A few episodes of The Terrible Podcast ago, we were asked an interesting question. What are Mike Tomlin’s biggest mistakes of his Pittsburgh Steelers’ coaching tenure? While that’s a basic and broad question for someone entering his 18th year with the team, it’s better than the alternative. The gushing national media praise of his non-losing season streak, even though that’s not his or the franchise’s goal. Or the constant harping on the negative of zero playoff wins since 2016 and this offseason’s 72-hour news cycle over his contract extension worthiness.
Hearing it real-time, I didn’t have a great answer for the question.