{"id":48803,"date":"2025-05-17T01:48:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T01:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48803"},"modified":"2025-05-17T01:48:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T01:48:20","slug":"colin-cowherd-makes-bold-claim-about-the-steelers-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48803","title":{"rendered":"Colin Cowherd Makes Bold Claim About the Steelers in 2025.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0head coach Mike Tomlin has never had a losing season, but some believe that trend will finally come to an end this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCount me in as somebody predicting the Steelers are not going to make the playoffs and not going to win a playoff game for the ninth consecutive year,\u201d Colin Cowherd said on The Herd.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theherd\/status\/1923474032118116707\" data-rhp=\"1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1923474032118116707&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fcolin-cowherd-makes-bold-claim-about-the-steelers-in-2025-&amp;sessionId=39f14ed872772e13a7eaf7535a2c8e834cc6d49c&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1923474032118116707\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>For most of his time in Pittsburgh, Tomlin\u2019s signal caller was Ben Roethlisberger, which made life a lot easier. Since his retirement, the Steelers have been in a hole on offense and have ranked towards the bottom of the league in scoring for multiple seasons in a row now.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers averaged just 18.1 PPG in 2022, 17.9 in 2023, and 21.9 in 2024, ranking 26th, 28th, and 20th.<\/p>\n<p>Tomlin\u2019s specialty has always been defense, however, at some point, a coach has to get the offense right. In today\u2019s\u00a0NFL, if a team isn&#8217;t scoring, a team isn&#8217;t winning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think it\u2019s time,\u201d Cowherd said. \u201cIf it takes you seven to eight years to fix the offensive line and you still can\u2019t get it right, and Pittsburgh still can\u2019t. Mcvay and Andy Reid and Kevin O\u2019Connell can do it in an offseason. You\u2019re outdated.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHerd\/status\/1923474032118116707\" data-rhp=\"1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1923474032118116707&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fcolin-cowherd-makes-bold-claim-about-the-steelers-in-2025-&amp;sessionId=39f14ed872772e13a7eaf7535a2c8e834cc6d49c&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1923474032118116707\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Steelers have many holes to fill. They will enter the 2025 season with a brand new\u00a0quarterback\u00a0room and they lost George Pickens and Najee Harris. Bringing in DK Metcalf and rookie Kaleb Johnson are phenomenal replacements for those guys, however, it\u2019s still a new scene to them.<\/p>\n<p>Tomlin\u2019s future with Pittsburgh is really going to come down to one thing, and that is if he can find the next franchise quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>Although there aren\u2019t many coaches in NFL history who would have continued to have winning seasons under similar circumstances as Tomlin, critics and, more importantly, the fans are foaming at the mouth for a playoff victory.<\/p>\n<p>In the city of Pittsburgh, just having winning seasons isn\u2019t good enough. 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