To the national media, Mike Tomlin remains one of the NFL’s top head coaches. The Associated Press voted on the top coaches in football with Tomlin coming in fourth place, trailing only Kansas City’s Andy Reid, New England’s Bill Belichick, and San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan. Tomlin received multiple second-place votes but ultimately landed just inside the top five, with the AP writing:
“Tomlin has never had a losing season in 16 years with the Steelers. He had Ben Roethlisberger for 15 of those seasons but finished 9-8 with rookie Kenny Pickett taking over at QB in 2022.