One thing that is for certain about professional sports is that it is very in the now. Reactions are visceral, immediate, and time-bound, rarely looking at the bigger picture. Every losing streak is a crisis in the moment, as we saw with the Pittsburgh Steelers after dropping three games in a row to fall to 7-7.
Suddenly there were very serious contemplations about the Steelers parting ways with head coach Mike Tomlin from people who’d never given it a thought before. And the more you hear that on the outside, the more you might wonder if it reflects the thinking on the inside.