It’s that time of the year again. Football is back baby. Rooting for the Steelers the last 10 years has to be a top 5 most stressful job in America. I’m talking right there with air traffic control, school bus driver, and wedding planner. Do we finish under .500? Nope… Do we get to enjoy fun offensive football? Nope… Do we find ways to win games? YEP.
Here’s what I’m getting at. Last year we finished bottom 8 in yards per game and bottom 5 in points per game. We made the playoffs and had an offense that didn’t know what day of the week it was. I don’t see a world where the Steelers are not better this year than they were in 2023.
Can you imagine if we just get average QB play from Russ or Justin Fields ? The defense is made up of some absolute dogs. Watt, Highsmith, Heyward, Minkah, Queen, JPJ, Herbig. We snuck into the playoffs last year with little to none offensive production. With an upgraded QB situation we can almost take a small step back on defense (which I don’t think we will) and still be okay. I’m locking us in as a 5 seed in the playoffs this year. Give me the boys in black and gold at 11-6 and a playoff run.