#Steelers OC Todd Haley told me (if allowed) he is going to do the ice bucket challenge and nominate Snoop Dogg. — Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly_Trib) August 23, 2014

If nothing else, one has to give Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley credit for spinning a negative into a positive.

A few days after rapper Snoop Dogg shredded Haley in a video posted on Instagram, Haley told Tribune Review reporter Mark Kaboly, if he's allowed to do so, he's going to take the Ice Bucket Challenge and nominate Snoop to do the same.

A clever comeback, even if it will carry about two percent of the weight Snoop's direct request of Steelers coach Mike Tomlin to "fire that mother (bleep)er." Snoop's message was sent in the middle of the Steelers' 31-21 loss to Philadelphia in the Steelers' third preseason game of the year. Pittsburgh's offense had failed to score on four consecutive drives at that point.

Whether Haley will go through all of that and whether Snoop responds are separate issues. Most would say, in so many words, Haley should worry more about the "Guiding a Scoring Offense Challenge," and less about the mounting criticism the third-year Steelers coordinator is getting.

The Steelers are coming off a strong performance down the stretch of 2013, and two mediocre offensive showings from the team's starters out of three games is leading to some concern. Obviously Snoop is upset about it. The preseason is drawing to a close and the Steelers are going to have to figure out ways to become more consistent.