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Tomlin stepping down

How about The Deuce announces his plan to train his son alongside Omar in the business and funding side of the team, so Khan becomes President with Dan as president in training, while Weidl gets to run the talent part of the team along with the new coaching staff.

The Deuce gets promoted to Chair Emeritus and has less and less daily involvement as he sets up his boy to lead next. A very similar path like the one from Chief to Dan to Deuce.
 
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Sarge said:
I don't think it is realistic to expect that. This team is old and full of holes. The team has no bonafide QB1. It's going to get worse before it gets better.
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No, I know. I just think it would be really funny.
 
Confluence said:
How about The Deuce announces his plan to train his son alongside Omar in the business and funding side of the team, so Khan becomes President with Dan as president in training, while Weidl gets to run the talent part of the team along with the new coaching staff.

The Deuce gets promoted to Chair Emeritus and has less and less daily involvement as he sets up his boy to lead next. A very similar path like the one from Chief to Dan to Deuce.
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That’s a very interesting and worthwhile succession plan I believe
 
I've been a fan of the Steelers for decades. I have to say that for the first time in years, I finally feel optimistic the team can move forward again.

I have nothing against Tomlin, but it's like a long-time cloud dampening my Steeler excitement has finally been removed.

Who knows what will happen next, but there is now at least the hope in my mind that things will change.

The hope that young players can be developed, hope that good assistant coaches will be hired, hope that the head coach will know how to prepare a team consistently and understand things like clock management, how to make in-game adjustments, and when to throw a freaking challenge flag.

It may all backfire, but, last least for now, it's a rosy as things can get considering the team just got knocked out form the playoffs two days ago.
 
This is 100% conjecture, but if anyone watched the Pat McAfee show today with JJ Watt, maybe you can chime in with how YOU took it...

Anyway, they talked about Tomlin stepping down, about coaches changing places, the usual hot current topics...but AQ Shipley asked him how do you determine what makes a great head coach right now, and his answer seemed to be very pointed and direct. This was his response: We've gone over this uh uh before and my personal thoughts on our CEO type, like
We've gone over this uh uh before and my personal thoughts on our CEO type, like

I think it has to be somebody that can relate to everybody on the roster. It can't just be a guy who is good with the

X's and no O's and can make an offense run really well or a defense run really well. You have to be able to relate and

you have to be able to lay out your vision for the entire building because you are now the number one person in the

building in terms of setting the standard every single day for how people are coming to work, how they're

attacking their work, how attention, how much attention to detail they are placing on everything. It all trickles

down from you. If you're laxidasical on stuff, the rest of the building is going to be laxidasical. And that is going to

play out over time. If you are locked in on every single detail and you're setting the vision every single day for

how this is going to go and then you're living it, everybody else has no choice but to live up to that standard that you

are setting. And that's what it becomes. And you can't be going in there hoping to be everybody's friend. Yes, you need

to know everybody, know their personality, how they're motivated, how they're pushed, but you can't be trying

to be everybody's friend every single day. You have to be the tough *** sometimes that is going to make people

elevate their level. And that's that's hard to do. It takes a strong personality. It takes a strong person.

You can't just be a good play caller.
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Just how exact he was with his answer, and the bolded part stood out to me. Maybe there is a little smoke to the story about a certain star in Pittsburgh that was hoping Tomlin would leave...makes you wonder
 
insaniti said:
This is 100% conjecture, but if anyone watched the Pat McAfee show today with JJ Watt, maybe you can chime in with how YOU took it...

Anyway, they talked about Tomlin stepping down, about coaches changing places, the usual hot current topics...but AQ Shipley asked him how do you determine what makes a great head coach right now, and his answer seemed to be very pointed and direct. This was his response: We've gone over this uh uh before and my personal thoughts on our CEO type, like


Just how exact he was with his answer, and the bolded part stood out to me. Maybe there is a little smoke to the story about a certain star in Pittsburgh that was hoping Tomlin would leave...makes you wonder
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The X and O ability isn’t the only feature obviously but you want a HC with it in this modern NFL IMO..
 
insaniti said:
This is 100% conjecture, but if anyone watched the Pat McAfee show today with JJ Watt, maybe you can chime in with how YOU took it...

Anyway, they talked about Tomlin stepping down, about coaches changing places, the usual hot current topics...but AQ Shipley asked him how do you determine what makes a great head coach right now, and his answer seemed to be very pointed and direct. This was his response: We've gone over this uh uh before and my personal thoughts on our CEO type, like


Just how exact he was with his answer, and the bolded part stood out to me. Maybe there is a little smoke to the story about a certain star in Pittsburgh that was hoping Tomlin would leave...makes you wonder
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Nice post! JJ is TJ's personal spokesperson. He never says anything directly and instead puts his thoughts out there in "general" terms as you just pointed out.
 
