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Source: Some Steelers limited partners want a coaching change

Tomlin will get a stern talking to and then nothing will happen.

I didn't know John Stallworth was part of the ownership group ?
 
Nothing will come of it but at least it is a start....

If nothing else, someone needs to question the play calling and dare I say it "situational football".
 
I think Tomlin has to goto a SB within the next two years or he could be out. Too much talent to not get there.
 
The best thing I read all day. Please tell me this is not fake news.



Source: Some Steelers limited partners want a coaching*change
Posted by Mike Florio on January 16, 2018, 11:59 AM EST



Plenty of Steelers fans currently are upset with the performance of coach Mike Tomlin, given the team’s inability to get back to the Super Bowl or, more specifically, to get past the Patriots. (And now the Jaguars.) A small group of Steelers fans who own pieces of the franchise’s equity are particularly miffed with Tomlin — sufficiently miffed that they want to see a change get made.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, some of the team’s limited partners intend to lobby owner Art Rooney to fire of Tomlin and to hire a new coach.
The limited partners, who became involved nearly a decade ago as member of the Rooney family sold their interest in the team after acquiring gaming interests that violate league policy, have no authority over the management of the team, but they have a pipeline to owner Art Rooney. Per the source, they plan to utilize it.

The group of limited partners includes Rob Citrone, Paul Evanson, Larry Paul, Stephen Paul, Bruce Rauner, Paul Sams, John Stallworh, Benjamin Statler, Scott Swank, David Tepper, Thomas Tull, Peter Varischetti, and Mike Wilkins.

The concerns relate to the increasingly obvious issues with decision-making in key moments of the game, also known as “situational football.” The absence of a plan in the final seconds of the loss last month to the Patriots was one thing; the frittering away of the final 47 seconds on Sunday against the Jaguars, when Pittsburgh was five yards from the end zone and down 10 points, only made it worse. (The source specifically pointed to those key 47 seconds, noting that the players were moving without any real sense of urgency as the clock was ticking and the Steelers needed two scores.)
The limited partners who will be pushing for a new coach also are concerned about the team’s lack of discipline, with last year’s Facebook Live fiasco from receiver Antonio Brown a prime example of it.

Tomlin drew criticism from many in November for talking openly about meeting the Patriots both in the regular season and in the playoffs, before Pittsburgh had even clinched a postseason berth. One of Tomlin’s key players, running back Le'Veon Bell, proclaimed via social media after New England beat Tennessee on Saturday night that the Steelers would have a pair of regular-season rematches in the playoffs — one against the Jaguars on Sunday and another against the Patriots the following Sunday.

Yes, Tomlin has won a Super Bowl and taken the team to another one. But the last appearance in the NFL title game came seven years ago; there’s currently a sense that the Steelers are underachieving under Tomlin. As one source observed, Pittsburgh would be undefeated if Bill Belichick were the coach, given the talent on the roster.
 
mdk2 said:
I think Tomlin has to goto a SB within the next two years
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If they do want a change, the compromise will be that Tomlin stays but the O and D coordinators change. That would be my guess as to what Rooney will do. Tomlin's new extension hasn't even kicked in so they would be on the hook for all of it.
 
Since when has Florio ever been right with a named source other than "a source with knowledge of the situation"? Limited partnership has absolutely no input on football operations. None. Nor do they "lobby". They don't the direction of the organization, or like making money, they can sell their shares. No different than any other commodity. People need to get a grip....
 
Ike Kelly said:
Since when has Florio ever been right with a named source other than "a source with knowledge of the situation"? Limited partnership has absolutely no input on football operations. None. Nor do they "lobby". They don't the direction of the organization, or like making money, they can sell their shares. No different than any other commodity. People need to get a grip....
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YES!!!!

Fire Tomlin RIGHT NOW!

I want a real coach, I want that chestbumping ******* cheerleader GONE TODAY!


http://tikiandtierney.radio.cbsspor...ed-from-start-fournette-had-watershed-moment/

Yes, the Steelers’ season came to an end Sunday, and Mike Tomlin is taking heat.

“He sets this tone for the team and has for years of (being) ultra-confident, ultra-aggressive, we don’t back down from anyone – and there have been times when it’s backfired,” FOX Sports NFL analyst Charles Davis said on Tiki and Tierney. “In this game, they were out-played from the word go. They made some questionable decisions.”



DO IT!


Steelers owners lobbying Art Rooney to fire Mike Tomlin after playoff debacle

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...ey-to-fire-mike-tomlin-after-playoff-debacle/
 
Tibs said:
And how does Terry feel about Big Ben?
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Terry couldn't get his *** out of Pittsburgh fast enough and has pretty much distanced himself from the city and the team. He never liked Noll because Chuck would not hold his hand and tell him how great he was. Bradshaw has become a laughing stock who I could care less how he feels about Tomlin, Ben, or anybody else for that matter.
 
Steeler Pride said:
Terry couldn't get his *** out of Pittsburgh fast enough and has pretty much distanced himself from the city and the team. He never liked Noll because Chuck would not hold his hand and tell him how great he was. Bradshaw has become a laughing stock who I could care less how he feels about Tomlin, Ben, or anybody else for that matter.
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Exactly. ;)
 
Is this the same clown who tried to say AB wasn't going to play on Sunday?
 
Mike Tomlin is not a good head coach, but he is not getting fired. Our only hope is that the talent on this team can rise up and win another SB in spite of him, because God knows he can't lead them there.

Or maybe all this deserved criticism will get to him and he'll ASK to be released?
 
I'm not sure how much more talent a team needs?3-5 more top notch defensive players. If they choose to stick with the 3-4 they got to get a NT with Big Snack type talent . Two great linebackers who can cover and tackle well.A halfway decent safety who has speed . Everyone needs tackling 101. That's fundamental ****. What are Greg Lloyd and Jack Lambert doing these days?



Other than that the scheme is old and stale on defense and the offense only looks great in no huddle. The rest of the time it's a Chinese fire drill. ******* bubble screen and stupid plays on short yardage. They're either trying to be cute or they're dumb.
 
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