Mike Tomlin Talks About His Playcalling Role

Last week wasn’t a good one for Pittsburgh Steelers’ playcalling. It’s always subject to criticism every game, regardless of outcome, but the team’s two failed fourth down calls were objectively poor and panned nationally.

Mike Tomlin sat down with Bob Labriola, as he does each week for Steelers.com. It’s one of my favorite articles because Tomlin provides more insight there than he does in almost any other interview. This week, he shed a little light on his playcalling role and the impact it has.

Tomlin referred to the “moment” determining his involvement in the decision-making.

“Sometimes I make calls. Sometimes I’m a part of the equation in talking about variables relative to a call that…