When it comes to harsh criticism lined with truth, no Pittsburgh Steelers writer does it quite like Mark Madden. Madden has been a staunch critic of head coach Mike Tomlin and his methods for a long time so you just knew he was waiting for an opportunity this season to go after Tomlin and the Steelers.
Madden put the team and staff on blast after their third-straight loss, calling out the lack of talent on the roster and Tomlin’s inability to adapt and offer any sort of nuance to his coaching style.
For all of Madden’s hyperbole, he did offer up some numbers that are not only staggering but telling as it is becoming the Steelers legacy under Tomlin.
This is the fourth time in the past six years that the Steelers have lost three straight in December.
It’s the fifth time in the past seven years that the Steelers have lost three straight after Thanksgiving.
That’s because other teams improve over the course of a season. The Steelers don’t.
There was a time when the Steelers owned the month of December but those days are over. This season the Steelers secured a playoff spot but find themselves backing into the playoffs on a slide.
