The Pittsburgh Steelers made the playoffs last season, but they didn’t feel like an actual postseason threat. They ended the regular season on a four-game losing streak, looking like a mess. That carried over into the playoffs with the Steelers getting crushed by the Baltimore Ravens. This year, they’re hoping to change that. The Steelers want to be Super Bowl contenders. However, for them to do that former Steelers safety Ryan Clark thinks they can’t afford to stumble out of the gate in September.
“I believe this team has to start fast,” Clark said Monday on ESPN’s First Take, “especially thinking about the way their seasons have ended when you think about Coach [Mike] Tomlin’s last decade as the head coach.