Comments on: Steelers Hire Captain Kangaroo

By: chris

chris — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:20:59 +0000

Actually, there were three. Joey Porter also made it and I’d consider him more a Steeler than a Fin. And Alan Faneca made it and he was here for the majority of his career.

Casey Hampton was really the only person who got snubbed. Harrison’s only had two good seasons and he’s the only other D player worth considering. On offense, none of our skill guys (Hines, Heath, Santonio, Ben) deserve it. They’re good players but none of them belong in that elite category.

By: "O"

"O" — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:43:03 +0000

Man only one Steeler on the all decade team. They really hate us around the league. How is that we only get one player on that team. Not like it really matters but what the hell.

By: JD

JD — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:12:08 +0000

Trying to get my Steeler fix I ran across this article on another website. Speaks volumes about Polamalu. Proud to be a Polamalu/Steeler fan!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/335465-troy-polamalus-big-gift-to-a-little-girl

By: Matt Hill

Matt Hill — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:51:59 +0000

Hiring any coach whether good or bad doesnt mean much until you see how that person interacts and works with the new team. It is about finding a fit or someone that can come in and make changes or tweak that area enough to make a difference.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:13:11 +0000

The thing about hiring coaches from bad teams is this: it’s considered an unwritten rule in the NFL that you don’t steal other team’s coordinators. It happens occasionally but mostly when you need a new offensive coordinator you look for another team’s QB coach or you hire their LB coach for your new defensive coordinator. Unless it’s a promotion to a better job, it’s considered bad form to steal a team’s guy.

So your options are limited in finding a new Special Teams coach or a O-Line coach since that’s hardly a promotion for anybody other than an intern. Which leaves you to sort through either guys who got fired by decent teams or guys who were on a bad team where everybody got fired. I’d prefer Westoff or April, too, but the Steelers aren’t going to steal another team’s coach and April is in the same boat as Kugler as far as resume.

It doesn’t matter much anyway. I know we all like to point fingers at the coaches but they can only work with what they’re given. If we still had Faneca and Hartings and Tomlin didn’t cut every special teams ace we have coaches Ligs and Zierlein would probably still be here.