Ben's record as a starter is 144-71-1, or he has won 66.97% of his games with one tie.
Tomlin's record without Ben starter is 10-8.
Tomlin is just 3-6 in his last 9 playoff games and hasn't won a playoff game in 4 years. He is 8-7 overall in the playoffs with Ben, and most of those wins came early.
Ben's playoff record is 13-8
If you are wondering, Bill Cowher was 5-1 with Ben in the playoffs and is 12-9 overall in the playoffs and won games with O'Donnell, Tomzack, Stewart, and Maddox. The fact that Cowher coached teams could go 12-4, 11-5, 10-6, 11-5, 13-3, and 10-5-1 with quarterbacks like O'Donnell, Tomzack, Stewart, Miller and Maddox...guys, to be frank, were mediocre at best as a collective group is impressive. More impressive is he won playoff games with the handicap at quarterback. This shows Cowher's quality.
Conclusion: This is Ben's team. He's the rising tide that lifts all boats. When Ben is out, Tomlin coached teams can not pick up the slack, nor can they make the playoffs. Even Ben's postseason winning percentage took a massive dive when Tomlin took over. Once Ben retires, whenever that date is, Steeler fans can forget about the playoffs until a top-tiered quarterback can be found. Tomlin isn't making the playoffs with an average Quarterback. Heck, he can't even do that lately with a healthy Ben Rothlisberger.
Prediction: Tomlin will be back for the 2020 season. While the Steelers had too much talent to have a 6-10 type of season, the odds of the Steelers winning a playoff game with Tomlin seem slim..so come Mid January 2021, it will be five years since our last playoff win. FIVE YEARS. That's unacceptable to me. Maybe, just Maybe Art Rooney II will opt not to renew Tomlin's contract ( This way, he wasn't fired ).
We could have had the following next season:
The 49ers Defensive coordinator - Robert Saleh
The Ravens offensive coordinator - Greg Roman
Urban Meyer - OSU head coach
Ron Rivera - Soon to be head coach of the Redskins