Analyst Guarantees Steelers Will Finally Have Losing Season in 2025
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin during a game against the Cleveland Browns on Dec. 8, 2024. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
Analyst Adam Schein is confident the Pittsburgh Steelers' two decade-plus streak of non-losing seasons will come to an end in 2025.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have not had a losing season since 2003 when they finished the year with a 6-10 record. But analyst Adam Schein believes that streak will finally come to an end in 2025.
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'I'll amend this if [Aaron] Rodgers plays, or maybe I won't,' Schein said on 'Mad Dog Sports Radio.' 'We're gonna predict it again. One of these years we're gonna be right. Mike Tomlin is gonna have a losing record this year. I guarantee this is the year. They are worse at quarterback. They don't have a quarterback.'
It's fair to argue the Steelers don't currently have the talent at quarterback to continue their non-losing seasons streak, but Tomlin has already won with a lot worse.
In 2019, Tomlin led Pittsburgh to an 8-8 finish with quarterbacks Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges after Ben Roethlisberger suffered a season-ending elbow injury.
CINCINNATI, OH – NOVEMBER 24: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph (2) passes the ball during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals on November 24th 2019, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, OH. (Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire)
With that said, the Steelers still expect Rodgers to be on their roster for the 2025 season. Schein thinks their problems are more than just at quarterback, though.
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'Worse at receiver. Worse at running back. Schedule is difficult,' Schein said. 'I think the Jets are gonna beat the Pittsburgh Steelers Week 1 of the season. Mason Rudolph? Really? Is that what we're doing? Or Aaron Rodgers is gonna have to introduce himself to his teammates at some point this spring or summer time. I mean, what's the game plan here for the Pittsburgh Steelers?'
Pittsburgh does find itself in a very similar situation at wide receiver from a year ago. It seemed like the team finally found a complement to George Pickens after trading for DK Metcalf this offseason, but then it traded Pickens away anyway.
However, the same can't be said for running back. The Steelers did lose Najee Harris to the Los Angeles Chargers in free agency, but they used their third-round pick (No. 83) in the 2025 NFL Draft on Kaleb Johnson.
Johnson has big shoes to fill, but he won't be alone with the help of fellow running backs Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell.
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It will be difficult to find anyone who believes Pittsburgh will be a Super Bowl contender this season, but guaranteeing a losing season still seems a bit far-fetched.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Analyst Guarantees Steelers Will Finally Have Losing Season in 2025
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