Mike Tomlin Haikus

[RealSwiss]

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Steelers lead with pride,
Tomlin's guidance, strong and wise,
Victory in stride.

—

Tomlin's shadows loom,
Lost battles, dreams consumed,
Dismal echoes gloom.

It’s quite the wordsmith.

[Dan Smith--BYU]

Fourth and two we kick
The standard is the standard
To live in our fears

[langer]

These are so beautiful and make me feel pride in my country, home state, home town, team, and family, if you will.

And Head Coach, of course, at this juncture.

I can't wait until Arthur Smith starts to talk like Head Coach Mike.

[K_C_]

These are so beautiful and make me feel pride in my country, home state, home town, team, and family, if you will.

And Head Coach, of course, at this juncture.

I can't wait until Arthur Smith starts to talk like Head Coach Mike.

What about things of that nature?

[DumlinBumlinStumlin]

There once was a man from Hampton
Who was also compared to a guy from Crafton
Both were akin to being stubborn and dim
but the latter loved to chatter,
and in the end his words didn't matter
because he was afraid of his own shadow

-----DBS

[Dan Smith--BYU]

Yinzer fans wish they could just fucking get away
from that middling-ass coach Mikey Pettaway

He just lacks the balls
To do better than NHALS

Coz the Deuce won't dare look for a better way

[KCSteeler]

He likes to wear shades
Dumber than a bag of shit
He makes me eat paint

[Dan Smith--BYU]

"He makes me eat paint"

Whew. I though I was the only one eating paint chips off old buildings during Steeler fourth quarters.

[langer]

Tomlin if you will
Coach can get back in the lab
Of course at this juncture

Every blade of grass
And things of that nature
Obviously

[rocky mtn stiller]

Easing in, won’t win
Pound the rock in to the abyss
Challenge! The play stands

[stairway 2 seven]

Silver tongue conceal fears,
Tomlin, risk-averse coach veils,
Fraud in timid guise

[gojira5150]

There once was a man from Hampton
Who was also compared to a guy from Crafton
Both were akin to being stubborn and dim
but the latter loved to chatter,
and in the end his words didn't matter
because he was afraid of his own shadow

-----DBS

AWESOME!!

[the-other-burg]

In gut we shall trust
Our will enforced upon them
defeat always near

[beerbrother]

We want volunteers not hostages.
To hop on a moving train.
Cause its not what you are capable of,
Its what are you are willing to do.
For we do not care.
With the next man up.
We will paint the barn red.

[Dan Smith--BYU]

Mitch Trubisky had the look of a hostage and not an eager volunteer in the few games he played.

[Dan Smith--BYU]

Mike Tomlin in the style of Longfellow:

This is the offense primeval. Predictable sweeps and screens,
Playbook covered with moss, and in laminated vaults indistinct yellow highlights,
Douchey-deuce watches like druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic,
Coach stands with shades faux cool, like potted plant or PennDot flagman.
Loud from the Allegheny canyons, the deep-voiced neighboring yinzers
Speak, and in accents disconsolate after a scoreless first quarters

This is the offense primeval; but where are the hearts that beneath it
Leaped into a stacked box, and he wails when Najee fells into a pile
Where is the pre-snap motion or play-action whimsy,
Pickens whose fleet feet glide like Mercury bottled and covered
Crippled by U-shaped offenses only sideline only heaves
Waste are the talents of Watt and Minkah who groan from the sidelines
Scattered like dust and leaves, when the mighty blasts of October
Seize them, and whirl them aloft, and sprinkle their dreams into the Monongahela current
Naught but tradition remains of the 70s Steel Curtain

Ye who believe in Superbowl wins that hopes, and endures, and is patient,
Ye who believe in the futility of NHALS and the glory of Lombardis,
Long for the tradition of cheers still sung by the pines of the Point State Park;
List to a Tale of Glory long gone and forgotten by the nepo-spawn of the Chief

[Smashmouth21]

Gotta love this time of year.

[Thrillsseeker]

I am a fraud
Painting barns red
Timeouts are overrated I never know when to use them
We will unleash hell
We do not want hostages only willing participants
Never will I have a losing season
Obviously

[pickarooney]

Not a potted plant.
More of a branchless tree, or
an invasive vine.

(There. My day’s productivity is finished.)

