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Tomlin stepping down

Statement from Big Ben -

"Coach T, we got to spend 15 years together, and through the ups & downs it was a great ride. Thank you for all you did for me and this team, and this community! You are a legend, and one of the greatest to do it! Here is to the next chapter - whatever that looks like. -- Ben."
 
Confluence said:
The Pickens deal was of desperation, not shrewdness. Not sure that Kahn has made a bigger deal, since this begat the DK bad trade & contract.
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Or did Shades tell Khan to get rid of him because he was done with his antics in the locker room / on the field?
 
Steelmann said:
I’m one of those dinosaurs that only got a FB account around 2 years ago,only because my good friend died and that was the groups way of communicating. Plus their Marketplace has taken over as the go to. Besides that I keep everything on private and really can’t be bothered.

Out of curiosity I started reading the Mike Tomlin comments on the Steeler FB Page. It’s like the world has come to an end. It’s unbelievable. Is the rest of the world stupid or just me?🤔

This Steeler Nation forum we use is either way ahead of its time…….or out to lunch. 😁
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Most of the Steelers FB groups are loaded with members of the Tomlin Fan Club. Except for the two Fire Mike Tomlin groups I belong to, where we're having a party tonight.
 
oneforthebus said:
I feel weirdly sad about this. Not because I don't think he needs to go, I guess because I hoped he might be able to turn it around. Players seem to really like him.
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Well, it's also been NINETEEN years. I mean, just let that sink in. The first Iphone hadn't been released yet when he was hired (he was hired Jan 07, first iphone was June 07). A lot of these reporters are just realizing that they've never experienced a Steelers head coaching search. So as much as it was time, and a lot of us are relieved with the news, it can also be sad as it is an end of an era, a very long era.
 
Read this! Tomlin feels he wasn't "liked by contingents around town"! Hell ya!
Kevin, you did this! Lol.

SteelerNation.com News

Thread 'Steelers' Mike Tomlin's Reason For Making Huge Decision To Leave Pittsburgh Is Revealed'

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL were hit with seismic news right after Super Wild Card Weekend: Head Coach Mike Tomlin is stepping down from his position after 19 years and will no longer be a part of the team. Tomlin has done great things in the past, but many people believed that it was time for a change, as there had been so much playoff futility over the previous nine years. Now, the past is in the past, and it is time for a new beginning for both parties involved.

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Troglodyte said:
The Rooney Rule IS about DEI. I don’t care the race of the next head coach either, but if they had fired Tomlin there would’ve been pressure to hire another minority or be met with widespread criticism.
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That’s bullshit.
 
The real question is

Are they still gonna pay Mike for next year?
Obviously his pay hasn’t been tied to coaching for years.

Maybe Art will give him next year’s pay as a severance package, he’s paying DK unnecessarily…paid Tuitt

Seems like the proper thing to do 🤪

And Mike, thanks for the classy move of stepping down and leaving the win record in tact. Well done sir, you looked really tired for some years now. Get some rest.
 
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