With two Super Bowl appearances the past three seasons, Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers has quickly placed himself among the NFL's coaching elite.

Tomlin finished second in ESPN.com's coaching Power Rankings following four consecutive winning seasons, two Super Bowl appearances and one championship. He trailed only New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, who received all eight first-place votes from our panel.


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Tomlin's rapid ascension up the coaching ranks is impressive. He was a relative unknown when the Steelers hired him in 2007. But his energy, charisma and passion for the game led to the Steelers not missing a beat following the switch from longtime Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher. ...............

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