Has Mike Tomlin, who has been a fixture on the Pittsburgh Steelers for nearly as long as Bill Belichick has been in Foxboro, just been fired by the New England Patriots? After their humiliating home loss to the lowly Patriots on Thursday, the Steelers are still in the running for the playoffs, if only just. With that
setback, Tomlin and company have now lost their last two games to the mediocre Arizona Cardinals.
That’s two home losses in a row to teams ranked 2–10. Even though Tomlin has never had a losing season in Pittsburgh, it’s not just the fans who are growing weary of his reign. Now, astute media professionals are booking their tickets on the anti-Tomlin bandwagon.
The Beaver County Times declares, “It’s time.” “He ought to be coaching the Steelers for the final four games from now on. It’s been at least a few years since he was a very good coach here.In a radio spot, Ray Fittapoldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette stated, “*Fifty-percent chance.” “This is a fork in the road.”
* The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review claims that “Coach Mike Tomlin should be fired the minute this wasted Steelers season ends.” “Enough with following daddy and granddaddy’s every move. Fire the coach when it’s time for him to go. The Steelers are meant to have stability because they will never have new coaches. Do you think these Steelers are stable? It’s possible that the jubilant Steelers team will soon enter its seventh season without winning a postseason game. And while there’s no happiness in Foxboro, or Mudville, about the Patriots being competent enough, even for a brief period of time, to render Tomlin incompetent?
Indeed, it does not look good on Tomlin’s resume to lose at home over four days to the Cardinals and these Patriots. Belichick is a well-known entity. But it doesn’t mean he stays on the job indefinitely. Moreover, Tomlin shouldn’t be forever if Belichick isn’t. Related: ‘Feels Good!’: Zeke of the Patriots Turns Back the Clock in an Unexpected Victory Over the Steelers When his team lost to New England, Tomlin was questioned about why he thought his team would win. Because this is what we do,” he retorted. We are this person.
However, “who the Steelers are” is a team that has never been able to defeat the Patriots. And this very moment? That’s the worst situation that can happen to a team.
