Well here’s where I’m at on Mike Tomlin. I’ve been critical in the past and thought the time to move on was after the Jacksonville home playoff loss. I personally think he squandered multiple opportunities with a loaded roster from 2011 through 2018 after that playoff loss at home to the Jags.
So I thought let’s be fair and give him one last chance so I came into this season positive and pulling for Tomlin to lead this team deep into the playoffs.
I’m not giving up yet and Im holding out to see how he responds to this first game beat down. If we come out Monday and bomb it’s going to be tough already to dig out of the hole. If at seasons end we end up missing the playoffs again even if we have a non losing season, I’ll finally be done with Tomlin knowing that he is what most here always thought he was. A mediocre head coach, certainly not a bad one but not a top five or great coach. Not an innovator, not analytical, not a game schemer, unable to make adjustments. Simply an emotional head coach who thinks by sticking out his chest and pumping his guys up is enough, it’s not.
The game today, the offensive game has passed Tomlin by who thinks he can win with ground and pound, simplistic short passing game, keep it close and my defense will win it in the fourth quarter. That worked 25 years ago but not today in the NFL.
You better be able to light up the scoreboard on offense to run with the bigger dogs and with Tomlin retaining Canada tells me he’s not grasping that reality of todays NFL.
As I said, I’ll stay with him until seasons end but if this thing goes off the rails I’m done for sure with Tomlin then.
As a footnote: who cares what I think since Art II will retain him and most likely extend Tomlin after the season. That’s the only person he has to please. Certainly not some fan!