Steelers HC Mike Tomlin has come under fire after news of the Aaron Rodgers signing broke — and former NFL QB Chase Daniel isn’t holding back.
Back in January, Tomlin claimed that “it’s not like doing I’ve been doing the same things over [and over]” — but Daniel explained that the Rodgers signing proves the exact opposite (courtesy of The Facility):
“That’s completely false, because you have been doing the same thing over and over. The Steelers have been in this situation before — an aging quarterback, trying to resurrect his career, that needs to be propped up by the NFL’s most expensive defense. They tried to muddle last season with 36-year-old Russell Wilson — what did it get them? A first-round exit — not a playoff win. Russell Wilson went 6-5,” Daniel criticized. “They did it with Big Ben [Roethlisberger] in his late 30s for a few years — Ben was 9-7 his last season. It didn’t work. They’re trying to do it again with Aaron Rodgers this year — in what possibly could be Aaron Rodgers’ last season as a pro.”
Daniel would conclude with a powerful criticism of Tomlin’s strategy over the past few years — one that many Steelers fans may agree with:
“[The Steelers are] doing exactly what Mike Tomlin said he wasn’t doing, and the definition of that in the dictionary — if I’m not wrong, [Emmanuel] Acho — is insanity.”
Could Rodgers serve as the outlier to Tomlin’s failed attempts to rely on aging QBs, or will he ultimately become the last nail in the coffin for the Steelers head coach’s tenure in Pittsburgh?
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