Why the Steelers have the Smallest Championship Window in the NFL
- AP
- Feb 13, 2019
- 2 min read
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been home to a future first ballot Hall of Fame QB, a consensus top 3 running back and top 3 wide receiver for the better part of the last 5/6 years, yet have never found themselves in the big dance...
Was it money? Not enough snaps? Not enough Chemistry? The correct answer is none of those.
Yes Le'veon Bell just sat out AN ENTIRE SEASON because he wasn't getting paid enough, but the money was not the issue they were going to give him 14+ million dollars, it was his selfish attitude, AB's selfish attitude, and poor management that led to the downfall of this Multi-Championship winning Franchise...
The Steeler's just drafted a sensational player in 2017 in Juju Smith-Schuster and instead of being happy about less double teams AB was mad he wasn't getting more receptions, a GROWN MAN complaining about stats rather than winning rings, might as well put Russell Westbrook in slot!
The Steelers have the shortest window in the NFL right now because their window is 6 months, 6 months to sit down with AB and tell him why he should stay and give him a reason show him the 6 Lombardi Trophies and show them why the Steelers have the most rings (Tied with the Pats) in NFL history
Le'veon Bell needs to be told he is needed and offer up 15 million MAX as you now have James Conner who is more than an acceptable replacement for the highly touted Bell. The Steelers would go into the 2019 NFL season with a top 3 back and a top 10 back from 2018, a top 3 receiver with potentially another top 10 guy in JuJu who has easily shown he is the best #2 receiver in the league right now all lined up on the Offense.
If the Steelers signed a high school football teams defense and kept all those weapons on offense there is no reason they should not have a top scoring offense in the league in 2019.
Will the Steelers fix their issues or will they move on from AB and Bell, and go into the JuJu and Conner era?
Thanks for the read
-AP
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