Zeise on tomlin

[swissvale72]

Dunno if this link to the pg shows

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pau ... 2412250068

[DumlinBumlinStumlin]

The money comments

I will preface this by saying I am a Tomlin fan and think he has earned a lot of the benefit of the doubt, but at some point, the buck stops with him. At some point, all of the excuses that all of his defenders want to give you become silly. At some point, all of the other people that his defenders want to blame for the Steelers failures become irrelevant.

This is Tomlin’s team. He is the face of this franchise, the brains of this operation and the person most responsible for the Steelers’ fate. There isn’t a player on this roster who wasn’t at least signed off on by Tomlin, and most were hand-picked by him.

If there are personnel shortcomings, it is on Tomlin as much as anyone else in the organization. The bad coaching hires and decisions? Yep, that’s on Tomlin, too. Injuries aren’t always ideal and can sink a season here and there even for the best of them, but at some point, the best coaches and teams figure out how to overcome them and win playoff games. (If you are confused, look up Nick Foles, Super Bowl champ.)

At some point, the Steelers’ problems are Tomlin’s problems and a direct reflection of Tomlin’s decisions. And at some point — after the Steelers have changed general managers, changed personnel multiple times, changed both coordinators multiple times, changed quarterbacks multiple times — it is time to look at the one constant voice that has dominated the organization for almost two decades.

Tomlin isn’t on a hot seat because that’s not how the Steelers operate, but he should be. The Steelers are never going to part ways with him, but the fact that they won’t even consider it makes it clear that the new standard is not the same as the standard the organization was built on.

[DumlinBumlinStumlin]

Six coaches who have won championships more recently than Tomlin has been to a Super Bowl have been fired. And that’s because all — including Bill Belichick — had reached their shelf life and it was time for a new voice and direction.

I’m not saying Tomlin is there yet, but it sure feels like that time is coming — much sooner than later. He absolutely should be coaching for his job next week and into the playoffs because it sure feels like his message and the organization have grown stale.

His defenders will tell you the Steelers have actually overachieved this year, that Tomlin’s brilliance is why we should be extremely proud of the 10 wins the Steelers have and no other coach in the NFL could have pulled off what he did. Of course, those same defenders three weeks ago were proclaiming the Steelers the best team in the AFC and the most dangerous team in the playoff field.

[Obviously]

Excellent article

[langer]

Patriots got their own Tomlin now. Karma.

Coach seems to always have a crisis that only he knows how to fix. Strange how that happens. Maybe accidental.

Hope he's gotten revenue from the ads run during games for his wife's clothing store in the Strip.