Steelers Rebuild? Will They Ever Recover?

[BFritz21]

Everyone always criticized me on the old board whenever I'd say that the Steelers were in trouble or that they'd be in a rebuild or that they're struggling, but it looks like the time has finally come.

It was always that the Steelers just reloaded and never were in a rebuild mode, but now even experts are using the "rebuild" term.

They traded Pickens for basically nothing, meaning that their receiving room has pretty much a bunch of nobodies, and Pat at TE.

Do they think Will Howard will be the next Tom Brady-style late round pick to take them to the promised land?

In writing for Behind The Steel Curtain, Jarret Bailey thinks that the Steelers need to "take their medicine" and start a rebuild, but how long would that take?

That was also written in January, so would his opinion change now? Will Will Howard be the savior?

Will he get killed behind that offensive line?

[Stewy]

I'm going to wait until they have a losing season before I ring the "re-build" bell.

[BFritz21]

(05-07-2025, 02:52 PM)Stewy Wrote: I'm going to wait until they have a losing season before I ring the "re-build" bell.

Somehow they always seem to put together at least a 9-8 (9-7 before 17 games) but they haven't won a playoff game since the 2016(?) season and and it just seems like the Steeler way isn't working much anymore because players will need to start seeing success before they choose Pit over other teams.

I wasn't even going to say rebuild because, like I said, every time I said that, they always seemed to come through, but then I started seeing "experts" say it and the writing seems like it's on the wall.

[BengalYankee]

(05-07-2025, 03:20 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Somehow they always seem to put together at least a 9-8 (9-7 before 17 games) but they haven't won a playoff game since the 2016(?) season and and it just seems like the Steeler way isn't working much anymore because players will need to start seeing success before they choose Pit over other teams.

I wasn't even going to say rebuild because, like I said, every time I said that, they always seemed to come through, but then I started seeing "experts" say it and the writing seems like it's on the wall.

They were 9-8 only once in 2022.
They were 10-7 the last two years.
Before 17 games they were 9-7 in 2009.

Why provide false information leave that for the politicians and media on the P&R forum.

[JS-Steelerfan]

(Yesterday, 10:10 AM)BengalYankee Wrote:
They were 9-8 only once in 2022.
They were 10-7 the last two years.
Before 17 games they were 9-7 in 2009.

Why provide false information leave that for the politicians and media on the P&R forum.

I can’t believe I’m coming to Brad’s defense on this but … do you understand how the expression “at least” works? 

[BFritz21]

(Yesterday, 12:48 PM)JS-Steelerfan Wrote: I can’t believe I’m coming to Brad’s defense on this but … do you understand how the expression “at least” works? 

I was confused by his post 

Can't believe I'm typing this, but thanks for defending me!

[BengalYankee]

(Yesterday, 12:48 PM)JS-Steelerfan Wrote: I can’t believe I’m coming to Brad’s defense on this but … do you understand how the expression “at least” works? 

Do you understand the expression "they always seem to put together" works?


Read slowly "they always ..."


They were 9-8 only once in 2022.


They were 9-7 in 2009.



Now go back to school.


Hoping they go 1-16 this year.