Hot Iron Hot Takes #4: Smelted Opinions From the Steel Mill Rant Room
Our honest, sometimes terrible post-game breakdowns win, lose, or draw.
I don't want to be anywhere near Pittsburgh when Mike Tomlin is fired. I can't bear to witness a beheading.
The Stillers® allowed the most rushing yards in home game history and yielded the third fewest offensive yards in Tomlin’s tenure.
We haven't had a legitimate run defense since 2010, argue with a wall.
I was there, booing during “Renegade”; exasperated.
You have to will the Terrible Towel wave—manifest victory. Without faith in that dish towel turned talisman (Which, why would we have any for this 2025 team?), the towel twirl is lackluster and charmless. It’s a ritual that must be passed down from one Stillers® fandom generation to the next. But what happens when the next generation has never experienced what it feels like to win? You get fare-weatheredness, indifference, and folks who think waving a towel in circles is silly.