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The Terrible Take - Episode 1385 - December 18, 2024

The Terrible Podcast - Steelers Podcast via Steelers Depot

The Terrible Podcast

Sports, Football

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

December 18, 2024 - For Episode 1,385 on this Wednesday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses Mike Tomlin's continued downplaying of the Steelers slow starts and why that message must change if he ever wants the offense to improve out of the gate. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This holiday season, Amazon brings you an unmissable month of festive football.

0:07.6

What a fantastic night of football.

0:10.8

Including 10 Premier League games.

0:13.9

It doesn't get much better than that.

0:17.2

And Tuesday's UEFA Champions League must watch match.

0:22.3

The biggest live games from the biggest leagues all wrapped up.

0:28.1

It's on Prime.

0:30.1

Welcome to the Terrible Take, a daily segment telling Steelers Nation what's on our mind.

0:35.7

I'm Alex Kizora.

0:40.9

Over the years, Mike Tomlin has downplayed the Pittsburgh Steelers slow starts. Matt Canada or Arthur Smith, the results have generally been the same.

0:46.7

Under Smith, the Steelers still do not have a first drive touchdown this season, one of just

0:52.1

four teams without in 2024.

0:59.1

Most times, Tomlin says slow starts do not have to find the team, and he pays little mind.

0:59.7

Some of that is true in Pittsburgh, better than most, have overcome those sluggish beginnings.

1:04.7

But it is hurting this team.

1:06.8

It's forcing them to play catch-up and putting stress on this defense. The common theme in their

1:12.4

last five playoff losses are horrendous starts. Outscore to combined 66 to nothing in the first

1:19.3

quarter of those contests. On Sunday, the fellow slow-starting Eagles who had all of 17 first-quarter

1:25.7

points entering the game put up 10 to jump on

1:28.6

Pittsburgh early. The Steelers' offense never got going with five straight three and outs,

1:33.0

and Philly controlled the game from start to finish. During his Monday presser, even Tomlin

1:37.1

admitted a faster start would have helped. And that is the message he has to start preaching.

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