The most polarizing topic among Steelers fans is usually Coach Mike Tomlin. There are points to be made on both side of the fence when it comes to whether Tomlin should be fired or retained. His regular season record speaks for itself, but his playoff record lately hasn't done him any favors with fans.
Today Art Rooney II gave his vote of confidence for Tomlin during a small media gathering.
Rooney on Tomlin's playoff record: "It's part of it. But you look at Mike's record overall and you start to look around and it's always easy for people to say get rid of your coach, but OK, who are you hiring next? There is another part to that question that people don't want ...
— Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly) February 7, 2018
... to get into. I am very comfortable that Mike is our coach and happy that Mike is our coach and I think he's one of the best coaches in the NFL." @TheAthleticPIT
— Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly) February 7, 2018
He also touched on reports that some of the Steelers minority owners wanted Tomlin fired.
Rooney joked that he didn't get the letter from the limited partners about wanting to get rid of Tomlin: "I don't know if that's coming from pony express or what?"
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On Tomlin's overall body of work.
Rooney on Tomlin: "When you win 13 games in this league it is kind of hard to ignore that and say OK, you have this one loss in the playoffs ... anybody who wants to look at Mike's track record since he's been our coach and I think the record speaks for itself." @TheAthleticPIT
— Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly) February 7, 2018
Rooney on Tomlin's playoff record: "It's part of it. But you look at Mike's record overall and you start to look around and it's always easy for people to say get rid of your coach, but OK, who are you hiring next? There is another part to that question that people don't want ...
— Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly) February 7, 2018
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