Though they didn’t play the same position, their approach to football was identical. Mike Tomlin’s coached some unbelievable players in his long career, and just recently literally put a gold jacket on Ronde Barber. In Pittsburgh, Tomlin’s been around Hall of Fame talent. But he knows the best players aren’t just big, fast, and strong. They combine elite physical tools with an elite work ethic and football IQ.
Joining Rich Eisen in a Monday interview, Tomlin said T.J. Watt’s approach is Hall-of-Fame level.
“He in that elite class,” Tomlin told Eisen when asked to rank Watt.