There were certainly a number of important things that went wrong for the Steelers in Week 1 against the 49ers, but as bad as it was there were also some genuine bright spots.
Before you call me out for being relentlessly and blindly optimistic, you should know that I watched Sunday’s game from a little different perspective than most people. That’s because I didn’t watch the game live, but only after I heard about the outcome.
Ahead of Week 1 kickoff, my expectations for the Steelers were as high as anyone’s. I had to work while the game was going on, so I could only check in on the box score, but as saw the scores and stats unfold I was as raging mad as anyone at the Steelers’ apparent inability to do anything at all at a competent level.