The Case Against Mike Tomlin...

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All of these forced takes from fans who don’t have a vested interest in the teams they are speaking on is meh.
His success is also hampering him. The non losing seasons guarantees he never had a chance to tank for high picks. That means you have to draft EXTREMELY well and over perform on your late round draft picks each year


To be fair the Steelers are fairly good at drafting and always seem to find late round/undrafted talent that should have been drafted higher. But attrition is catching up. Teams can have one or two bad years. Stock up on stud young talent and go from losers to contenders. You see it every year. The Steelers stay right in the middle. Good enough to squeak into the playoffs but nothing else
The 1980s Milwaukee Bucks syndrome
 

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Rule or exception?
 

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All of these forced takes from fans who don’t have a vested interest in the teams they are speaking on is meh.

No cap, I have been following this dude's career from the start cuz I'm a lifelong Ravens fan and at no point in time have I ever wondered if he's a top 25 coach.

That nikka is really good at his job and I'll leave it at that.
 

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I’d much rather my Falcons have 17 straight winning seasons and at least a chance to win by being in the playoffs.

If that’s average then I’m all for it
Falcons have won as many playoff games as the Steelers in the last 10 years. Falcons have been to the same amount of Super Bowls as the Steelers in the last 15 years.
 

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Honestly, like most coaches dude needs another good QB.

You find that good QB and he can manage the other aspects of the game like any other great coach can.

A good coach puts the best personnel out there to win down-by-down and a good QB can bail out a coach's bad decision whether they audible or make something happen with what's out there on the field. You need both.





I do see Penix as well, but let's be real - there's a risk (because :mjpls:) that if Penix and Tomlin fail fans are going to want to axe him for sure.
Tomlin/Bo Nix combination I think will make a lot of good stuff happen out there and when they make mistakes won't make the fanbase go to irrational extremes.

Penix doesn’t have a strong enough arm for our division. He needs to go to a dome or hot weather team
 

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I would personally throw stupid-ass Stinky in the Mississippi :camby: if it meant that Tomlin would become the next HC in N.O. :myman:
 

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You right bro. Tomlin trash and Steelers need to get rid of him.

Can't have a discussion it's just matter of fact, nikka you sound like a female :russ:

How many times you gonna have the same season in a row where you ain't winning shyt before some shyt needs to change? Never said Tomlin wasn't a great coach, but sometimes you've done all you can do at a place.
 

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Tomlin just needs to hire better offensive coordinators/coaches. He kept Matt Canada for longer than he needed to.

The Steelers fanbase is so spoiled. I'd kill to have franchise stability for 20+ years and always being in contention :francis:
 

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You see it every year. The Steelers stay right in the middle. Good enough to squeak into the playoffs but nothing else
Our seasons play out usually as this

-String together some wins
-Consecutive losses
-Take a L to a team we have no business losing to
-Scramble towards the end of the season to barely get into the playoffs
-Get our asses kicked in our first game where we are giving up an average of 40 pts in our last 5 playoff appearances:damn:
 
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