After years of playoff failure and calls from fans for change, Mike Tomlin chose to step down as Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. His 19-year run felt like it may never end before he took matters into his own hands, and the decision felt incredibly sudden given his attitude heading into the playoffs. Things clearly changed after the Steelers' brutal beating at the hands of the Houston Texans, but was that really enough to completely change everything?
According to NFL insider Josina Anderson, it was just the thing that tipped the scales.
She reported back in November that a long-time NFL coach was contemplating changing things up, and she just made it clear that Tomlin was the coach she was referring to.