[CzechSteeler]

He likes to wear shades
Dumber than a bag of shit
He makes me eat paint

[langer]

Mike Tomlin in the style of Longfellow:

This is the offense primeval. Predictable sweeps and screens,
Playbook covered with moss, and in laminated vaults indistinct yellow highlights,
Douchey-deuce watches like druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic,
Coach stands with shades faux cool, like potted plant or PennDot flagman.
Loud from the Allegheny canyons, the deep-voiced neighboring yinzers
Speak, and in accents disconsolate after a scoreless first quarters

This is the offense primeval; but where are the hearts that beneath it
Leaped into a stacked box, and he wails when Najee fells into a pile
Where is the pre-snap motion or play-action whimsy,
Pickens whose fleet feet glide like Mercury bottled and covered
Crippled by U-shaped offenses only sideline only heaves
Waste are the talents of Watt and Minkah who groan from the sidelines
Scattered like dust and leaves, when the mighty blasts of October
Seize them, and whirl them aloft, and sprinkle their dreams into the Monongahela current
Naught but tradition remains of the 70s Steel Curtain

Ye who believe in Superbowl wins that hopes, and endures, and is patient,
Ye who believe in the futility of NHALS and the glory of Lombardis,
Long for the tradition of cheers still sung by the pines of the Point State Park;
List to a Tale of Glory long gone and forgotten by the nepo-spawn of the Chief

This is amazing. Nice work Dan. It evokes a time of pastoral England, if you will, and so forth.

I read it in a John Facenda voice...

[Dan Smith--BYU]

I stole it from Evangeline. It was about Acadia north of Maine. It's an epic poem about French who were displaced by the British and found a new home in Louisiana and the beginnings of Cajun communities.

We had to read it in HS but I actually enjoyed it.

Funny, I thought of Facenda and Sam Spence too, the autumn wind is a Raider. I used to love that so much the Raiders became my second fav team.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh6E4Cks1W4

[Stosh-67]

John Facenda.

Greatest sports voice ever?

In no particular order, throw out your top 5. People that can make reading of the Websters dictionary interesting.

Facenda
Scully
Jack Buck.
.
.

Keith Jackson
Al Michael's
Harry Carey
Marv Albert
Harray Kalas
Cosell
Enberg
Summerall
Mel Allen
Curt Gowdy
Musberger
Nance

[langer]

Since the 70s/80s the NFL analyst has as a requirement a certificate of authenticity signed by a third party medical professional that they've been lobotomized.

Don Criqui, even though he was paired with that jackass Trumpy a lot.
Hank Stram
Jack Buck, I used to fall asleep every Monday to those two guys on my little AM radio. Were they on 1410 KQV, been a long time...
Charlie Jones, with Todd Christensen. They worked well together.
Curt Gowdy, a one man force of cheap booze
Tom Brookshier, Mr Blood and Guts, could call plays before they happened, and added excitement every time, probably also had a tumbler full of cheap booze with him at all times.

Hon Mention
Dan Dildorf, I thought he was great on MNF.

[langer]

I stole it from Evangeline. It was about Acadia north of Maine. It's an epic poem about French who were displaced by the British and found a new home in Louisiana and the beginnings of Cajun communities.

We had to read it in HS but I actually enjoyed it.

Funny, I thought of Facenda and Sam Spence too, the autumn wind is a Raider. I used to love that so much the Raiders became my second fav team.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh6E4Cks1W4

I think I got my love of NFL Films style and production from a teacher in grade school who was also a football coach that instead of teaching would sometimes play NFL Films tapes. This was in the 70s. They were great. We loved them.

I prefer the more contemporary library music composers. They could really set a mood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIxeOvClzR4

"The Autumn Wind is a pirate.
Blustering in from sea,
With a rollicking song, he sweeps along,
Swaggering boisterously.
His face is weather beaten.
He wears a hooded sash,
With a silver hat about his head,
And a bristling black mustache.

He growls as he storms the country,
A villain big and bold.
And the trees all shake and quiver and quake,
As he robs them of their gold.

The Autumn Wind is a Raider,
Pillaging just for fun.
He'll knock you 'round and upside down,
And laugh when he's conquered and won."

This is awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WcLqo6wOng

[Dan Smith--BYU]

70s football would have been the greatest era even if the Steelers hadn't dominated.

That Earl Campbell footage is great.

[SteelerDayTrader]

This thread

[Steeldrama]

This thread

Fury’s S-T-D
Special Tomlin Defender
Mom! The Meatloaf! Now!

[SteelerDayTrader]

This thread

Fury’s S-T-D
Special Tomlin Defender
Mom! The Meatloaf! Now!

Elementary school teacher

Absolutely not surprising you missed the point

[langer]

How could anyone miss the point of your pointless and cryptic responses.