Pittsburgh Steelers: Playoffs or Not, Reality Check Needed

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Published: January 2, 2010

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... Pittsburgh Steelers, it's time to start looking ahead.

The playoff hopes that the team and its fans are clinging to are slim, with the Steelers needing to win and then get help from several other teams to sneak in as the sixth seed.

Whether or not the Steelers pull off an improbable comeback from five consecutive losses, mostly to teams of lesser talent, and return to the postseason, is immaterial.

The fact that the roster and staff need a reality check before 2010 is much more important.

Here's a look inside to address what needs to be done.

Offensive Coaches

Bruce Arians has taken his lumps for poor play-calls, particularly in crucial situations.  Does he deserve to keep his job? That's very debatable. Does he keep it thanks to a good relationship with his quarterback? Possibly. Does that mean he can keep on trotting out his poor game plans? Absolutely not.

Arians is living on borrowed time. Had the Steelers n...

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