FC/OT: Tomlin stepping down.

Dbsteel

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I have respect for what Tomlin did for the Steelers, but it was getting too long. Not having a losing season became more important than doing the right thing and tearing it down to get the QB they now desperately now need, and getting some of these bad contracts off the books. That's all they were ever going to get moving forward with Mike was a .500 record and a first round exit. Theyve had like 5 QBs starting opening day in 5 years.

Look at New England, they lost and are already back. It's part of the game.
 
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Bkmtnittany1

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I see the “fraud” quote at the end of Madden’s article today.

Nothing about him being told he needed to resign or he’d be fired though. Odd since Madden had plenty of negative things to say…
He resigned on his own. Was never told he was going to be fired. You are responding to a moron who posted in a thread that Tomlin should be taken to the roof of the tallest building in Pittsburgh and tossed off of it. Tom M. Had to delete the thread. This moron then changed his handle…
 

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The whole concept of reveling in a coach firing or a coach resigning...speaks volumes about anonymous internet and a portion of the participants. How does celebrating someone's firing make another person feel good? I mean really, how does it actually make someone gleeful and able to comment gleefully?

I no get it.
 

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The whole concept of reveling in a coach firing or a coach resigning...speaks volumes about anonymous internet and a portion of the participants. How does celebrating someone's firing make another person feel good? I mean really, how does it actually make someone gleeful and able to comment gleefully?

I no get it.
Most of the Steelers supporters wanted him gone. That's not revelling, it's people sick of his dismal performance.
 
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Tomlin was not or is not a fraud. He is a solid (not great) coach and probably will be in the HOF. Although, I think that is more for his longevity and ability to never have a losing season than having top end success. I don't like all the media glorifying him like he is Don Shula or Bill Belichik.

He needed to go at least 5 years ago if not 8-10 years ago. There were certainly seasons where the Stillers underachieved and his roster management was a case study on what not to do.
 

Chumboshifko1

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Tomlin was not or is not a fraud. He is a solid (not great) coach and probably will be in the HOF. Although, I think that is more for his longevity and ability to never have a losing season than having top end success. I don't like all the media glorifying him like he is Don Shula or Bill Belichik.

He needed to go at least 5 years ago if not 8-10 years ago. There were certainly seasons where the Stillers underachieved and his roster management was a case study on what not to do.

The Rooney clan and their stubborn stupidity was also mentioned by Madden and others.
 
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2020 draft trade for Minkah was ok, plus they were able to trade Claypool for JPJ and got Highsmith. The 21 and 22 drafts were TERRIBLE. Muth is the only one left from either. Those should be 4-5 year players working towards their second contract, the main cogs of good teams. Guys still on rookie deals who may or not be stars but starters. The 24 draft got them 3 starting OL and a solid LB. 23 was solid outside of 1st rounder Jones, so there are good young guys to build with but need a QB, at least one WR and a new OC.
Add to that Herbert was drafted 6 overall and the Steelers pick that was traded for Fitzpatrick was 18. So yeah that was a terrible miss.
 

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He is a true lunatic. Btw… you are correct about that other site. Just more proof how disturbed he really is
Crazy to think he's allowed in public. He's softer than the poop he's obsessed with though lol. Grandpa acts like a tough guy, bullies people, calls people names, stalks and harasses people but cries like a lil old lady when someone stands up to him. He's pathetic.
 

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Well.....if he ended up as a talking head, the level of diologue would be elevated. Most talking heads don't have as nearly the vocabulary and eloquence that Tomlin possesses.

Tomlin, likewise, is overrated in that dept - he just keeps repeating the same "big" words over and over again where his presses had become unlistenable.

Now cringe when I hear the words "collective" and "component."


I don’t understand all the Tomlin hate. Maybe it ran its course - but I’m jealous of a team that has had 3 coaches in 55 years. Pittsburgh is a destination for players because of the stable and winning culture. Be careful with it.

Not for wide receivers, or for good QBs.

Repeatedly hiring stale, uncreative OCs is one thing, but repeatedly trotting out the most expensive D which continued to get exposed by good offenses is another.
 
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katatonic2

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Far from a Steeler fan and after 19 years probably time to move on from Tomlin. On the other hand, the NFL is a quarterback driven league and the Steelers never found a replacement for Big Ben. Part of that is that the never drafted any higher than in the middle of the pack since Tomlin never had a losing season.

A lot of that is on Tomlin who had a lot of sway when it came to roster management (hence, the expensive/aging D).

Other teams were able to find QBs mid to late in the 1st round or in later rounds.

Otoh, Tomlin was the one who brought in Trubisky, Pickett, Wilson, Fields and Rodgers.

Even if Tomlin had a promising, young QB, do you really think his picks for OCs would have done a good job in developing such a QB?

Especially behind an O-line that still really hasn't been fixed.

While there are similarities btwn Tomlin and Franklin, his doppelganger in the college ranks is Fitzgerald.
 
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s1uggo72

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Why the snark? If you had looked up three or four posts above the one you responded to you’d have read that I thought Johnny H would be a good fit for the Steelers HC. And this was when I thought he was 66, 67. All I said was that he was 64 years old this year, nothing more or less. <brushes off shoulder>
Yea sure. Picking on a protected class smh. lol
 

Bkmtnittany1

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First interview coming up for the Steelers. Was unsure to put this in the coaching carousel thread or this one. Seems like most Steeler folks would be checking in here first. The Rooney’s ordered up Primanti’s sandwiches and a Pittsburgh salads for the interview.

Better not hire this guy… he’s not the right color! One particular racist on this site would freak out if the Rooney’s hired this guy!
 

LastFedaykin

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My personal thought, no inside knowledge, was that ownership sat him down and said "we aren't hiring one and done free agents anymore, we are going to work towards accumulating draft picks, rebuilding our cap and roster, and it will be a free rocky seasons and if you want to be here you can, but you're string of non losing seasons will likely be over"

Didn't have to fire him, just create a situation where his ego said it was time to move along.
 
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My personal thought, no inside knowledge, was that ownership sat him down and said "we aren't hiring one and done free agents anymore, we are going to work towards accumulating draft picks, rebuilding our cap and roster, and it will be a free rocky seasons and if you want to be here you can, but you're string of non losing seasons will likely be over"

Didn't have to fire him, just create a situation where his ego said it was time to move along.

Think I read that only five of Tomlin’s 17 first round picks signed second contracts and only 8% of all picks under Tomlin signed second contracts. Oof.
 

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Rooney was furiously polishing away in his news conference, but nothing shiny happened.
Stop It Michael Jordan GIF
 

PSUJam

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Ok - who do we like?


Please let it be an offensive coach. I'd be ok with Stefanski to be honest. He took the freaking Browns to the playoffs twice in the past 5 years despite the compete incompetence by ownership. The roster is old and it's going to be a rebuild. Might as well have a dude that has experience dealing with shịt rosters.