Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is a walking aphorism machine, for better or worse. For some, it translates to stellar leadership, but others see it as a galling string of clichés. Which camp you fall in tends to coincide with whether you think he’s a good coach in general.
But regardless, Tomlin and his Tomlinisms are here to stay. One of the most interesting I have always found is his personal approach to players. He claims to treat players “fairly but not equally,” not exactly a unique concept but nevertheless a Tomlin staple. The one player who knows him best, Cameron Heyward, explained what he means when he says that.