Mike Tomlin is stepping down from the Steelers

Wolfepack88 · Jan 15, 2026 at 8:19 PM

Blast Furnace said: ↑

This is the kind of rebuild I can get behind, of the staff!

Hope has returned.
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100%, you tear this ***** down to the studs and rebuild. You get a new head coach and all new assistants. Everyone in that place from secretary to trainers should feel that tight sphincter when you feel you need to prove your relevance. That's how you stay sharp and avoid complacency. Essentially how the private sector works vs the public sector (like teachers, government workers, etc ).

DJ18Baller · Jan 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM

Wolfepack88 said: ↑

100%, you tear this ***** down to the studs and rebuild. You get a new head coach and all new assistants. Everyone in that place from secretary to trainers should feel that tight sphincter when you feel you need to prove your relevance. That's how you stay sharp and avoid complacency. Essentially how the private sector works vs the public sector (like teachers, government workers, etc ).
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Burn it to the ground! Unfortunately Dementia Rooney can’t be fired. His son is supposedly a football guy.

Steel_Elvis · Jan 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM

My uninformed speculation is that Tomlin was going to have to fire much of his

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I wonder if part of Tomlin’s decision was because he knew that he would need to largely clean house of his coordinators and assistants, and he’s very loyal and couldn’t go through that and have to start fresh with much of his staff. That would add to the toll that a high pressure head coaching job takes.

Wolfepack88 · Jan 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM

Steel_Elvis said: ↑

My uninformed speculation is that Tomlin was going to have to fire much of his

I wonder if part of Tomlin’s decision was because he knew that he would need to largely clean house of his coordinators and assistants, and he’s very loyal and couldn’t go through that and have to start fresh with much of his staff. That would add to the toll that a high pressure head coaching job takes.
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That's part of the gig, ""It's not personal, Sonny. It's strictly business". If you can't do it or see when it needs to be done you need to be removed.

Blast Furnace · Jan 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM

Steel_Elvis said: ↑

My uninformed speculation is that Tomlin was going to have to fire much of his

I wonder if part of Tomlin’s decision was because he knew that he would need to largely clean house of his coordinators and assistants, and he’s very loyal and couldn’t go through that and have to start fresh with much of his staff. That would add to the toll that a high pressure head coaching job takes.
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Thats what happened to Munchak with the Titans. He refused and was let go.

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Mike Tomlin is stepping down from the Steelers

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