Six Rings
12-29-2018, 09:46 AM
Drum roll please....
1 ) 3-6 in his last nine playoffs game with the last two wins coming over a backup QB in Matt Moore on the Dolphins and the Bengals who self-destructed with penalties late. His winning percentage in the playoffs from coaches that won a Super Bowl is 22nd out of 25th.
2 ) Losing to teams .500 and below too often. Very frustrating, and it cost us seeding when we make the playoffs. We saw it this year to Oakland and Denver. Chuck Noll was 50-1 vs .500 and below teams during his super bowl run. Tomlin more than other winning coaches loses more often to .500 and below teams.
3 ) Poor clock management. Tomlin does not have a clue, and often burns seconds off the clock when he should be saving them for the offense. He has refused a clock management coach.
4 ) Poor Judgment on the red flag. Is it that hard? We all see the replay. Yet Tomlin is 0 for his last 10. This cost us a timeout and deflates the spirit of the team. 4 for 10, okay. 0-10, you don't know what you are doing.
5 ) Situational football. Tomlin doesn't understand it. I've seen 2 Defensive linemen in goal line ( Vs 5 offensive lineman ) and our slower inside linebackers covering a wide receiver. Can you say mismatch? This is what the other team wants.
6 ) Critical mistakes on when to go for it, and what play to use. We all saw the Jacksonville playoff debacle with the early onside kick. Last week we saw a 4th and 5 fake punt asking our fullback ( Nix ) to pick up 5 yards on our side of the field. The chance of that play working is low at that distance. Why not just let Ben go 5 wide and do what he does?
7 ) Players respect. Tomlin had different rules for different players. Some could play locker room games, others could not. This divides a team. He changed these rules. His stance on the national anthem calling for team unity hurt nearly half the team who voted and wanted to be on the field. This is football, not politics, and you should not force anyone's to conform to a belief..yet Tomlin did and I believe lost a few players respect on that day. Politics is a 3rd rail for coaches, stay away, don't host a fund raiser for in your house for a person running for president in these political charged times. We lost to a bad Bears team that day, and Ben said it was a distraction. Tomlin also seems to have too many divas's. Bell, Bryant, Brown, to name a few. While two are gone, teams with too many divas's do not win super bowls. How does New England, or the NY Giants when they won super bowls deal with these type of players? Answer they either conform or they are gone. Tomlin has team leaders using social media to give up intel or take shots. Yes-its that bad, and even a good team guy like Pouncey has done this.
8 ) What is his value add? He doesn't call plays. I see very little sideline coaching. When he is active he's often arguing with an official, much to the team's detriment. A top head coach takes a part of the game and specializes in it.
9 ) He's been here long enough. The Houston Oilers fired a then 11-5 Bum Phillips for not getting it done in the playoffs. The NFL has changed, but old coaches seldom do. I can't recall one head coach who won a super bowl and did so ten years later. And yes, Tomlin won his super bowl very early with a stacked team and Bill Cowher's players, just like Barry Switzer took over a loaded Dallas team and did the same for the Dallas Cowboys.
10 ) Lack of player development. As a former DB coach, why has Burns and Davis declined? In fact, many drafted DB's in rounds 2-4 like Cortez Allen, Curtis Brown, S Golson, and S Thomas did not pan out. Will Burns and Davis be joining them soon? Our best DB's two DB's are a veteran free agent ( Haden ) or rookie free agent finds. ( Hilton )
11 ) Terrible hiring of assistant coaches. Todd Haley? Kevin Butler? Porter? Fall guy types, yes? I say look who hired them.
12 ) A complete lack of X and O knowledge with what he says are no real half time adjustments.
13 ) Often too loyal to weak link veterans and tardy to promoter you're talent.
14 ) Too many penalties.
15 ) Legenardy past Steelers calling him out from multiple generations. What other head coach has this?
Here we are with one game in the season left, and we need help from the Browns. A very mediocre team in the Tennessee Titans is ahead of us, and so are the Baltimore Ravens with a rookie QB. Their coaches are working well with what they have. Tomlin continues to underachieve with his. A head coach's job is to prepare his team, put them in the best positions to win, and keep them focused. Sorry, I don't see that. With many Steeler minority owners wanting Tomlin out, you have to assume some players to too.
In closing Art Rooney Jr must ask himself, is he okay with 8-8 to 13-3 type of seasons with disappoint playoff losses,and being upset by 2-3 bad teams along the way - OR - would he want to add to the Steeler legacy like his Dad did and win another super bowl. We've seen this movie for years and know how it ends. That is the $64,000 question for Art.
