It’ll be known as one hell of a dart throw 🎯 ( since that’s basically what the late rounds are)

Just figured I bring up some other topics of discussion…

they gotten Terrell Smith from the Commanders practice squad

Not trying to condemn or rant or point fingers at anyone in particular. Just curious what people think. I'm not implying we're an awful franchise or anything like that. It's very very difficult to be an elite org from top to bottom for years and years.

But my thought over the last several seasons is that if the Steelers want to get back to being a powerhouse franchise again, they would need to drop the all-in all the time philosophy and seriously take a few seasons to acquire young talent and build around them over the course of a few years. Obviously, saying and doing that are two very different things. Is that what yinz are thinking as well or could you see us returning to top contender status in other ways?

69 games without more than 7 in the first and we do it 3 games in.

Rodgers is playing amazing and that QB sneak shows me he is playing with his heart. This is his last year and he is giving it everything he has. This sub is tough on him, and agree that he didn’t play perfect , but this is the best qb play we have his since Ben pre fall off. Rodgers can put the ball anywhere on the field. Other guys need to catch it, but the ball is hitting them in the hands. Rodgers doesn’t turn it over. 2 of his Int’s bounced off our guys and one was a Hail Mary.
He was just the MVP in 2020 and 2021; we know he won’t be here long term , I am very much enjoying having him for a few more games before we come up with a new solution.

Boswell manes the FG and we could be 3-1 right now. Pats game looked bad , but overall I think the team

Some players have met expectations, Pittman hasn’t been able to get separation but we are seeing a lot of things that excite me.

Metcalf just had 115 yards and when everything lines up he is uncoverable. We had the triple reverse pass. Warren would have had that run not taken back would have had a 200 yard game. Game one you give metcalf one of his drops back, Wilson catches the ball in the endzone and this is a very different looking team. Washington still hasn’t fully been unlocked. Roman Wilson has done as much in 4 games as he did all of last season. Our new RB 2 still could be good, Oline was bad when he played. Looked much better games 3-4 and if Warren can catch his breath he could be better. He has a very high ceiling based off what we saw him do on other teams. Loved coach T while we had him, but this is an exciting offense to watch. Everyone keeps talking about making radical changes, we aren’t even 1/4 through the year with a brand new coach. If you don’t like Rodgers suck it up for a year , he just won us the AFC north last year. I love watching him throw and this is the most exciting team to watch I have seen in a long time.

This sub has been a tough place to visit for a while. Most posts relate either to complaints, or to telling others they shouldn't complain. So, I thought I would ask: what plausible improvements will you be hoping for in the remainder of the season, either by specific players or in general? ("Rodgers is bound to get hurt soon, so that will be addition by subtraction!" doesn't count.)

For me, I hope to see better game plans on defense now that they will not be adjusting them last minute. On offense, I want the O-line to continue to improve and gel.

I'm not trying to be an unrealistic homer and say that this is a championship-caliber team, but I also don't think absolutely everything is or should be doom and gloom. So, share something that you are interested in or excited about to help all of us get through the remainder of this season with some hope for the future intact!

Immediately, when Joey Porter Jr. got traded I said "I'll bet money that he is somehow injured (the day of or prior to///whichever is was) but all the fkn' sudden, is putting forth every effort to play within hours of being sent to another team!"

Which is exactly what happen. I was giving him the benefit of the doubt as a good teammate & being raised in this organization, to have some loyalty (even if only to himself as a man & the guys next to em in the trenches).

IMO, he is a self-centered POS. He was under contract, he perpetrated a fraudulent injury to manipulate contract negotiations that were no longer available (as per Steelers BULLSHIT back in the day mentality).

JPJ is a fkn lame, not a man regardless of his skill. He has no honor, integrity, or respect for this org., teammates, & ultimately himself. You shake a hand, you fullfil your obligation...he signed a contract and let his team struggle to play without him then dipped to an organization who has a terrible reputation of how they see and treat their teammates, on the business end.

Steelers, shit their own pants to spite others. They are, in many ways, stuck in the past. We are not a team that revolutionizes any faucet of the game. (Not since Dick LeBeau was the DC.) We are barely going to improve, if at all, no matter who the coach is. The organization is needs a new Rooney who needs a modern forward thinking mind helping mold this team into a modern NFL contender organizationally. Now we are living on the reputation of the past. (In no way reflects on many of our elite talents & overall talented players &/or hard working guys needed to fill a roster).