He's been the head coach since 2007, which is an incredibly long time in pro sports. Since the 2010 season, his teams, other than never having a losing record, largely have underachieved, especially in the playoffs; he's 0-5 in his last five playoff games, and they've been blown out in all of those games in the first half. It's just time for a change, and it would do him good too for a new challenge.
Now folks PAY CLOSE ATTENTION to the responses on this thread and compare how Steelers fans view the coach, vs how PSU fans view the coach.
Comparatively speaking, Franklin has done a much better job with his program since 2014 than Tomlin has done with his.
The no losing records thing drives me crazy. He had a first ballot Hall of Fame QB 15 out of his 17 years in one of the most stable organizations in sports. Hard to lose. He took over a talented roster from the Cowher days and things have gone down hill to the point they haven’t won a playoff game for 7 years.
It would've been much better if they had had two or three losing seasons in a row like Cowher did in the late 1990s and early 2000s so that they could've had much higher draft picks. With the way it is now, they're always in that mushy middle, which gets you nowhere. The Pickett draft pick has set this team back several years.
So THATS why you started this thread. Just wanted to keep on with your relentless ‘Franklin sucks’ mantra.
You could've said the same thing when the Steelers forced Chuck Noll to retire and replaced him with Cowher. That turned out to be the right thing to do and a great move, because Cowher breathed new life into a stale team. And Tomlin is no Chuck Noll when it comes to coaching accomplishments.
Not all of us, and I dare say not most of us, who want Tomlin to go hate him. He seems to be a fine human and has done a decent job overall. However, it's just time for a change for both the team and himself, and it's so obvious. God, the Patriots just escorted a head coach out the door who won six Super Bowls for them and made it to three other Super Bowls. Why? Because it was time.
If there’s one organization I’d trust to make a hire in this situation, it’s the Steelers. However, I do think there’s a difference in the two situations; Noll was nearly 60 years old when he retires while Tomlin is just scratching 50. Maybe it’s his time to go like Cowher’s was around that point, though.
I've heard that Tomlin has been calling for all the above to be canned. He is right....
Cowher left on his own because his wife died of cancer and he had young daughters to raise. He could have stayed another five years or more.
I didn’t mean to imply it was “his time” because he forgot how to coach. It’s the same with Tomlin; he’s a good coach, but he might need to step away due to burnout, more time with family, or something.
Completely on topic...great work!
Big difference….. Franklin took over a team in serious trouble. Tomlin took over a winner in great shape.
What do you think the Steelers fan base would say if Mike Tomlin had gone 4-16 against the Browns and the Ravens in his first ten years?
Not much if they had been restricted to two thirds of a rooster and told they couldn’t draft in the first two rounds for three years. And any player was free to leave if they wanted to,
WHO are they saying that they could get that will be better?
See, we don't play that crap in Pittsburgh dude. We hold our coaches accountable, we don't make excuses, wr are not apologists, and we are the normal, not the exception, like you, the typical PSU coaching apologist.
You don’t know unless you try. Can’t be to afraid of failure. Maybe no one or maybe the next great one.
Sadly, every damn thing you just said is true. Even an a$$hole like you, when correct, is correct. Another difference between me and my glorious group of haters(that includes one of our mods lol), I give credit when someone is right whether I like them or not.
And everyone that says that never would have fired Richt for Smart. Change is sometimes needed.
How long do you think it will take Tomlin to find another NFL job if he leaves Pittsburgh?
Tomlin would find a new job as soon as he wants one
I really could care less one way or the other. I stopped being a diehard Steeler/NFL fan years ago.
There's always excuses/reasons for a loss that go beyond the coaches control. Yesterday isn't the concern but the trend behind it. Tomlin has a lot of control with the Steelers including the draft. Kenny was the guy he wanted. I don't blame him for playing Mitch over Mason because I don't think Mason is very good either but he fought to keep Canada which was also a huge mistake.
Dude, I live near Pittsburgh. Know quite well how it works. If the Steelers were treated like PSU was they would have burned down NFL HQ.
They don't have real answers or plans but do sometimes flail at options. They are just paid to put out click bait and create a story no matter how factual or realistic.
