This isn’t Mike Tomlin’s first rodeo in terms of seeing his name come under fire. Calls for his job started to get louder after the Steelers got run over in a lopsided loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Despite the bullets flying, Tomlin responded by leading the Steelers to an AFC North win over the Ravens the next week, subsequently taking control of the division. Being able to rally the troops has been a hallmark of Tomlin’s leadership over the years. When some coaches could be on the precipice of losing their locker room, Tomlin, in his own words, “smiles in the face of an adversary.