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polamalubeast
07-28-2017, 10:04 AM
It sounds like the next big contract extension going down for the Pittsburgh Steelers won’t be for Le’Veon Bell. In fact, it probably isn’t going to be a player at all. Multiple Steelers’ beat writers are speculating that the next contract extension is going to be for head coach Mike Tomlin.

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Pittsburgh and Tomlin last agreed on an extension back in 2015 and he is under contract with the team through the 2018 season. However, just like with the top players on the roster, the Steelers aren’t going to let Tomlin coach in his final year without a new deal.

Tomlin is currently making around $6 million per season, putting him firmly among the top 10 highest-paid coaches in the league. There is a great deal of disagreement among the fan base about just how good Tomlin is as a coach, particularly as a game planner so you can bet that the big raise he’s about to get it going to rub some fans the wrong way.

http://steelerswire.usatoday.com/2017/07/28/steelers-expected-to-extend-contract-of-mike-tomlin-soon/

Dwinsgames
07-28-2017, 10:40 AM
hearing its a 1 year extension for now to avoid lame duck status in 2018 .... team buying time and cohesion

polamalubeast
07-28-2017, 10:45 AM
Win total benchmark extends Mike Tomlin contract

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin earned himself another year of employment in Pittsburgh.

Tomlin's win total triggered a vesting option in his deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Friday, citing a source informed of the situation. He'll now be under contract through the 2019 season, though there have been talks about a longer pact.

"There have been some conversations between Steelers brass and Mike Tomlin and those who represent him and are putting him under contract through 2020," Rapoport explained Friday on Inside Training Camp Live. "From what I am told, those have not been finalized yet. Nothing is done, nothing has been agreed to as far as being under contract with 2020.


"But perhaps, what Ed Bouchette, the longtime Steelers beat man [of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette], tweeted about an announcement, perhaps it is simply saying that Tomlin is now under contract through 2019 because that automatically vested based on the success on the field."

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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000822841/article/tomlin-triggers-option-extends-contract-through-19?campaign=tw-nf-sf101782580-sf101782580&sf101782580=1&utm_source=Direct

Mojouw
07-28-2017, 11:03 AM
Win total benchmark extends Mike Tomlin contract

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin earned himself another year of employment in Pittsburgh.

Tomlin's win total triggered a vesting option in his deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Friday, citing a source informed of the situation. He'll now be under contract through the 2019 season, though there have been talks about a longer pact.

"There have been some conversations between Steelers brass and Mike Tomlin and those who represent him and are putting him under contract through 2020," Rapoport explained Friday on Inside Training Camp Live. "From what I am told, those have not been finalized yet. Nothing is done, nothing has been agreed to as far as being under contract with 2020.


"But perhaps, what Ed Bouchette, the longtime Steelers beat man [of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette], tweeted about an announcement, perhaps it is simply saying that Tomlin is now under contract through 2019 because that automatically vested based on the success on the field."

read more


http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000822841/article/tomlin-triggers-option-extends-contract-through-19?campaign=tw-nf-sf101782580-sf101782580&sf101782580=1&utm_source=Direct

Hey! Look at that! Another tweet from Bouchette that is inaccurate. This guy is a joke. Like how does he still have a job? Maybe, I'm wrong - but when was the last time the Steelers main beat writer actually got something first and correct about the team?

tube517
07-28-2017, 12:03 PM
Well, cheerleaders do sometimes get extensions... :chuckle: :cheer2:

86WARD
07-28-2017, 12:48 PM
Hey! Look at that! Another tweet from Bouchette that is inaccurate. This guy is a joke. Like how does he still have a job? Maybe, I'm wrong - but when was the last time the Steelers main beat writer actually got something first and correct about the team?

This statement is so true.

ALLD
07-28-2017, 01:01 PM
If he cannot get is past NE before Ben retires it would be good to make a move at that time to replace him.

polamalubeast
07-28-2017, 02:55 PM
It will have to be a disaster if Tomlin is fired by the steelers.

If Tomlin wants to do that, Tomlin will be HC for the steelers longer than Chuck Noll.(23 years or more)

Cowher would have surpassed Noll for the number of years as HC of the steelers if he would have wanted.

Mojouw
07-28-2017, 03:38 PM
If he cannot get is past NE before Ben retires it would be good to make a move at that time to replace him.

Great! Then the Steelers could select from the deep pool of candidates that has regularly beaten New England. I mean there is...well wait...let me see here...just gotta find that list of coaches....I know it's here somewhere - Wait! Found It.

Welp - looks like that list has no names on it. I'll be damned.

polamalubeast
07-28-2017, 04:27 PM
Great! Then the Steelers could select from the deep pool of candidates that has regularly beaten New England. I mean there is...well wait...let me see here...just gotta find that list of coaches....I know it's here somewhere - Wait! Found It.

Welp - looks like that list has no names on it. I'll be damned.

Tom Coughlin is available !!!!

86WARD
07-29-2017, 05:20 AM
No he's not. He has a job.

salamander
07-29-2017, 05:35 AM
He has his faults but there are very few coaches out there right now that I would take over Tomlin.

BlackAndGold
07-29-2017, 06:59 AM
Tomlin will be the HC of this team as long as he wants it.

polamalubeast
07-29-2017, 07:45 AM
No he's not. He has a job.


If a team wants Coughlin, they could have him but it will not happen because of its age.

I was joking anyway, I think Coughlin and Mike Shanahan are the only coaches to have a winning record against the Pats with Brady.

Although some others teams were more competitive against the Pats than the steelers but that's another story.

86WARD
07-30-2017, 08:17 AM
If a team wants Coughlin, they could have him but it will not happen because of its age.

I was joking anyway, I think Coughlin and Mike Shanahan are the only coaches to have a winning record against the Pats with Brady.

Although some others teams were more competitive against the Pats than the steelers but that's another story.

I doubt Coughlin would leave his Executive VP job with the Jags to coach another team. Maybe if he slid over to the Jags HC job but he's set up nicely now.

In the case that Tomlin were to get fired this season for- just make up a reason, I don't want to see some veteran coach re-tread (Gruden, Fisher, etc) brought in to coach this team. Cowher, I could accept it, but rather see young talent brought in.

Born2Steel
07-30-2017, 08:22 AM
Saw that Gruden has re-opened the HC door. I expect him to have an offer in Indy next season if Chuck has another miserable season.

polamalubeast
07-30-2017, 08:52 AM
I doubt Coughlin would leave his Executive VP job with the Jags to coach another team. Maybe if he slid over to the Jags HC job but he's set up nicely now.

In the case that Tomlin were to get fired this season for- just make up a reason, I don't want to see some veteran coach re-tread (Gruden, Fisher, etc) brought in to coach this team. Cowher, I could accept it, but rather see young talent brought in.


Not Fisher please.....The steelers will go 20 years back.

Born2Steel
07-30-2017, 09:04 AM
Not Fisher please.....The steelers will go 20 years back.

LOL! Exactly! A porous defense AND an inept offense.