Every passing season is a referendum on Pittsburgh Steelers HC Mike Tomlin. Despite the results coming up the same every year, however, he survives every time. In an organization that doesn’t fetishize stability the way Art Rooney II does, he may have lost his job some time ago. Not in Pittsburgh, at least not now, but that doesn’t mean the issues aren’t there.
The one feather consistently in Tomlin’s cap is the idea that he is a player’s coach. His message resonates with the players, even as he approaches his third decade on the job.