The Pittsburgh Steelers—and HC Mike Tomlin—made their Hard Knocks debut last week, with much critical success. The broad consensus favored the Steelers as the star team of the first episode of the in-season series following the AFC North, highlighting Tomlin’s ability to lead. The contrast shown from the division’s other head coaches only reinforced his reputation as a player’s coach.
In hyping up tonight’s second episode of the season, the NFL offers us another bite of Mike Tomlin the motivator. In a pre-practice chat with second-year DB Joey Porter Jr., he makes sure to let the young man know how far he still has left to go.