Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers failed to move to 2-0 in their home opener against the Seattle Seahawks. Unfortunately, the team made too many mistakes and ended up losing their Week 2 matchup by a final score of 31-17.
While the loss was disappointing, it's far from a reason to panic. However, the reaction in Pittsburgh was not great.
Following the loss, future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers spoke out with a strong message. He's clearly not worried about the team after dropping to 1-1 and even thinks the loss could be a good thing for the Steelers.
"It's Week 2," Rodgers said. "It's good for us. Last week, probably there were some people who were feeling pretty good because everyone outside the building is talking about how great we were on offense and 34 points. That's the league. You can't ride the highs and ride the lows."
That being said, the media clearly does not feel the same way. Tomlin was the victim of a targeted post from popular Pittsburgh media personality Andrew Fillipponi.
In a post on X, Fillipponi made the strong statement that the Steelers won't be able to compete for a championship as long as Tomlin is the team's head coach.
"The Steelers will never compete for a Super Bowl with Mike Tomlin as their head coach," Fillipponi wrote. "When will people realize that?"
Fillipponi is certainly allowed to have his own opinion. This might be the biggest overreaction to an early-season loss so far from any media member this season.
Tomlin has been unable to find playoff success in recent years. Pittsburgh's lack of postseason winning has caused the fan base to become increasingly frustrated. Despite that frustration, a Week 2 loss is no reason to make this kind of statement.
Under the elite head coach, the Steelers have never had a losing season. In fact, they have won one Super Bowl, although that came in Tomlin's second season as head coach back in 2008.
It's quite possible that Pittsburgh won't compete for a Super Bowl this season. However, the Steelers have an awful lot of talent on their roster and one of the best quarterbacks of all-time leading the way.
Fans will be watching closely to see how Pittsburgh bounces back from the disappointing loss in Week 3 against the New England Patriots. Obviously, Fillipponi is not impressed with what he has seen through the first two weeks of the season.
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