Fire Art Rooney II

[madinsomniac]

2026… write it down

Mike tomlin has 170 career wins
He will win at least two more this year and end at 172 or higher

He will win at least 9 games in 2024 because that is how his deal with the devil works
He will win at least 9 games in 2025 too

That puts him at least at 190 wins going into 2026

Chuck Noll has 193 wins.

If Tomlin hasn’t won 194 by 2026, he will get it that season…

If he wins two more this season and 9 a year the next three seasons, that puts him at 199 wins, if he can get one more win in that timeframe it ironically ties him with Marty Shottenheimer in both wins and winning percentage. He would be in the top ten all time and the Steelers franchise leader in wins.
it would create a natural Breaking point between him and the team

 

[Fiji Mariner]

They should entertain Grudenesque offers from team ownerships enamored with HCMT. According to the narrative, there should be a bidding war. He'd be the perfect fit for LV and their dim ownership. They'd give him a $20M/10yr guaranteed contract and fire him in the middle of the second season. Serious entertainment. But get the damn value. Don't just fire him.

Call LV and call CAR
Highest bidder “wins”

Let’s do this!!!

 

[Troglodyte]

I guess we will know soon because it appears there is no possible way this team gets a playoff win IF they are lucky enough to even make the playoffs.....

Might not be that hard, if the playoffs started today…

With 2-10 New England coming up, I wonder if a loss to them would make Rooney pull the trigger?

 

[madinsomniac]

Might not be that hard, if the playoffs started today…

With 2-10 New England coming up, I wonder if a loss to them would make Rooney pull the trigger?

Nah… like I said before… right after 2026 he “retires” after breaking Nolls records… that also probably is the time Dan takes over for Art…

Art is 71. If they finally move Dan up to the executive level next season, he gets 3 years to learn the inner workings and Art retires at the same age his Grandfather did… and Dan gets to pick the new coach

 

[mdk2]

2026… write it down

Mike tomlin has 170 career wins
He will win at least two more this year and end at 172 or higher

He will win at least 9 games in 2024 because that is how his deal with the devil works
He will win at least 9 games in 2025 too

That puts him at least at 190 wins going into 2026

Chuck Noll has 193 wins.

If Tomlin hasn’t won 194 by 2026, he will get it that season…

If he wins two more this season and 9 a year the next three seasons, that puts him at 199 wins, if he can get one more win in that timeframe it ironically ties him with Marty Shottenheimer in both wins and winning percentage. He would be in the top ten all time and the Steelers franchise leader in wins.
it would create a natural Breaking point between him and the team

This sounds about right. Makes sense. I'll add 0 playoff wins in those seasons as well just to make it more legit.

 

[maowv]

Mike Tomlin passing Chuck Noll is going to feel similar to if we had to watch Devin Bush wear "58" in a Steeler uniform

 

[Ironcitysteelers]

Can you imagine the team who created The Rooney Rule firing a Black Head Coach? It will never, NEVER EVER HAPPEN! Art Jr doesn't have the balls to FIRE TOMLIN!

He will “retire”.

 

[Booted]

Can you imagine the team who created The Rooney Rule firing a Black Head Coach? It will never, NEVER EVER HAPPEN! Art Jr doesn't have the balls to FIRE TOMLIN!

The next Rooney rule hire.

 

[stillwright]

This sounds about right. Makes sense. I'll add 0 playoff wins in those seasons as well just to make it more legit.

What are playoff wins when we are talking about passing Noll on the all-time win list? It will happen in the end. No matter how many seasons it takes. Tomlin will get them. The wins. And good for him. Maybe at some point, he will learn what the value of a postseason win actually means.

 

[alancac98]

Mike Tomlin passing Chuck Noll is going to feel similar to if we had to watch Devin Bush wear "58" in a Steeler uniform

Beating Noll's record for career wins will mean absolutely nothing to the fan base! The FO might think it is cool, but Tomlin has had no where near the impact on the city of Pittsburgh that Noll has had. Noll is revered by nearly everyone! Tomlin is revered only by the stupid! Real fans with real knowledge know Tomlin is a dipshit loser that isn't qualified and has never been qualified to hold Noll's jock strap! Dumblin will never be talked about like Noll is talked about! Dumblin is an absurd narcissist to think ever think otherwise.