Mike Tomlin is stepping down from the Steelers

Or maybe he believes in work life balance and ignored work when on vacation.

 

It is weird that we didn't hear this from him right after Tomlin stepped down. I'm sure he contacted him directly to wish him well.

I think Rudolph has been hearing so much bad stuff about Tomlin that he wanted to get it out there. It has to bother players that genuinely liked and respected Tomlin to let him know that they have his back and that he has meant and will continue to mean a lot to them.

 

Really does feel strange. Will be interesting to see if at some point in the future, Tomlin has some kind of statement on his time with the Steelers. Maybe he feels it's more appropriate to reflect later, after the sting from a 7th consecutive abysmal playoff performance has subsided.

 

I honestly think that MT believed he was loved by Steelers fans and the chants really hurt his ego. I’m not saying he wasn’t possibly leaving after last year regardless but I think the haste and silence make him seem salty. The guy simply stayed around about 5 years too long and it ended ugly.

 

Not one good question would come out of it

 

Maybe some of the most inciteful reasons I have read. After reading this it seems far less a mystery than some are suggesting.

• Tomlin has always been intensely disciplined about messaging. He avoids emotional oversharing, keeps the focus on football, and rarely reveals internal conflict. A sudden departure without a statement fits that pattern: It preserves his image as someone who doesn’t explain himself to the public. It avoids giving critics or media a narrative to dissect. It keeps the power dynamic in his hands — he decides what gets said and when.
• The silence can be a psychological shield. It avoids vulnerability and prevents others from seeing disappointment, frustration, or regret. When leaders hit emotional exhaustion, they often choose abrupt exits to avoid prolonged stress.
• Tomlin may be prioritizing private closures and personal relationships with close players.
• By not speaking now, Tomlin preserves the ability to control the narrative of his tenure and how it is regarded in the future. He will speak when the moment is more favorable and emotions have cooled.

 

Tomlin just wants as many pages as the

Aaron Speaks with Steelers Today thread

 

It's not a diagnosis. It is an explanation of something basic. Dementia and autism are completely different things and using them lightly is, at best, problematic.

If you wish to colorfully claim that Rooney is unintelligent, by all means, go for it.

 

He’s an attorney I believe so he is definitely not dumb. He’s just a terrible NFL owner that seemingly strives for mediocrity. I wasn’t being serious with the medical term.

 

I get sensitive about that stuff. I have students on the spectrum. I get very protective of my students.

 

I think it's probably mostly the last bullet here.

I'd prefer if he had a PC. I'm a little disappointing that he didn't do an end of year presser. But I also don't think any real info would come out from a PC.

And now that he's waited this long, doing it would feel like he's trying to steal thunder from MM and the new regime.

 

Coaching tree size of a dandelion was funny.

 

He is to young for us He stole my woman too, I love Hailee.

 

It would have been like paparazzi yelling after a car pulling away.

 

Understandable wasn’t meant to offend anyone except AR.

 

Fans getting their hopes up thinking they will get a Sean Payton deal in return .

 

I don't expect him to come back to coaching and not hoping we're going to get some picks in return that's why, for NFL teams Payton is probably held in a higher regard because he's a good play caller.

 

i think hes right, Tomlin was already disappointed in how the season ended. I think he really wanted to make serious playoff run knowing the end was near and its the reason for signing all these veteran stars (former stars for the most part). And the booing chants made him angrier, and betrayed, hes shown before that he can get angry pretty quickly, hes not as laid back as he wants people to believe.

im sure hell give interviews and talk about leaving, then theres his HOF speech, that’ll be interesting