Mike Tomlin has built a reputation not only as a winning coach but also a wordsmith. He’s the Shakespeare of NFL coaches. Every Tomlin press conference comes with the intrigue of a potential new “Tomlinism,” which is a word invented to represent Tomlin’s colorful quotes and unique analogies. Some of his most iconic Tomlinisms include “The standard is the standard” and “You blink, and I’ll cut your eyelids off” among many others.
Tomlin dropped another fantastic quote in his latest Tuesday presser, via the Pittsburgh Steelers’ YouTube page. It came after he was asked about the “petty game ball” given to Russell Wilson Sunday after the Steelers’ win against his former team in the Denver Broncos.