When Adam Gase stares across the MetLife Stadium field at his opponent on Sunday, he’ll be looking at exactly what he’s trying to be as a head coach and what the Jets are trying to be as an organization.
Mike Tomlin and the Steelers are as much a model of sustained consistency, if not excellence, as there in the NFL outside of New England.
You might be put off by Tomlin’s sometimes brusque, I-don’t-give-a-damn-what-you-think demeanor, but you cannot argue with what he delivers.
Tomlin is in his 13th season with the Steelers — only Bill Belichick with New England has been coaching his team longer — and he has been to the playoffs in eight of 12 years without a single losing season.