Mike Tomlin can’t escape the fact that he led the Steelers to an 0-5 record to finish the season. For whatever virtues he might possess, the NFL is a results-based business. Were he in nearly any other franchise, he wouldn’t have the opportunity to try to turn things around.
And that’s all part of the issue the Steelers and Tomlin have, says ESPN reporter Brooke Pryor. Appearing on Dave Dameshek’s Shek Show podcast, he laid into the organization she covers. And she certainly didn’t spare Tomlin, who often doesn’t take kindly to her questions, anyway.