3 things the Steelers must do this offseason after 2020 ended in disappointment
By Devan Penman
Steelers need to show more discipline
Coach Mike Tomlin has always had a philosophy of letting the players speak for themselves. He has always let them loose on how they should behave, and he doesn’t need to lecture them. Every player from the moment they sign their contract, they are held accountable for their actions whether that takes place on the field or not. Wins and losses are one thing and that is teachable, but their behavior is not, and it is on the players’ accord to change that considering their private life as well.
For the past few seasons, management had to handle the swings of Antonio Brown’s behavior, and no matter what the Steelers attempted to change, it didn’t result in anything good as he was released twice before signing with the Buccaneers. I do hope he’s going in the upward direction, and now we face another issue in JuJu Smith-Schuster, of all players. You can have the mindset of Deion Sanders and Terrell Owens, but you need to back it up or rethink before you do something. I am not superstitious, but dancing or taunting on midfield logos have done no good nor focusing more time on TikTok than on the football field. JuJu is still young and the last few losses may be a humility lesson that he will remember before the first snap of the new season.
‘One and done’ is not in the Steelers vocabulary and it is something we Pittsburgh fans alike aren’t used to seeing. To sum it all up for the season, the Steelers were appearing to be invincible after starting 11-0, but they let their foot off the gas against every team still in front of them and fell flat on their faces. Confidence can go sour real quick if you think winning was going to be automatic. The Steelers must make changes soon if they want to turn things around.