Mike Tomlin stepping down as HC of the Steelers

[frankw]

Wildest head coaching cycle in recent memory.

The LAST thing we need is the Bucs or Falcons getting either Tomlin or Harbaugh.

[Jackson113.2]

[The Lobo]

Since he stepped down, does that mean Pitt still has him under contract? 

[NAS]

Harbaugh and Tomlin are both dinosaurs in today's NFL.   Their approach doesn't work anymore, you need actual scheme geniuses to be a head coach in the NFL  like Shanahan, McVay, Johnson, etc. 

[Panthera onca]

4 minutes ago, NAS said:

Harbaugh and Tomlin are both dinosaurs in today's NFL.   Their approach doesn't work anymore, you need actual scheme geniuses to be a head coach in the NFL  like Shanahan, McVay, Johnson, etc. 

meh. Mike McDaniel is supposed to be a scheme genius but he couldn’t command a locker room. Vrabel is similar to the so called dinosaurs and is killing it. Harbaugh in LA as well, he just needs to figure out the offense. Some teams need a strong, iron fist presence as a head coach to set the standard and demand excellence.

[Panthera onca]

17 minutes ago, The Lobo said:

Since he stepped down, does that mean Pitt still has him under contract? 

Yes they do. Any team that wants to hire him would have to work out compensation with the Steelers.

[frankw]

Just now, Panthera onca said:

meh. Mike McDaniel is supposed to be a scheme genius but he couldn’t command a locker room. Vrabel is similar to the so called dinosaurs and is killing it. Harbaugh in LA as well, he just needs to figure out the offense. Some teams need a strong, iron fist presence as a head coach to set the standard and demand excellence.

Mike MacDonald is doing quite well in Seattle. Former defensive coordinator under Harbaugh.

[cranky]

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Won 9 and 10 games with Kenny fuging Pickett. 10 games with the ghosts of Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers. 

And has the same number of postseason wins as the Panthers have over the last 8 years - 0. And that is with a consistently good defense.

[Soul Rebel]

2 hours ago, ProcessBlue2 said:

Every HC opening is a another chance Evero leaves 

Do we still get draft comp if EE leaves by being hired elsewhere, since he was still under contract?

Win-win for us. We get out from under Evero's system and gain draft capital. 

[NAS]

2 minutes ago, frankw said:

Mike MacDonald is doing quite well in Seattle. Former defensive coordinator under Harbaugh.

It works if the genius is also a defensive mind.  But Harbaugh and Tomlin aren't either.  

 

[cranky]

1 hour ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Most head coaches aren't very good without a QB.  Unless he's responsible for roster construction, I don't think Tomlin was the limiting factor in Pittsburgh.

He was there for 18 years. Pretty sure he had a part of the roster construction.

[frankw]

2 minutes ago, NAS said:

It works if the genius is also a defensive mind.  But Harbaugh and Tomlin aren't either.

We've never seen them outside of the structure of two very well ran organizations I'll give you that. And yes they are long in the tooth. I do think they are more than capable of getting a franchise turned around in short term capacity though. They are by no means a long term solution.

[HeelsPanthersCanes]

20 minutes ago, Panthera onca said:

Vrabel is similar to the so called dinosaurs and is killing it.

Alot of that is because he has the offensive genius the previous poster was referencing as his OC.

[Panthera onca]

His OC has been a total flop as a head coach. Vrabel succeeded in Tennessee of all places because he doesn’t accept half ass playing or behavior from his teams.