For two years I have spoken about what Steelers Nation saw in the Dec. 23 shellacking of the Bengals. It knocked those rose-colored glasses right off Mike Tomlin’s nose and the rest of the excuse-making Kenny Pickett supporters. Only Matt Canada is laughing harder than yours truly.

Tomlin finally let the genie (Mason Rudolph) out of the bottle, and, uh-oh, now the real fun begins as he eats Rolaids straight from the bottle. While some see a QB controversy, I see a coaching controversy. The team clearly wants to play (win) behind Rudolph, but Tomlin presumably wants the golden boy (Pickett). Say it with me: team mutiny!

One more time: fan mutiny!

I’m not as concerned with what Tomlin does as I am with what Art Rooney will do. A class act like Rudolph will land on his feet somewhere if not here. Happy New Year, readers, and thank you, Mason, for the nice Christmas gift.

Rob DiSanti

O’Hara

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