Whereas these operating the Pittsburgh Steelers appear to be in no hurry to fireside head coach Mike Tomlin following the membership’s 28-14 wild-card playoff loss to the rival Baltimore Ravens this previous Saturday, some analysts and reporters talked about after that recreation that golf equipment might name the Steelers a couple of potential commerce for Tomlin’s companies.
Tomlin spoke with reporters on Tuesday and delivered a brief message to different groups about his standing.
“Save your time,” Tomlin mentioned, as shared by Ross McCorkle of Steelers Depot.
Per Scott Polacek of Bleacher Report, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Sunday that the three-year contract extension Tomlin acquired this previous offseason included a no-trade clause. Neither Tomlin nor the Steelers have publicly indicated since Saturday {that a} divorce is imminent, however NFL analyst Chase Daniel of The Athletic raised some eyebrows when he recommended on the newest episode of the “Scoop Metropolis” podcast that Dallas Cowboys proprietor and basic supervisor Jerry Jones might attain out to the Steelers.
The Cowboys formally parted methods with head coach Mike McCarthy on Monday.
“I do not suppose the Steelers want to maneuver on from Mike Tomlin,” Daniel mentioned, “however I believe Tomlin wants to maneuver on from the Steelers.”
Tomlin has by no means had a dropping season since he accepted the Steelers job in 2007, and the one-time Tremendous Bowl champion coach would instantly entice curiosity from NFL groups and school applications if he turned accessible. Nonetheless, pockets of Pittsburgh followers need him fired as a consequence of the truth that he hasn’t recorded a single playoff win for the reason that 2016 season.
“I’ve no response to that,” Tomlin mentioned about outsiders calling for the Steelers to go in a unique route, per Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Publish-Gazette (h/t Sporting Information). “I perceive the character of what it’s that we do, the eye and criticism that comes with it. I embrace it, to be sincere with you. I benefit from the urgency that comes with what I do and what we do. I do not make excuses for failure. I personal it. However I additionally really feel like I am succesful. So long as I am afforded a possibility to do this, I will proceed. However I actually perceive their frustrations. Most likely extra essential than that, I share it.”
Tomlin will get a minimum of yet one more alternative to discover a long-term substitute for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who retired in January 2022. Failing to land such a signal-caller might outcome within the Steelers making a franchise-altering transfer roughly 12 months from now.
