When the Steelers went into Wildcard Weekend against the Baltimore Ravens as losers of four straight, many pondered if a QB change was on the horizon. Instead, Mike Tomlin stayed true to form and stuck with the man that he single handily brought in to be his starting QB instead of turning to Justin Fields,
In a bold statement, Patriots legend Julian Edelman took a direct shot at Mike Tomlin following the Steelers' elimination from the playoffs.
It was a sequence that perfectly captured the Pittsburgh Steelers’ desultory first-round playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night, and also the desultory, mediocre reality that has surrounded the Steelers for a decade now.
Pittsburgh Steelers v Baltimore Ravens / Scott Taetsch/GettyImages If you had to pick one word to describe the last few years of the Mike Tomlin era with the Pittsburgh Steelers, you could do a lot worse than "stagnant".
Fan approval of Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin may have never been lower than it is right now. But Tomlin continues to receive support from Steelers owner Art Rooney II.
For the last two offseasons, as a result of the Pittsburgh Steelers' lack of playoff success, head coach Mike Tomlin's name has floated around as being a potential trade candidate. Some rumblings even suggested the team may just fire and move on from him. That won't be the case again this offseason.
In an attempt to widen their search for a head coach, the Chicago Bears called the Pittsburgh Steelers to inquire about Mike Tomlin 's availability to see if they could talk and try to trade for him, ESPN.com reports. According to the report, those requests fell on deaf ears and Tomlin never personally received the inquiry.
Art Rooney II knows the Pittsburgh Steelers have problems. The team’s longtime president doesn’t think coach Mike Tomlin is one of them despite another quick playoff exit.
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Art Rooney II knows the Pittsburgh Steelers have problems. The team’s longtime president doesn’t think his head coach is one of them. Rooney said Monday the club remains fully behind Mike Tomlin, who is now closing in on a decade since his most recent playoff victory following another quick postseason exit.
Steelers President Art Rooney II was asked about this by the local Pittsburgh media and he defended the small coaching staff and said he didn’t think it is a limiting factor for this team despite its struggles. “I just don’t see that holding us back,” Rooney said. “I don’t think that’s our problem.”