Kaboly defended quarterback Russell Wilson throughout this mailbag session, expressing that he does not see him as the main issue over the course of this losing streak. Having said that, the reporter seemed less confident in offensive coordinator Arthur Smith’s offense as a whole.

“Is Arthur Smith’s offensive schemes becoming stale and moldy?” One fan pondered. Kaboly’s response was not all that complimentary.

“I would say that they are just not good enough to deal with some of the best teams in the NFL in Philly, Baltimore, and Kansas City,” he replied. “This is the same coordinator that schemed up 32 points per game in the early part of the month. But for them to have any chance in the playoffs, it has to be better. How? Figure it out.”

By no means is Kaboly’s opinion law, but his answer here is almost as frustrating as Tomlin’s — in part, because there might be some truth to it.

If Wilson and Smith fold against the best of the best and Tomlin’s defense continues to display chinks in the armor, this team’s Super Bowl dreams will go up in a puff of smoke. That end result has been happening far too often around Pittsburgh in recent years, and that’s the major root of all the anger when all is said and done.