Just think back to the Bill Cowher years

But, the complete absolvement of responsibility for Tomlin is not natural. He is the head coach and should shoulder some of the blame if the fan base is unhappy with the playcalling.Does he not have some input into the game plan Ultimately, if I hire an employee who can't do the job and then refuse to try and replace him, who is more at fault I don't think Arians should be replaced midseason, but if he is not replaced before next season, regardless of how the Steelers' finish, it will be a bad sign of things to come. I mildly question the decision of Tomlin not to replace Bruce Arians in the off-season. I know it is tough to replace a coordinator after a season in which you win the Super Bowl, but I think he should have made that tough call. Normally, a head coach takes a fair amount of criticism if the locker room appears to be fracturing, as may be happening with the Steelers. Those stories are frequently overblown so it is hard to tell.Still, it is a media narrative and Tomlin has not been criticized for it.There are a few reasons that I fear Tomlin's early success could be temporary. For one, I have not been enamored by the drafts in the Tomlin era. This is my biggeset area of concern. I realize that the ultimate responsibility for the draft rests with Kevin Colbert, but I refuse to believe that Tomlin does not have significant input into that process.During his first draft, when it was clear that the offensive line was already showing signs of decline, the Steelers drafted linebackers with the first two picks, which appeared to be a position of relative strength. Both of those players, Lawrence Timmons and Lamarr Woodley, look to be very good and have promising careers ahead of them.But, that still struck me as a misguided way to spend those draft picks. Last year’s draft was equally perplexing, when the Steelers drafted a running back and wide receiver, leaving their offensive line unaddressed and allowing the defensive line to get one year older without putting adequate replacements in place for grooming.This year’s draft inspired a bit more confidence for me. At least the picks lined up with very clear needs and it is hard not to be excited about the prospects of third round pick Mike Wallace. I know there is debate about drafting the best available player versus drafting for need.But, even at that, teams avoid obvious needs over a stretch of time at their peril. And, no matter how good of a coach you have on the sidelines, he will not be able to overcome a string of bad drafts.Secondly, there have been a lot of questionable decisions made by Tomlin over the course of his young career. There have been a few times where he hasn’t thrown the red flag where I thought it was warranted.Perhaps the biggest head scratcher for me dates back to his first playoff game.

With the Steelers coming back against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he elected to go for two. Very good call.But, then a holding call moved them back ten yards making a conversion highly unlikely. Instead of kicking the extra point, he elected to still go for two.After thinking through likely scenarios that could play out, I was screaming at the TV to kick it. It was a terrible decision and it may have cost the Steelers that game. He is that good. He had a huge hand in last year’s success, more than is typical for a coordinator.But, ironically, it is partially because of the presence of LeBeau that I am not as completely sold on Tomlin as a coaching giant just yet. LeBeau is a once in a lifetime coordinator. Any head coach is going to look a heck of a lot better with LeBeau running the defense. Just think back to the Bill Cowher years. Cowher was a completely different coach when he had the luxury of having LeBeau at his side. Because of LeBeau and the defense’s prowess last year, the Steelers won a Super Bowl largely in spite of their offense. That is the type of thing you can expect to happen about once every millennium.The genius of LeBeau may be partially responsible for the Steelers’ loss to the Ravens. It was a potentially LeBeau-inspired defensive scheme by the Ravens, with the defensive lineman dropping into the throwing lane, that resulted in the interception that secured the win.It brought flashbacks of the call that resulted in the James Harrison interception in last year’s Super Bowl, except my jubilant cheers were replaced with an understated groan. Let me end by saying that I’m not anti-Tomlin.

It is a minor miracle that the game was so close with the Steelers almost winning it. But, I think it is too early to declare Tomlin the second coming of Vince Lombardi and some of the over the top praise should be dampened. Tomlin deserves at least some of the criticism that is being reserved exclusively for Arians. . When Tim Tebow won the Heisman two years ago as a true sophomore, I was impressed. Obviously, it wasn't just me that felt way. When Tebow gave his end of game speech last year at Kentucky, I thought it was a bit sappy, but the fact that he went on to win the National Championship made up for it.When Tebow failed to win the Heisman last year, I felt he may have gotten a raw deal.When Tebow declined to go to the NFL last year, my thought was WTFNow, everytime I see Mr. Tebow on television, a steady cocktail of Pepto-Bismol, Tagamet, and immodium is sure to follow. There was a time as early as this season that I made the statement, "What is there not to like about Tebow"Fast-Forward to the week of the SEC Championship game and the answer is more than clear: Tim Tebow has turned into a self-promoting attention whore on a scale even Terrell Owens can't even fathom. The difference is that Tebow masks his self-promoting image under the guise of Christianity.Lights, camera, action! Remember when Tebow took a camera crew to the Phillipines to document his relentless missionary work to help the poor children of that country It was awe-inspiring. Or was it In hindsight, and at best, Tebow must have been approached by a camera crew and accepted to further promote himself as the second coming of the Messiah. At worst, Tebow contacted the camera crew. The bottom line is that a camera crew went with Tim to document his good works. Wonder how much it must've cost Support at least a three man crew just to document his good deeds. Bet it could have fed several more under-priveledged children throughout the world.I digress. Tebow claims to be a man of God and I have little reason to doubt that He Is. I also believe that Tim Tebow believes that when his team wins, it is a direct reflection of his relationship with the Big Man. Nevermind that opposing teams are laden with players that were brought up in the faith and share the same Christian spirituality as does Tebow. It appears that Tebow's success is because of his faith in God.Tim. Do you believe this Enough already!. Raider fans all over the world have had enough of the losing way's. To voice their displeasure they didnt just go on blogs and rant and rave no they went the extra mile and got a billboard put up showing Al they are fed up of being bottom dwellers in the NFL. Wish I could of been a fly on the wall in Al's limo as it ran by the sign that's posted off the 880 freeway which calls for the Raiders to hire a GM. We as Raider fans have put up with Al's ways for to long and now have a way to voice it.