Fox sports writer argues that Tomlin

[Steelhere10]

Is the early candidate for COY. Haters come out in. ........
Nice article on the Depot.

[Steelhere10]

the Jets are winning under Todd Bowles, and Marvin Lewis has his Bengals looking like the class of the AFC North. Of course, Bill Belichick and Mike McCarthy need no introduction and Gary Kubiak has his Broncos unbeaten despite a drastic difference in quarterback play from a season ago.

NOT HOW YOU START...

Getting off to a hot start doesn't mean much in the NFL. Just ask these teams who collapsed down the stretch.

But my coach of the year as we head into Week 7 is Mike Tomlin.

It takes a special head coach to withstand adversity. It takes a really special coach to keep his team afloat without a top-five quarterback. Tomlin — with help from a tremendous defense, offensive coordinator Todd Haley, and a host of other unsung contributors — has done not only that, but also has the*Steelers*primed for whatever other challenges may come their way this season.

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Here's a Steelers team that entered the season with*Ben Roethlisberger*as its quarterback,*Bruce Gradkowski*as the backup, and without*Martavis Bryant*(five games) and Le'Veon Bell (two games).

The Steelers are now 4-2 with Michael Vick appearing in three games and*Landry Jonesalso contributing. Now, throw in the fact that the Steelers are without starting left tackleKelvin Beachum*for the remainder of the season, and it's unbelievable they've been able to find ways to weather the storm.

Tomlin trusts his team when others may scratch their heads and doubt. The offense was anemic in the first half last week, with Vick completing 3 of 8 passes for 6 yards before injuring his hamstring. As Tomlin went to the locker room, I asked him if he was disappointed with the effort.

"It's a rough-and-tumble sport," he said. "This is a rough-and-tumble game. We're down one score (10-3). We're fine."

And they were.

A week earlier, the offense had struggled for 52 minutes. In the final eight, on the road in San Diego, they rallied and found a way. The decision to go Wildcat at the goal line — and run, not pass — down three points was a bold one. If it had failed, there'd be a week of second-guessing. Tomlin doesn't seem to care about that.

After the game, Tomlin stole a quote from "The Godfather" and said: "It was time to go to the mattresses."

Tomlin's had better Steelers teams. There may be more coaches out there who are credited for their mastery of the X's and O's. But Tomlin wins. And with the obstacles thrown his way this year, he's found a way to overcome perhaps better than any other coach in football could.

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Week 7 NFL Cheat Sheet Triva Question of the Week:*With his performance Sunday against San Diego,*Aaron Rodgers*has reached 30,000 career passing yards in the*

[RuthlessBurgher]

It's kinda odd that he mentioned Beachum's injury and not Pouncey's injury.

[papillon]

It's kinda odd that he mentioned Beachum's injury and not Pouncey's injury.

Particularly, since the Steelers have played multiple games without Pouncey and less than half a game without Beachum.

Pappy

[Slapstick]

Tomlin's had better Steelers teams. There may be more coaches out there who are credited for their mastery of the X's and O's. But Tomlin wins. And with the obstacles thrown his way this year, he's found a way to overcome perhaps better than any other coach in football could.

What a fine sentiment, succinctly put.

[Oviedo]

What a fine sentiment, succinctly put.

Yep "Tomlin wins" and that is all that matters. Everything else is a footnote

[Captain Lemming]

Yep "Tomlin wins" and that is all that matters. Everything else is a footnote

But he is doing it with COWHERS tight end.

[RuthlessBurgher]

But he is doing it with COWHERS tight end.

I don't care who you are...that's funny right there!

[BradshawsHairdresser]

Personally, I don't think anyone ought to evaluate Coach of the Year until after the Super Bowl. It ought to include regular season AND playoff games, IMO. Too often, they've given the award to someone who didn't do all that great a job in the postseason.

Just my 2c.

[WindyCitySteel]

I would tend to agree, he's done a good job keeping the team together through adversity. But as our old friend Winston once told us...

[Slapstick]

Well, that's classy.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Personally, I don't think anyone ought to evaluate Coach of the Year until after the Super Bowl. It ought to include regular season AND playoff games, IMO. Too often, they've given the award to someone who didn't do all that great a job in the postseason.

Just my 2c.

Yeah, but Pro Bowl voting is already underway and the season isn't even half over (ridiculous).