FireChans Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Man oh man, this guy is just so elite. He really had his guys ready to play today. They kept it pretty close in the first Q and came out ready to fight. Just another incredible coaching product by Tomlin today. He saw what other “better than McDermott” coaches like Mike McCarthy cooked up yesterday and what Mike McDaniel cooked up the last two weeks and wanted a piece for himself. All these elite coaches, just being elite and superior to our own McDummy week after week. Good luck to Mike Tomlin on his elusive hunt for his second playoff win since 2016. If only we could be so lucky to have such a coach. SUPER SERIOUS EDIT: I crunched the numbers and it’s actually FIRST playoff win since 2016. Man, we gotta get THAT guy. Edited January 16 by FireChans 6 3 11 1 1 5 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 This really isn't the take missing the best player on his team and his QB 3 1 7 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 (edited) 1 minute ago, GoBills808 said: This really isn't the take missing the best player on his team and his QB Mason Rudolph is his QB. It was another elite playoff loss. He’s dominating that category. Edited January 16 by FireChans 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 For a team that carries a reputation for being about toughness and discipline they've had a weird number of examples of players lollygagging this season, most recently Minkah on Josh's long rushing TD today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Tomlin deserves credit, imo. This team, with a 3rd string QB, really had no business even getting near the playoffs. And they kept it pretty tight today after going down by 3 TD's, without their best player. 11 11 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 There is a sick-sounding bitterness to the tone of this. 1 4 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda Triangle Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Other than you, who says that McCarthy and McDaniel are "elite"? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 minutes ago, FireChans said: Man oh man, this guy is just so elite. He really had his guys ready to play today. They kept it pretty close in the first Q and came out ready to fight. Just another incredible coaching product by Tomlin today. He saw what other “better than McDermott” coaches like Mike McCarthy cooked up yesterday and what Mike McDaniel cooked up the last two weeks and wanted a piece for himself. All these elite coaches, just being elite and superior to our own McDummy week after week. Good luck to Mike Tomlin on his elusive hunt for his second playoff win since 2016. If only we could be so lucky to have such a coach. You expect McDermott to beat Tomlin if he had Rudolph and Tomlin had Allen? 1 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Tomlin is a great coach. That roster is average at best. How he got to 10 wins in the toughest division in football is a borderline miracle lol 8 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakout Squad Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 5 minutes ago, FireChans said: Man oh man, this guy is just so elite. He really had his guys ready to play today. They kept it pretty close in the first Q and came out ready to fight. Just another incredible coaching product by Tomlin today. He saw what other “better than McDermott” coaches like Mike McCarthy cooked up yesterday and what Mike McDaniel cooked up the last two weeks and wanted a piece for himself. All these elite coaches, just being elite and superior to our own McDummy week after week. Good luck to Mike Tomlin on his elusive hunt for his second playoff win since 2016. If only we could be so lucky to have such a coach. Kicking a legendary coach when he’s down seems cold blooded to me. 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 He may respond when he’s finished polishing his Superbowl ring. I’ll support McDermott’s “stay humble” approach until we’re champs. 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 2 minutes ago, Mikie2times said: You expect McDermott to beat Tomlin if he had Rudolph and Tomlin had Allen? Man if only we got to see Tomlin with a Hof QB in the last 8 seasons or so. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Meh. We have perhaps the best player in the nfl at perhaps the most important position in all of sports. Tomlin blew the end of the first half, but his team did a lot for having such a large talent deficit even before taking their best player in watt away 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red King Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 They were about to go down 24-0, on the road in the playoffs, shortly before halftime in a game they had to kickoff to start the second half. They could have given up. Instead, they kept fighting and managed to keep the game close enough to keep us sweating. Miami gave up. Dallas gave up. Pitt certainly did not. 7 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 minute ago, Breakout Squad said: Kicking a legendary coach when he’s down seems cold blooded to me. It’s small ball … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 minutes ago, Neo said: It’s small ball … It’s small something 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 6 minutes ago, Mikie2times said: You expect McDermott to beat Tomlin if he had Rudolph and Tomlin had Allen? Swap QBs today and we lose 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 3 minutes ago, FireChans said: Man if only we got to see Tomlin with a Hof QB in the last 8 seasons or so. again, meh. mcdermott has won wildcard games. He has to do more before folks start trotting out crow, yet alone a plate for a potential hall of fame coach to eat 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 minutes ago, FireChans said: Man if only we got to see Tomlin with a Hof QB in the last 8 seasons or so. Ben missed all of 2019 and was 38 and 39 in 2020 and 2021 and a shell of himself. So you want to review the 2016-2020? He lost to Tom Brady in a AFC Championship game. I don't know what your point is here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Sack Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Tomlin is a good coach. He had his team ready to fight. 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I always love the way Tomlin's teams play. He's very much like McDermott. Sticks to the process, always looking to get better. Give him a franchise QB and he's always going to be contending. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 7 minutes ago, NoSaint said: Meh. We have perhaps the best player in the nfl at perhaps the most important position in all of sports. Tomlin blew the end of the first half, but his team did a lot for having such a large talent deficit even before taking their best player in watt away They lost by 14 points. So if Tomlin was on McD’s level, are we arguing they would have lost by 40? