Steelers Legend Slams Mike Tomlin's Direction
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers are off to a 2-1 start.
That being said, their play has been shaky at best and it has led to a lot of questions, and quite few answers. One person who has been a regular critic of the team in recent years continued his criticism, as former Steelers Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Terry Bradshaw took to Yahoo Sports to issue criticism on the current iteration of the team.
“They’re never going to fire Mike Tomlin. They’ve made the playoffs (a lot in his) 18 years, if he wins it, he’ll go again 19 years,” Bradshaw said. “They don’t have the team. It takes offense, defense, takes it all, takes coaching. Every time they get great players and they do really well … you had Antonio Brown, the running back that signed with the Jets … all these guys are on their way to the Hall of Fame playing so great for Pittsburgh, but ‘I want my money’. They don’t get their money and they’re out of there. That’s why I wasn’t opposed to Dallas’ move (with Micah Parsons)."
The Steelers are now trying to find a balance as they have been quite uncompetitive in the playoffs in recent years despite strong regular seasons. With no losing seasons under his belt, head coach Mike Tomlin's lack of playoff success in nearly a decade brings a confusing twist into how he is viewed as a coach.
The Steelers, despite getting off to a winning start so far this season, do not look to be particularly strong Super Bowl contenders, so Bradshaw is showing caution to what has transpired thus far this year.
Bradshaw is no stranger to criticism of the Steelers and their players. Over the summer, Bradshaw was a vocal critic of the move to sign Aaron Rodgers, a comment he recently discussed following the first game of the season.
With much of the season left to play, it will be interesting to see if the Steelers can perform well enough to put them into a good position for the playoffs. Then the question of whether they are capable of winning in the playoffs will come into play once again.
What is the Prize Money for the 2025 Wuhan Open?
The Wuhan Open is the last tournament of the season in the WTA 1000 series. The main draw of the eighth edition of the tournament will be held from October 6 to 12 at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.
At present, the penultimate WTA 1000 of the season, the China Open, is underway and will be concluded on October 5. In Wuhan, Aryna Sabalenka will be the first seed and will also be playing a tournament for the first time since clinching her fourth Grand Slam singles title at the US Open by beating Amanda Anisimova. The World No.1 skipped the China Open because of an injury.
Sabalenka will enter the tournament as the defending champion. Last year, she upset home favorite and 2024 Paris Olympics gold medalist Qinwen Zheng in three sets to win her third title in the tournament. Zheng, who played the China Open after recovering from an elbow injury, will be skipping the Wuhan Open because of the same injury.
World No.2 Iga Swiatek has zero points to defend, given that she was forced to skip the entire Asian swing due to her three-week provisional suspension last year. Sabalenka, Swiatek,
The Pole will be making her debut in the tournament. This year, the six-time Grand Slam champion reached her first grass-court final at the Bad Homburg Open but failed to beat
Gauff has won just one title this year- the French Open by beating Sabalenka. Apart from the Grand Slam title, she also reached the finals of the Madrid Open and the Italian Open, losing them to Sabalenka and
Anisimova has so far clinched only her first WTA 1000 title at the Qatar Open by beating compatriot Pegula, losing in the finals of the Queen’s Club Championships, Wimbledon, and the US Open. She has never progressed beyond the second round of the Wuhan Open. She will be up against
Prize money for the 2025 Wuhan Open
The total prize pool for the Wuhan Open is $3,654,963. From this, the winner will take home $596,000 and 1000 ranking points, while the runner-up will pocket $351,003 prize money and 650 points.
| Round of 56 | $16,860 |
| Round of 32 | $23,450 |
| Round of 16 | $41,500 |
| Quarterfinals | $83,250 |
| Semifinals | $180,100 |
| Runner-up | $351,003 |
| Champion | $596,000 |
The tournament will also determine the next few players who will qualify for the WTA Finals. The top four players- Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, and Amanda Anisimova- have already grabbed their ticket for Riyadh, and so is reigning Australian Open champion
Sabalenka holds a 17-0 record in Wuhan thanks to her victories in her three appearances (2018, 2019, 2024). The Belarusian is also the player with the most Wuhan Open titles. Apart from her, only three players have clinched the title since the WTA 1000 event made its debut in 2014. These players are
The final WTA 1000 of the season is a weeklong event, and 56 players are participating- 44 are from direct entries, four are wild card entrants, and eight are qualifiers.
