Immediately following the Steelers’ ouster from the playoffs, questions were in no short-supply around Steelers Nation and the national sports media were all too happy to entertain them:
Why try an on-sides kick with over two minutes remaining and two time outs? Why not run a QB sneak on fourth and one with a 6’5, 240-pound quarterback? Why were several players on the Steelers, seemingly, looking past a team that throttled them 30-9 in October, to the New England Patriots?
While Haley’s departure answers at least one of these, a singular inquiry still looms over the organization:
How in the world did the Steelers give up 45 points to Blake Bortles and the Jacksonville offense?