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Just now, FireChans said: They lost by 14 points. So if Tomlin was on McD’s level, are we arguing they would have lost by 40? I bet tomlin would spot us 14 points if we would agree to trade qbs 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Bad take as others have said. Yes, Tomlin does not have a recent playoff victory. His team got beat, but he has lesser talent and got 10 wins. He has been a solid coach and has championships. Not the guy to make fun of. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Bills player talent out-shined the Steelers coaching. Simple as that. Still saw plenty of mistakes in situational football from our own staff. But we have Superman at QB and that's what matters most in this league. Kudos to Tomlin for coaching up a sad sack roster to squeak into this game. More kudos for figuring out a way to get it to a 7 point game toward the end. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 2 minutes ago, Mikie2times said: Ben missed all of 2019 and was 38 and 39 in 2020 and 2021 and a shell of himself. So you want to review the 2016-2020? He lost to Tom Brady in a AFC Championship game. I don't know what your point is here. He hasn’t won a playoff game since 2016 my man. Yet he’s talked about like this total superior coach to McD, and there he goes, going home again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckyBoys Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 0-5 last 5 playoff games Even die hard Steelers fans are ready to a change 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan714 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 If you look at a teams floor and ceiling, I would say Tomlin coached them to their ceiling. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 3 minutes ago, DuckyBoys said: 0-5 last 5 playoff games Even die hard Steelers fans are ready to a change "Die Hard" Steelers fans have been ready for a change since his first year. They were idiots then. They're still idiots today. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 minute ago, DuckyBoys said: 0-5 last 5 playoff games Even die hard Steelers fans are ready to a change Maybe, but they are going to need to face a harsh reality: The only way they are going to get over the hump is a franchise QB. They won't draft high enough to get a solid one with Tomlin giving them a winning record out of mediocre talent. No coach or player decides they want to tank. There's too much on the line for their resume That's a front office choice. Things will likely need to get worse before they get better. And we know how bad that can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedboy7 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Already got 2 "we need to fire Tomlin" texts from squealer friends. Edited January 16 by nedboy7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) 6 minutes ago, FireChans said: He hasn’t won a playoff game since 2016 my man. Yet he’s talked about like this total superior coach to McD, and there he goes, going home again. My man, he has made it as far as McD has since 2016 and he doesn't have Josh Allen. Please don't compare aging Ben to Josh. McD has one divisional win in his career. Tomlin has 2 AFC championships, 3 division wins, and a Super Bowl. Edited January 16 by Mikie2times 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 25 minutes ago, GoBills808 said: This really isn't the take missing the best player on his team and his QB He's not missing his QB he doesn't have one. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 4 minutes ago, Mikie2times said: My man, he has made it as far as McD has since 2016 and he doesn't have Josh Allen. Please don't compare aging Ben to Josh. McD has one divisional win in his career. Tomlin has 2 AFC championships, 3 division wins, and a Super Bowl. ? He hasn’t won a playoff game since 2016. McD has how many playoff wins? It’s very cool that he won a Super Bowl when a plucky Senator from Chicago ran for President, but Mason Rudolph was still using coloring books at home at that time. Does nothing for the guys currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 9 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said: Maybe, but they are going to need to face a harsh reality: The only way they are going to get over the hump is a franchise QB. They won't draft high enough to get a solid one with Tomlin giving them a winning record out of mediocre talent. No coach or player decides they want to tank. There's too much on the line for their resume That's a front office choice. Things will likely need to get worse before they get better. And we know how bad that can be. They should make a push for Cousins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 4 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said: Maybe, but they are going to need to face a harsh reality: The only way they are going to get over the hump is a franchise QB. They won't draft high enough to get a solid one with Tomlin giving them a winning record out of mediocre talent. No coach or player decides they want to tank. There's too much on the line for their resume That's a front office choice. Things will likely need to get worse before they get better. And we know how bad that can be. Go back to 2018. We were drafting 21 & 22 & made it up to #7. Many around here couldn't imagine getting up to 7 from 21, but Beane found a way and got a little lucky because nobody took Josh in the top 6. If Pittsburgh wants to they could package a combination of players & pick to move way up. However, it takes guts & a conviction that you are drafting the right franchise QB. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 9 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said: Maybe, but they are going to need to face a harsh reality: The only way they are going to get over the hump is a franchise QB. They won't draft high enough to get a solid one with Tomlin giving them a winning record out of mediocre talent. No coach or player decides they want to tank. There's too much on the line for their resume That's a front office choice. Things will likely need to get worse before they get better. And we know how bad that can be. The Bills got their franchise QB after 9-7 and a playoff berth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 minutes ago, FireChans said: The Bills got their franchise QB after 9-7 and a playoff berth. 9-7 and a playoff birth or one win better than Rex Ryan, however you want to frame it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 minute ago, DrDawkinstein said: They should make a push for Cousins. Cousins looks a lot better on paper than he does on the field, plus he's coming back from a major injury that some players never are the same after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Their GM should be the one that's questioned, not Tomlin. Edited January 16 by Malazan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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