1 ) 3-6 in his last nine playoffs game with the last two wins coming over a backup QB in Matt Moore on the Dolphins and the Bengals who self-destructed with penalties late. His winning percentage in the playoffs from coaches that won a Super Bowl is 22nd out of 25th.
2 ) Losing to teams .500 and below too often. Very frustrating, and it cost us seeding when we make the playoffs. We saw it this year to Oakland and Denver. Chuck Noll was 50-1 vs .500 and below teams during his super bowl run. Tomlin more than other winning coaches loses more often to .500 and below teams.
3 ) Poor clock management. Tomlin does not have a clue, and often burns seconds off the clock when he should be saving them for the offense. He has refused a clock management coach.
4 ) Poor Judgment on the red flag. Is it that hard? We all see the replay. Yet Tomlin is 0 for his last 10. This cost us a timeout and deflates the spirit of the team. 4 for 10, okay. 0-10, you don't know what you are doing.
5 ) Situational football. Tomlin doesn't understand it. I've seen 2 Defensive linemen in goal line ( Vs 5 offensive lineman ) and our slower inside linebackers covering a wide receiver. Can you say mismatch? This is what the other team wants.
6 ) Critical mistakes on when to go for it, and what play to use. We all saw the Jacksonville playoff debacle with the early onside kick. Last week we saw a 4th and 5 fake punt asking our fullback ( Nix ) to pick up 5 yards on our side of the field. The chance of that play working is low at that distance. Why not just let Ben go 5 wide and do what he does?
7 ) Players respect. Tomlin had different rules for different players. Some could play locker room games, others could not. This divides a team. He changed these rules. His stance on the national anthem calling for team unity hurt nearly half the team who voted and wanted to be on the field. This is football, not politics, and you should not force anyone's to conform to a belief..yet Tomlin did and I believe lost a few players respect on that day. Politics is a 3rd rail for coaches, stay away, don't host a fund raiser for in your house for a person running for president in these political charged times. We lost to a bad Bears team that day, and Ben said it was a distraction. Tomlin also seems to have too many divas's. Bell, Bryant, Brown, to name a few. While two are gone, teams with too many divas's do not win super bowls. How does New England, or the NY Giants when they won super bowls deal with these type of players? Answer they either conform or they are gone. Tomlin has team leaders using social media to give up intel or take shots. Yes-its that bad, and even a good team guy like Pouncey has done this.
8 ) What is his value add? He doesn't call plays. I see very little sideline coaching. When he is active he's often arguing with an official, much to the team's detriment. A top head coach takes a part of the game and specializes in it.
9 ) He's been here long enough. The Houston Oilers fired a then 11-5 Bum Phillips for not getting it done in the playoffs. The NFL has changed, but old coaches seldom do. I can't recall one head coach who won a super bowl and did so ten years later. And yes, Tomlin won his super bowl very early with a stacked team and Bill Cowher's players, just like Barry Switzer took over a loaded Dallas team and did the same for the Dallas Cowboys.
10 ) Lack of player development. As a former DB coach, why has Burns and Davis declined? In fact, many drafted DB's in rounds 2-4 like Cortez Allen, Curtis Brown, S Golson, and S Thomas did not pan out. Will Burns and Davis be joining them soon? Our best DB's two DB's are a veteran free agent ( Haden ) or rookie free agent finds. ( Hilton )
11 ) Terrible hiring of assistant coaches. Todd Haley? Kevin Butler? Porter? Fall guy types, yes? I say look who hired them.
12 ) A complete lack of X and O knowledge with what he says are no real half time adjustments.
13 ) Often too loyal to weak link veterans and tardy to promoter you're talent.
14 ) Too many penalties.
15 ) Legenardy past Steelers calling him out from multiple generations. What other head coach has this?
Here we are with one game in the season left, and we need help from the Browns. A very mediocre team in the Tennessee Titans is ahead of us, and so are the Baltimore Ravens with a rookie QB. Their coaches are working well with what they have. Tomlin continues to underachieve with his. A head coach's job is to prepare his team, put them in the best positions to win, and keep them focused. Sorry, I don't see that. With many Steeler minority owners wanting Tomlin out, you have to assume some players to too.
In closing Art Rooney Jr must ask himself, is he okay with 8-8 to 13-3 type of seasons with disappoint playoff losses,and being upset by 2-3 bad teams along the way - OR - would he want to add to the Steeler legacy like his Dad did and win another super bowl. We've seen this movie for years and know how it ends. That is the $64,000 question for Art.