Steelers Hot Seat, Who Needs to Step Up Aginst The Chargers.

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As I have been saying, the last two weeks, the Steelers were beaten by the best team in the league, the Steelers.

In both Chicago and Cincinnati, Pittsburgh held the lead with just moments left in the game, and in both cases, the Steelers played not to lose, and did just that.

The following people need to step up, and play the way the Steelers are suppose to play, or Pittsburgh will be looking at a 1-3 record.

Mike Tomlin

Coach Tomlin amazed people over the first two years he coached the Steelers. Sure, there were some questionable calls he had, but in the NFL, it is high risk, high reward, and the Steelers have won the division in both seasons.

I can even give Tomlin a pass on going for it on 4th-and-four in the fourth quarter. What Tomlin has to start doing, is getting the Steelers on fire, not just before the game, but during it.

No more with starting out on fire, only to go into the prevent at the end of the game. If Pittsburgh does not return to Blitzburgh, Philip Rivers is going to have a field day.

Bruce Arians

Many people are saying that the play calls from Arians against the Bengals were much better than they were against the Bears and Titans. And I would agree, for the first half.

After half time, the Steelers insisted on running the ball, running on every first down of the second half. If Arians insists on calling the plays the way he has, then he needs to be fired, and let Ben call the plays from the line. At least that way, we can move the ball.

Dick LeBeau

Enough with playing soft, vanilla defenses. I know that Polamalu is hurt, and any team would be less of a team without him. But stop acting like there is no one else on the defense that can play football.

We need to start blitzing, and allow our line backers to attack from the beginning of the game, and yes, even until the end of it as well.

Santonio Holmes

I have watched about a million videos of Super Bowl highlights from XLIII. Santonio Holmes kept saying, "This is how we be great"! It is time to stop thinking you are great, and start acting like it.

All kidding aside, before the season I thought Holmes would take over Hines Wards number one receiver spot. At this point, he needs to start worrying about losing his number two role to rookie Mike Wallace.

Limas Sweed

Enough already. Seriously. You have the height and speed, but can't catch a cold. Last year, we heard that you needed contacts, you got them. Then the excuse was (I used it as well) he is just a rookie.

Learn how to catch the ball or quit. It is that easy. You are a receiver, and unless you can catch the ball, you could be seven feet and run a 4.12 - 40 yard dash, and it would mean nothing.

James Harrison / LaMarr Woodley

You two were the best of the best last year. You set the Steelers record for most sacks in a season, and how many to you have this year? As many as Jack Lambert does—NONE!

I am not putting all of the blame on you, but you need to be better than the play calling, and make something happen.

If these coaches and players don't step up, and do their job, then the Chargers will come into Pittsburgh, and win at the end, the same way the Bears and Bengals did.

Pittsburgh is a better football team than the Chargers, but they are also better than the Bears and Bengals, and look what happened there.

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