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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
No he wasn't.
Reid's playcalling put open guys all over the field. Smith just didn't hit them.
At worst, it was a draw. But when Tomlin had an ineffective Ben throwing the ball every time he got inside the 20 despite Bell shredding us between the 20s, that's a clear failure by Tomlin. Reid didn't have Bell running for him, all he had was a shitty Steelers secondary to work with and a quarterback that refused to challenge it.
Reid outcoached Tomlin by a fair amount, he simply didn't have the triggerman to do the job.
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I don't know what was worse with Alex in that game - his unwillingness to look and go down the field when it was there for the taking, or his inability to stay calm inside a clean pocket. Both ended up being mortal sins in that game.