Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin receiving an extension that keeps him in Pittsburgh for the foreseeable future wasn’t surprising news on Monday. Nor was the reaction — both positively and negatively — to the news of the extension.
For some, it is a well-deserved extension for a coach who has continued to keep the Steelers competitive and winning games even while going through a transition at quarterback and having a below-average offense under Matt Canada.
For many others, it’s just a continuation of perceived mediocrity and the Steelers fearing any sort of change at the top of the coaching staff, especially for a team that has not won a playoff game since 2016.