Welcome to Paul Zeise’s weekly mailbag, where the Post-Gazette columnist answers your questions about sports, life and everything in between. If you want to ask a question, find him on X @PaulZeise or email him at pzeise@post-gazette.com.

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Jason M: Do you think there is a path for the Steelers to have a successful season without a playoff win? I do not.

Zeise: This is a great question, and I would say the answer has to be no. I don’t want to hear about non-losing seasons, competing for playoff bids and consistency. I just don’t. They have given this coaching staff everything it needs to be successful enough to win a playoff game. If they go 12-5 and lose in the first round of the playoffs, it is a failure of a season. That might sound harsh, but it is true. They need t

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