At the conclusion of the 2008 season, Mike Tomlin became the youngest head coach in NFL history to win a Super Bowl. In only his second year with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he helped them capture a championship. It was remarkable, helping to build Tomlin’s legacy. However, things have been a little uglier for Tomlin recently. The Steelers haven’t won a playoff game in eight years, and fans are getting frustrated with Tomlin. Analyst Gregg Rosenthal believes Pittsburgh’s issues aren’t all on Tomlin, though.
“He’s a little like [Bill] Belichick, in that like Belichick needed [Tom] Brady to unlock how special of a coach on some level as a head coach Belichick was,” Rosenthal said Monday on his NFL Daily podcast.