Any lapse in performance will naturally invite the possibility of discord. A team with a winning record in December losing to two teams with a .167 winning percentage will do that for you, as the Pittsburgh Steelers found out last week.
And the same topics that always come up with the Steelers have an ugly loss or an uninspiring performance came up once again in the wake of last week’s losses to the Arizona Cardinals and the New England Patriots. Every loss becomes a referendum—not that there isn’t an argument to be made that a referendum is needed.