I know in my mind it was the right decision and we are well over due for a change, but man it doesn't stop it from hurting.

I am happy to bottom out for a few years to land a top 10 pick to find our next Franchise QB. Just hoping we can now have a modern day offense.
 
Ideally, we need to be thinking about the following to rebuild this thing:

1. Find the right coach.
2. Dump contracts, clean up the long-term salary cap picture, trade old players for draft picks when possible (2027 draft)
3. Hope Tomlin sits out this year (that is likely) and gets an offer he can't refuse NEXT off-season and Steelers get some draft pick compensation for him in the 2027 draft.
4. Kind of suck in 2026 - get a good draft pick.

And then we go into 2027 draft with draft capital and the potential for Dante Moore (QB Oregon), Julian Saying (QB Ohio State) and Arch Manning (QB Texas) potentially being available.

We need a 2027 plan, hire the right guy and stick to it.
 
I am looking at our draft picks in 2026 and 2027 and it's not bad.

We might have (3) third rounders this year.

So you hope a new coach/GM team hits on solid, best player available in rounds 1, 2, 3A, 3B.

I would TRADE a 3rd rounder this year for a 2nd rounder next year (that is normally the going rate to trade up a year) or at least avertise that one of our 3rds is available to a team that wants talent to "win now".

If we get compensation for Tomlin we might end up with 3-4 picks in the top 2 rounds in 2027. And maybe a package of those and a 2028 pick(s) could get us a franchise QB.
 
deljzc said:
I am looking at our draft picks in 2026 and 2027 and it's not bad.

We might have (3) third rounders this year.

So you hope a new coach/GM team hits on solid, best player available in rounds 1, 2, 3A, 3B.

I would TRADE a 3rd rounder this year for a 2nd rounder next year (that is normally the going rate to trade up a year) or at least avertise that one of our 3rds is available to a team that wants talent to "win now".

If we get compensation for Tomlin we might end up with 3-4 picks in the top 2 rounds in 2027. And maybe a package of those and a 2028 pick(s) could get us a franchise QB.
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I would absolutely look to trade picks this year for 2027. Next year's class as a whole is supposed to be a lot deeper (unless pay-for-play keeps the prospects in college).
 
deljzc said:
Ideally, we need to be thinking about the following to rebuild this thing:

1. Find the right coach.
2. Dump contracts, clean up the long-term salary cap picture, trade old players for draft picks when possible (2027 draft)
3. Hope Tomlin sits out this year (that is likely) and gets an offer he can't refuse NEXT off-season and Steelers get some draft pick compensation for him in the 2027 draft.
4. Kind of suck in 2026 - get a good draft pick.

And then we go into 2027 draft with draft capital and the potential for Dante Moore (QB Oregon), Julian Saying (QB Ohio State) and Arch Manning (QB Texas) potentially being available.

We need a 2027 plan, hire the right guy and stick to it.
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next season Tomlin would be free of his contract due to the option, or am I wrong?
 
What a wasted decade + with that idiot. Still can't believe we are finally unburdened by him.
 
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next season Tomlin would be free of his contract due to the option, or am I wrong?
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I believe they still have to be compensated if he moves on. He isn’t coaching this season so they don’t lose the season..
 
I think the person that might be the happiest right now is Roman Wilson. I look forward to seeing what a new coaching staff can do with the kid.

He's got talent. Now he's released from Tomlin's doghouse for young players where young talent goes to die, I hope he gets the chance to prove himself on the field for the Steelers instead of possibly watching him make the Pro Bowl playing somewhere else in a few years without getting a shot here first.
 
I'm guessing Tomlin sticks to becoming a talking head, if not permanently like Cower, at least until he has full control over where he wants to play without restrictions.

Right now, a team would have to trade the Steelers to get Tomlin. He's smart enough to not want to hurt his future chances should a team have to give up a high pick or two for him.

Maybe a compromise could be worked out where the Steelers get maybe a day two and a day three pick for him.

Tomlin has his reputation to lose if he goes to another team and doesn't finish above 500. Right now, he is a Super Bowl winning coach that never had a losing season in 19 years. He's destined for Canton since he's highly regarded with the media and most others.

Making lots of money talking about the game without all the stress after 19 seasons might be a good gig for him compared to the risk of bombing with a new team.
 
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