THE STEELERS’ D.K. METCALF SCORES A TOUCHDOWN AGAINST HIS FORMER TEAM, THE SEAHAWKS, ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 14. HOWEVER, THE STEELERS LOST, 31-17. (PHOTO BY BRIAN COOK SR.)
There Rodgers goes again,
throwing players under the bus…
On Sunday, Sept. 14, the Pittsburgh Steelers took the field to make their home debut against the Seattle Seahawks. Seattle looked more like Bald Eagles than Seahawks.
They swooped down on the Steelers, defeating Pittsburgh, 31-17. At times, the men of steel appeared as if they were helpless prey under the steel talons of the “Hawks.” As if the beatdown itself wasn’t enough, Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers was infected by the “blame everybody else syndrome.” From this point forward, I will refer to the “blame everybody else syndrome” as the “BEES.”
After Aaron Rodgers attempted to complete a pass to Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III that was picked, Rodgers again displayed the fact that the vaccine developed for the BEES to date has not been effective.
Recently, Justin Fried posted an article on thejetpress.com, “Steelers learning harsh truth about Aaron Rodgers that Jets already knew.” After Aaron Rodgers threw an interception, he was quoted saying: “Cal [Austin III] is the best kid ever, but he probably should have just stayed in the flat there. He knows it. Or he was kind of stealing it from Pat or just catch it, put it away, score a touchdown.”
Wait a damn minute. Why was Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III put on full display in the town square just for the sake of soothing and pacifying the fragile ego of Aaron Rodgers? Remember the humiliation of Russell Wilson by the Head Coach of the Denver Broncos, Sean Payton? On how many occasions throughout the history of the NFL have two wide receivers been in the same area, whether it was on purpose or accidentally? Why would Calvin Austin III be the one who was “stealing” the pass attempt from Pat Friermuth? Why couldn’t Pat Friermuth be the culprit? Seems like an ethnically insensitive, “dog whistle” sort of moment…
The article also points out that: “Rodgers praised the young receiver, calling him ‘the best kid ever’ while simultaneously explaining how he messed up the route. It was a textbook example of the demanding, criticism-heavy leadership style that defined Rodgers’ tumultuous tenure in New York. Rodgers was seen pointing and screaming at his young wideout after the play, publicly berating him on the field. What Steelers fans witnessed was just the opening act of a pattern that Jets fans know leads nowhere good.”
On September 7, after the Steelers defeated the Jets, 34-32, at MetLife Stadium, all sorts of positive analysis began to emerge from the mouths and pens of the pundits regarding the greatness of former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger and his replacement Aaron Rodgers. The praise and gushing about both QBs was being spread around like Nutella on toast.
They share more common performance traits than fans might think. For instance, on numerous occasions both men have been diagnosed and stricken with the “BEES.” Many years ago, Ben Roethlisberger was diagnosed with the “BEES” after throwing an ill-advised pick causing the Steelers to be defeated by the Denver Broncos in Denver.
A post on msn.com reported that: “Ben Roethlisberger has had moments in his career where he pointed fingers—sometimes subtly, sometimes not so much—at his receivers following interceptions. One of the most talked-about instances came after a 2018 loss to the Denver Broncos. Late in that game, Roethlisberger threw a game-ending interception targeting Antonio Brown. Instead of taking full responsibility, he publicly criticized Brown for ‘drifting’ in the end zone, implying that the route contributed to the pick.”
The article continues on pointing out that: “That wasn’t the only time he voiced frustration. Earlier in his career, he called out rookie James Washington for a missed opportunity and even suggested he should’ve thrown to JuJu Smith-Schuster instead of Brown in critical moments. These comments stirred debate about leadership and accountability, especially since Roethlisberger had also thrown multiple interceptions in those games.”
Roethlisberger allegedly earned the well-deserved reputation of not only throwing teammates, coaches or whoever was available under the bus, he also made certain that the bus had a full tank of gas just in case the vehicle had to be put in reverse.
Let’s hit fast forward for a few moments. In 2025, a reprise of the mob-like media is again searching for a few pieces of kryptonite to weaken and eventually destroy the employment and legacy of Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin. If most of the head coaches in the NFL were canned because of the incompetence and ineffectiveness of their offensive and defensive coordinators, most of the headmasters would be in line, waiting patiently for the unemployment office to open. The Steelers’ offensive and defensive should be coordinators should be the ones sitting on top of a volcano. If Mike Tomlin has to do their jobs, he should get extra dough, don’t you think?
Subjecting the Steeler Nation and the remainder of the NFL faithful as well as the world to the constipated and incompetent schematics of the game plans of the Steelers’ offensive and defensive coordinators should be considered cruel and unusual punishment.
Dating back to last season, the Steelers defense has quite often been defenseless, and the former “Big Nasty D” appears as if it has been riding a three-legged horse without horseshoes on a rain-soaked, muddy track.
Also, the “play it again Sam,” Arthur Smith offense is again smelling like a bucket of bleu cheese in a rose garden. That may work in a greenhouse but outdoors when the roses die off in the fall, the odor becomes so unbearable you would think that Pepé Le Pew is renting the apartment across the hall from you.
The perpetual propaganda machine anti-Tomlin was built in 2007 for the purpose of prematurely ending the tenure of Michael Pettaway Tomlin, Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. It has been sitting sort of silent after Tomlin signed a contract extension with the Black and Gold. However, the machine is currently fired up, fully fueled and ready to complete the mission of getting to and finishing off Mike Tomlin.
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