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Ron Cook: It's time for the Steelers to extend Mike Tomlin's deal

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The headline on the post-gazette.com story fairly screamed off the computer screen.

The story by Joshua Axelrod detailed the latest NFL.com rankings that had Tomlin as the league’s ninth-best coach. That was a drop from a year ago when Tomlin was No. 4 behind Bill Belichick, Sean Payton and Pete Carroll.

Thank you very much a 2-4 collapse, no playoffs and Antonio Brown.

That isn’t to say Tomlin didn’t deserve considerable blame for all of that. He had a rotten year in 2018. He hit bottom when Brown — a monster Tomlin helped to create by allowing him to do whatever he wanted — orchestrated his way out of town to a bigger contract in Oakland by trashing everybody and everything in the Steelers organization. Brown made Tomlin look like a fool.

But for Tomin to fall from No. 4 to No. 9?

I don’t get it.

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https://www.post-gazette.com/sports...n-steelers-training-camp/stories/201907230006

Do you agree with that?



In May, I was not sure it was going to be a good idea, but at the same time, although Tomlin has his flaws, we could have worse than him and the steelers have never fired an HC for over 50 years

I also believe that Tomlin learned from his lessons on the Antonio Brown situation and that the steelers are not going to have a toxic locker room once again so I'll understand if the steelers extend the Tomlin's contract.It's true that Tomlin has things he needs to improve, but we can win with him

Your thoughts on that?
 
Yes, the Steelers could have a worse head coach. They could also have a better one. I don't think Tomlin is a horrible HC. I would call him average. Not great, not awful. Last season was a travesty. They, the HC, AC's and players, all need to be a lot better this year.
 
SteelerSask said:
He has two years left on the deal. I agree if at this time next year he is the head coach without an extension that is a bad move. The team moves forward this year and contends for real, sign him for more. But why in Gods name would you extend him now.
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The thing is that the steelers have always extended the contract of their HC with 2 years left in their contract ... The last time they did not do that, it was with Bill Cowher in 2006 and it was because Cowher wanted to retire after the 2006 season.
 
SteelerSask said:
He has two years left on the deal. I agree if at this time next year he is the head coach without an extension that is a bad move. The team moves forward this year and contends for real, sign him for more. But why in Gods name would you extend him now.
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With three days left before TC...we might as well discuss firing the HC...again.
 
No, no, no. They should NOT extend him now. With two years left, make him earn it. Make him prove it.

I hate the statement "The thing is that the steelers have always extended the contract of their HC with 2 years left in their contract". So freaking what. Just because you've always done something, doesn't mean that you should every time.

I would love nothing better than for Mike to lead this team to another Super Bowl victory, then the team have to pay him a bit more to retain him next year.
 
bermudasteel said:
Seems like we've talked about this before...
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bermudasteel said:
With three days left before TC...we might as well discuss firing the HC...again.
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Nobody is talking about firing him. It's whether or not he should be extended with two years left on his contract. I think that this will continue to be a discussion until Tomlin and his team performs up to their enormous potential. The players are there. At some point, somebody has to go, and 53 players aren't going to get fired. I agree this should be a prove it year. After last year, wondering if the team got a little too comfortable is a legitimate concern.
 
Sarge said:
Nobody is talking about firing him. It's whether or not he should be extended with two years left on his contract. I think that this will continue to be a discussion until Tomlin and his team performs up to their enormous potential. The players are there. At some point, somebody has to go, and 53 players aren't going to get fired. I agree this should be a prove it year. After last year, wondering if the team got a little too comfortable is a legitimate concern.
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Oh I know what the 'current' topic is...you can best bet believe that this is going to morph into a firing squad thread...
 
Just fire Tomlin now and bring back Cowher. How is that?
 
bermudasteel said:
Seems like we've talked about this before...
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We may have talked about it but some never never could hear it.



Tomlin is in a make or break year as I see it. The article is correct in the development of the "monster(s) but also correct in learning from it. Tomlin is right on the cusp of being an UPPER tear coach but he needs to step it up with a lot more than what he has been showing as of the last few years. He has the ability but I wish he would surround himself with better coaching staff. EXAMPLE: Bubble Cheeks Smith, ranked 27th and not replaced, WTF even I can do better than that. Not removing Joey Porter sooner and other examples know well here. STEP up Mr. Tomlin, that is the ONLY option available or DON"T extend him till maybe next year or let his contract play out and go year by year.





Salute the nation
 
stillwright said:
Just fire Tomlin now and bring back Cowher. How is that?
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I know you're not serious, but even if I liked Cowher a lot as HC (more than Tomlin) I would not want to see Cowher back since he has not been a HC since 2006 and the game has changed a lot since then.

Joe Gibbs, Jon Gruden were not great after more than 10 years of absence..Dick Vermeil is probably the only exception, but he was 9-23 with the rams in his first 2 years before winning the super bowl in 1999.
 
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I wait to next year to see how this season unfolds. I don't care what the normal routine is, I want better results than 1 and done in the playoffs or like last year no playoffs at all.
 
If the only reason to extend Tomlin is because they always have you really have to think about it. For about a three or four year period they had the best paper team in the league and had an AFC championship loss to show for it. If he cannot improve things this year why the **** would you want him back next year much less add years.
 
if they extend him before the end of this season will prove how little rooney cares about winning
 
Do you agree with that?
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I don't. He never should have been ranked as high as 4th.

Ben Roethlisberger, not Mike Tomlin has never had a losing season. THAT is the truth. Without one of the top 5 QBs in the league Tomlin would have been Marvin 2.0 for years now.

Jeez, he was out-coached by Hugh for God's sakes.
 
Steelersfan43 said:
The thing is that the steelers have always extended the contract of their HC with 2 years left in their contract ... The last time they did not do that, it was with Bill Cowher in 2006 and it was because Cowher wanted to retire after the 2006 season.
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The reason he wanted to retire is because they wouldn't pay him on par with Holmgren, who he just beat in the Super Bowl.

There is no reason to extend him now, after missing the playoffs and the all the drama that has gone on with AB and Bell.
 
My simple math:
An atrocious playoff record, plus incomprehensible regular season losses vs. mediocre teams, plus inability to control the locker room, multiplied by a HOF QB at the helm without multiple Lombardi's, equals NO EXTENSION. Put up or shut up. Super Bowl or bust for 2019.

https://youtu.be/r9uizdKZAGE

Janet is Rooney and Paula Abdul represents Steeler Nation (esp. at the 00:14 mark).
 
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