Posted on 01/13/2026 11:44:13 AM PST by Jolla
For just the third time since Chuck Noll was hired in 1969, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be hiring a new head coach. Mike Tomlin's run with the Steelers is over.
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It was time.
Wow
Long overdue. Bill Cowher was a step down from Noll, and Tomlin was a step down from Cowher.
YAY!!
The final third of the season was Pittsburgh fans regularly booing the team’s offense. No way he could come back next year.
Tomlin knew his time was done, and certainly the management did too. They all made a graceful exit for him.
Don’t tell me Aaron Rodgers had another one shit canned
Winningest coach in steelers history.
Taking the blame for GM’s decision making and player choices.
Hope he has a useful and productive life after the Steelers, and good luck with the Steelers finding a better coach. Same can be said of the Ravens.
“The Steelers confirmed the news Tuesday, with team president Art Rooney II saying Tomlin “decided to step down as our head coach.”
Please allow me to translate:
Quit....or be fired......at least Rooney had the decency to give him the choice.
Nope- it was his decision alone...
Tomlin has a huge offer from Fox on the table to be an analyst....he’ll sit out 2026 then could return to coaching in 2027...
Tomlin was coach of the Steelers for nearly 20 years and never had a losing season. That’s rather amazing. Not many coaches in NFL history can make a similar claim.
Agreed. But it was actually time about 3 years ago.
True. Made the playoffs 13 out of 19 seasons and the superbowl twice.
Is he taking a knee?
not unexpected
About 5 years to late. It will take at least 5 more years for the Steelers to recover from what he has done to the franchise. He won with Cowher’s team, and slowly ran the team into the ground. They’ve got no real talent now and should do a total rebuild. They might have to go with severe losing seasons a couple of years to really start fresh. The GM needs to be fired as well.
I got so sick of being held hostage to “non-losing” season BS. That’s not the point of playing. I’d rather have 5 losing seasons, with 3 winning seasons that included a deep playoff run or two.
He had inordinate influence over drafting and trading players. He shares plenty of blame.
Nah. Rogers sucks. Tomlin is beyond his shelf life.
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