I've Lost All Faith in the Steelers Except For:

[Sword]

He gets re-treads because if he hires a guy like Kelen Moore (for example) and he does well, Tomlin feels threatened. As he should.

bingo...I'm 1000% sold on this is why nobody good comes in.....job security and excape goats....

[SteelerOfDeVille]

IF...Tomlin truly hasn't had the power to hire/fire his own OC then he's been a puppet coach all along. Because real coaches (Parcell, Walsh, Gibbs, Bellichick) hire and fire their assistant coaches.

so basically you're saying he's at fault whether he hired Canada or not?

[SteelerOfDeVille]

Rooney, Colbert and Tomlin hired Canada.

While singling out Tomlin may fit the narative you want to create, the Steelers organization has made it clear many times that decisions are made by a combination of ownership, GM and Head Coach

TY...
And regardless of what anyone says, the Owner of each of the 32 teams is going to have a say in who they write paychecks to...

[Steel Maniac]

so basically you're saying he's at fault whether he hired Canada or not?

To prove that I'm not just a "Tomlin Hater"..I'll say this:

If Tomlin indeed hasn't had the power to hire or fire his assistant coaches, then the blame for this debacle lays at the feet of Rooney Jr. and his antiquated ways of setting up a modern day football organization. Because puppet coaches have not worked in Dallas since Jimmy Johnson has it? So why would it work here?

But..if Tomlin has been a puppet all these years, he's been good with it and that says a lot about his character. We can't say Jason Garrett, Wade Phillips and currently Mike McCarthy are bums because their puppets and then not say the same about Tomlin.

I don't know if Tomlin has the power or not to hire and fire his assistant coaches. If he has it, he's made sure not to hire anyone who's a threat to his employment with the team. If he doesn't have it, then someone needs to go and have a loooooong conversation with Rooney Jr. about how successful football teams function in this millennium. Because Rooney currently operates like it's still 1995. And it isn't working.

[Steel Maniac]

Omar Khan

The fact that Matt Canada made it thru the Offseason to this point is absurd. How can anyone have faith in Mike Tomlin at this point (BTW There's no record of me being a Tomlin Hater). How can he NOT see what we see?? I believe it's PRIDE.

THE FACT that Tomlin has no "Coaching Tree" says a lot. He's been around 17 yrs without producing any significant/desirable coaches around the league (Arians & LeBeau were holdovers).

That says a lot. I'm thinking he likes people under him he has full control over and do not overshadow him.

Darkest before the dawn my friend. Hang in there. We may go through some stuff but well be happy in the end once we finish going through it.

[blacknblue80s]

I am self serving brother.

I was the first one here who suggested the Montana ceiling to Shawn, so he knows I?m talking about.

I actually made that comparison in the Steelers Depot comments sometime during TC or preseason. *sigh*

john green is never going to let us live this down.

[feltdizz]

To prove that I'm not just a "Tomlin Hater"..I'll say this:

If Tomlin indeed hasn't had the power to hire or fire his assistant coaches, then the blame for this debacle lays at the feet of Rooney Jr. and his antiquated ways of setting up a modern day football organization. Because puppet coaches have not worked in Dallas since Jimmy Johnson has it? So why would it work here?

But..if Tomlin has been a puppet all these years, he's been good with it and that says a lot about his character. We can't say Jason Garrett, Wade Phillips and currently Mike McCarthy are bums because their puppets and then not say the same about Tomlin.

I don't know if Tomlin has the power or not to hire and fire his assistant coaches. If he has it, he's made sure not to hire anyone who's a threat to his employment with the team. If he doesn't have it, then someone needs to go and have a loooooong conversation with Rooney Jr. about how successful football teams function in this millennium. Because Rooney currently operates like it's still 1995. And it isn't working.

who said Garrett McCarthey and Phillips were bums?

seems like only those who are championship or bums would say that.

[Steel Maniac]

so basically you're saying he's at fault whether he hired Canada or not?

He is; hahahahhaha. He's a nice guy but he's been in over his head for a long time now. People are seeing it for what it really is now.

[hawaiiansteel]

Rooney, Colbert and Tomlin hired Canada.

While singling out Tomlin may fit the narative you want to create, the Steelers organization has made it clear many times that decisions are made by a combination of ownership, GM and Head Coach

Boom......

[Steel Maniac]

Rooney, Colbert and Tomlin hired Canada.

While singling out Tomlin may fit the narative you want to create, the Steelers organization has made it clear many times that decisions are made by a combination of ownership, GM and Head Coach

I went to google and asked, " who hired Matt Canada?" This is what google said:

Did the Rooneys hire Matt Canada?

The decision to hire former Pitt offensive coordinator Matt Canada as QB coach came from Rooney, who said it was important ?finding someone who was the right fit. Mike is comfortable knowing Matt from down the hall.?Jan 15, 2020