The Bears and another team checked into trading for Tomlin

Blast Furnace · Jan 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM

Animus said: ↑

If I'm Tomlin's agent, I'd want to hear what other teams have to say/offer and use this as a bargaining tool to get more money out of the Steelers. It happens in CFB all the time.
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Coaches have agents?

Animus · Jan 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM

Blast Furnace said: ↑

Coaches have agents?
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Yes, even assistant coaches

Blast Furnace · Jan 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM

Animus said: ↑

Yes, even assistant coaches
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Never heard that before, not something I would have ever thought of.

Animus · Jan 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM

Blast Furnace said: ↑

Never heard that before, not something I would have ever thought of.
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Most coaching searches are initiated between 3rd party firms and agents, which is how they get around the tampering side of things. The 3rd party firm or Tomlin's agent is who's likely leaking info to the media.

jeh1856 · Jan 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM

Steelers4tim said: ↑

It's OK, jeh...I know you're hurting, dude. You're hurting because you wanted Dumblin to be "the" guy, some great coach, some replica Chuck Noll coach, etc. Well, we all did, but it's NOT going to happen. The last 5 or 6 years, I NEVER wanted to be right about Dumblin.

Let me put it another way, and it's very simple...you and these Mike Dumblin groupies are rambling on about NON-LOSING seasons every year because your hero isn't winning CHAMPIONSHIPS. 3 words define his career...

#FireTomlin

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DumblTim

jeh1856 · Jan 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM

Blast Furnace said: ↑

Never heard that before, not something I would have ever thought of.
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Steel_Elvis · Jan 19, 2025 at 7:48 AM

There was never a realistic pathway for Tomlin to be traded, even if he did not have a no-trade clause. The organization that has had 3 coaches in something like 55 years isn’t going to treat a long-tenured head coach like a whiny WR. It’s just not their style. Heck, I can’t recall them trading away players that were working out and contributing, just players who were either problems (see our several WR trades) or were going to lose their jobs anyway (Dotson, for example). That’s just not the Steeler way.

It would only happen if all parties wanted it, and why would MT want it? Why leave a job with minimal accountability for a job where he could be fired in a few years? He has it good. He staying. Can’t wait to see who leads us by 21 points in the wild card round next year!

forgotten1 · Jan 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM

Steel_Elvis said: ↑

There was never a realistic pathway for Tomlin to be traded, even if he did not have a no-trade clause. The organization that has had 3 coaches in something like 55 years isn’t going to treat a long-tenured head coach like a whiny WR. It’s just not their style. Heck, I can’t recall them trading away players that were working out and contributing, just players who were either problems (see our several WR trades) or were going to lose their jobs anyway (Dotson, for example). That’s just not the Steeler way.

It would only happen if all parties wanted it, and why would MT want it? Why leave a job with minimal accountability for a job where he could be fired in a few years? He has it good. He staying. Can’t wait to see who leads us by 21 points in the wild card round next year!
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shrine bowl
senior bowl
north south bowl
east west bowl
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grey poupon
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maalox
puppy bowl
furry kitten bowl
hairless cat bowl

I'll take all to cover the spread

steelersrule6 · Jan 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM

Steel_Elvis said: ↑

There was never a realistic pathway for Tomlin to be traded, even if he did not have a no-trade clause. The organization that has had 3 coaches in something like 55 years isn’t going to treat a long-tenured head coach like a whiny WR. It’s just not their style. Heck, I can’t recall them trading away players that were working out and contributing, just players who were either problems (see our several WR trades) or were going to lose their jobs anyway (Dotson, for example). That’s just not the Steeler way.

It would only happen if all parties wanted it, and why would MT want it? Why leave a job with minimal accountability for a job where he could be fired in a few years? He has it good. He staying. Can’t wait to see who leads us by 21 points in the wild card round next year!
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That's assuming they make the playoffs next year

Steel_Elvis · Jan 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM

steelersrule6 said: ↑

That's assuming they make the playoffs next year
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Well, yeah I guess there’s that.

BuckeyeBucco · Jan 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM

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After the past six 1st round playoff blowouts (with only Tomlin being the common denominator) and the five game losing blowouts (except for the Bengals... where we lost at home for F sakes!), I would trade Mike Tomlin for a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rd pick, TJ Watt for a 1st and 2nd, and Minka for a 4th. That would give the Steelers a new head coach (finally), three 1st Rd picks, three 2nd Rd picks, two 3rds, and two 4th rd picks. That would be 8 players in the first 3 rds or 10 players in the first 4 rds. Not to mention clearing out two huge salaries off the Steelers books! THAT is how to start a rebuild. Of course, that would take an owner with some balls and cares about winning Championships more than incompetent loyalty and being satisfied with barely above .500 records each year.
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If I could trade Tomlin for a seventh round compensatory pick, I would do it and feel confident that I received the better end of the bargain.

BuckeyeBucco · Jan 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM

Steel_Elvis said: ↑

There was never a realistic pathway for Tomlin to be traded, even if he did not have a no-trade clause. The organization that has had 3 coaches in something like 55 years isn’t going to treat a long-tenured head coach like a whiny WR. It’s just not their style. Heck, I can’t recall them trading away players that were working out and contributing, just players who were either problems (see our several WR trades) or were going to lose their jobs anyway (Dotson, for example). That’s just not the Steeler way.

It would only happen if all parties wanted it, and why would MT want it? Why leave a job with minimal accountability for a job where he could be fired in a few years? He has it good. He staying. Can’t wait to see who leads us by 21 points in the wild card round next year!
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The only way I could see it happening is if Tomlin saw a young rookie quarterback that he could hitch his wagon to whom he believes will be elite and can carry him through the next decade of his coaching career looking like a genius. He deficiencies as a coach have been getting exposed here ever since Ben passed his prime, so if he saw a kid like Caleb Williams developing into a star he might consider it to avoid the flak he'll be taking here when this thing goes belly up. It's my only hope that he'll want to leave, but it is highly unlikely for the reasons you have stated.

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