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has been incredible, but Chilly lucked out in that regard (and was likely helped by the presence of Mike Tomlin, now Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers), as the Wilfs had just doled out the money to Pat Williams, Antoine Winfield, and Darren Sharper, while Kevin Williams was becoming a major inside force.

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And that's saying something. 

10. Mike Tomlin

The Steelers have a tradition of great coaches that goes back almost forty years. Of course, they've only had three coaches during that time, as opposed to the Raiders, who went through three coaches last week. Maybe I exaggerated a little, but I think the rest of the league could take a lesson from the Rooney family. Hire a good coach, use the quality players you have, and let him build a team around his system, not the system the last coach used, not the system the GM wants, but the system that you hired him to implement. Al Davis, take notes...

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performance put on by the offensive line against the New York Giants, do you think that head coach Mike Tomlin is second guessing himself? Should they have spent a portion of their picks on shoring up the only glaring weakness on a Super Bowl caliber teeam?

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Week six is nearly in the books, and the Black and Gold look more black and blue. The scheduling gods finally got one right, and Pittsburgh gets its bye week at the best possible time. After going through a meat grinder against Jacksonville and Baltimore, the Steelers needed this week to heal up, with the running back and D-line positions being hardest hit. Willie Parker looks set to return, which will take some of the load off of Big Ben. He’s partnered up with Najeh Davenport, who made his return last week after first round draft pick Rashard Mendenhall was lost for the season.

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our come to mind: 1) the Steelers' offensive line, 2) quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, 3) head coach Mike Tomlin and 4) offensive coordinator Bruce Arians.The Steelers offense has a lot of loose ends it needs to tighten up and I don't think it can be fixed in one season. Basically, Pittsburgh needs to rebuild that offense from scratch starting with the O-line. It may be good enough to score against the Texans or the Browns but it is not good enough to scare the Eagles, Ravens, Chargers, Jags, Colts, Patriots, Cowboys and Giants.Philly's defense was great on Sunday but players tend to look faster when they're not being blocked. It looked like the Eagles had 12 guys on defense the entire game. I do give the Eagles credit for playing with a ton of energy and pouncing on a clear mismatch. I didn't think they could keep it up for 60 minutes, especially coming off an emotionally draining Monday night loss to the Dallas Cowboys. As Darth Vader would say, the Eagles were "Impressive!" Donovan McNabb looks strong. He's just playing out of his mind right now. But health has always been an issue with him and Brian Westbrook.I'm starting to have my doubts about Tomlin as head coach. Tomlin has yet to put his stamp on this franchise and all we know about him is he can't win without Bill Cowher's players. But first, he needs to give a hard look at his offensive line. Someone needs to lose his job for this unit to finally show some accountability. I mean nine sacks and countless hurries for a team that threw the ball less than 30 times! If I were Tomlin, I would start by benching right tackle Willie Colon in favor of Max Starks.But the play of the O-line was just 1/3 of the problem. Big Ben turned into BIG BEND. Roethlisberger needs to go back to QB school and learn how to throw the ball away when he feels pressure. His mechanics are just awful. His delivery hasn't changed since his rookie year and he holds on to the ball waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long. BIG BEND also has poor footwork. He's off balance when he's flushed out of the pocket. He got away with that mess his first three years in the league but defenses have adjusted and now he has to learn to pick up the tempo when he drops back. The thing with Roethlisberger is this: When he's good, he's really good. But when he's bad, he's really bad. There is no middle ground with BIG BEND and that's because he has poor mechanics.The main problem for the Steelers is offensive coordinator Bruce Arians. He doesn't adjust. When your quarterback is getting heat, you shorten the routes of the receivers and throw to the hot spots, which is usually on the side of the blitzers. That's football 101!!!!The Baltimore Ravens are licking their chops and I am concern for Roethlisberger's health come Monday night because the Ravens are not as nice as the Eagles. When the Ravens smell blood, they will eat you alive!And then there is Jacksonville in Week 5.

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with a separated shoulder.

"They know more than I did," said Steeler's coach Mike Tomlin. "That's good television, I guess. He's hurting pretty bad, but he's a tough character. Is he 100 percent? No. But no one plays as hard as he does without getting banged up."

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