For the second year in a row, the “trade Mike Tomlin” idea has come out in full force, thanks to reporting by Adam Schefter that teams have looked into the idea. Former NFL scout John Middlekauff thinks that trading Tomlin would be best for him and the Steelers, and proposed the Steelers trade him to the Chicago Bears and then turn around and hire Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.
“Trade him to the Bears. Unlike some of these other situations that got weird, you don’t need to give a first-round pick. A two and a three, or somehow stagger it over the course of a couple years.