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5 takeaways from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ disappointing season

By Noah Strackbein

JuJu Smith-Schuster #19 of the Pittsburgh Steelers (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
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PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 30: Mike Hilton #28 of the Pittsburgh Steelers sits on the field after watching the Baltimore Ravens defeat the Cleveland Browns on the scoreboard at Heinz Field following the Steelers 16-13 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on December 30, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 30: Mike Hilton #28 of the Pittsburgh Steelers sits on the field after watching the Baltimore Ravens defeat the Cleveland Browns on the scoreboard at Heinz Field following the Steelers 16-13 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on December 30, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ season has ended much too early, and after another disappointing year there are takeaways that need to be addressed in the offseason.

It was a roller coaster year that ended with a miss playoff opportunity, but the Pittsburgh Steelers got plenty of takeaways from 2018. The season went the complete opposite of how they expected, and this offseason there is plenty of changes to be made.

There are plenty of learning points to this season, some that this front office needs to put into place as the spring roles around. With seven months to prepare for another Super Bowl run, they need to take in account everything they wished they could’ve done differently in 2018.

These five takeaways were the difference between meeting expectations and sitting at home during the postseason. They had 17 weeks to see that they made poor decisions last offseason and now, they have a chance to put those mistakes to use and build from them.

The season showed plenty of negatives and positives. There’s a guideline this team should follow this season to prepare for future success. The time to let things fall into place is over, now, it’s do-or-die time and the offseason is the perfect place to prepare.

Pittsburgh should follow the success and the mistakes and head into 2019 with a gameplan to change this franchise. Next year won’t be any better if changes aren’t made, and the fans have just about had enough with underachieving. Now is the only time to improve and nothing less than a spectacular offseason is required to get back on track.

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