Mike Tomlin has been a mainstay in the top five or six coaches in the NFL for a long time now. As the longest-tenured head coach in the league, his longevity and early-career success have likely secured his spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame some day. But his recent track record has reached a breaking point on how he’s viewed among his contemporaries. CBS Sports’ Cody Benjamin released his annual head coach rankings this morning and Tomlin is starting to slip out of the top tier coming in at No. 10.
“Etched into history for his long and illustrious tenure but equally debated among Steelers faithful for his now-eight-year streak of postseason duds, Tomlin is a tough one to tackle,” Benjamin wrote.