GolfHos

#1
field turf- there is NO REMAINING DOUBT  this team is a finesse/speed team now
november/december in heinz field should not eliminate the advantages parker / holmes  offer

#2
head coach- either promote grimm/whisenhunt   or buy jeff fischer
possibly off coordinator - if promoting whisenhunt or he leaves for somewhere else


#3
cornerback- they need a speed corner.  mcfadden is great against tall receivers.  taylor is a great physical corner against strong receivers.  neither is great against speed receivers.   de*feces* toastsend needs to retire.  he couldn't cover  roadkill.   carter has shown good growth this year playing the nickleback and is also potentially good out of the slot on blitzes.   this is  without doubt the WEAKEST part of  this team  .  i don't think colclough has shown enough progression in this area.
 
*edit note- I'm moving this up to #3.   
- IIRC next season their non-division games are the AFC EAST and the NFC WEST
very pass happy divisions.



#4
offensive lineman(men?)- despite playing ok today, the line was mediocre most of the year and in particular got blown up on almost every play against baltimore.  in particular,  simmons is pathetic more often than not, as is smith    hartings/ faneca  are good, and starks shows promise more often than not.  the samoan guy that stepped in a few games for simmons played good that game,  and es**** must be viewed as a let down at this point.   they will lose 2 games to baltimore next year if they don't fix this position. 


#5
runningback- resign davenport at all costs.  he is great as the 1-2 punch they need, and has been very good on kickoff returns.

#6
punt returner- a gamebreaker here is needed.  holmes struggled with this at first (fumbles) and now that he holds on to it, he runs it back too cautiously.  not to mention, we don't need him getting hurt returning punts.  he will be the #2 receiver next year.   if they don't address this position, they should automatically fair catch EVERY SINGLE punt next year.

#7
defensive lineman/ rushing linebacker-  I don't know if it's personnel, schemes, or what,  but the steelers pass rush seldom got to the QB this year.  many times, as bad as the corners played this year, they were covering man on man for 5-10 seconds  because the blitz was sent and never pressured the opposing QB.   

#8
safety- clark must be considered a bust.  he doesnt cover well, and he's too small to play the run in the afc north.  smith played well in the second half, but is still only mediocre at best.  definitely an improvement in coverage over clark.  if polamalu comes back to full strength,  this position is ok, but not great.

So is the coach gone for sure??

if he's not, then he's an idiot and the owners are idiots, because he had NO CLUE all season

Was the problem Superbowl hangover?

i dont know.   they certainly lacked fire at times (as did he)

they also lost at least 3 games strictly due to idiotic coaching decisions (choice of punt returners, sticking to play veterans who are obviously too old/slow  gettin repeatedly beat... etc)

they lost 3-4 games they had 10 point leads in
 [sm_disgust]

Didn't Cowher buy a house in North Carolina? 

yup

So it this source of the rumors that he is leaving?  Is there a coaching job open in the NC area?

there is that too

http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/PIT/9891859

I don't care what they do, as long as the play the same way next year like they did this year against the Ravens!!

There was, but it has been filled.  I just don't think he was there all season for the Steelers.  Going to be interesting to see what decision is made.