Does Tomlin still ride Cowher's coattails?

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(01-12-2018, 08:58 AM)JS-Steelerfan Wrote: To your main point, Tomlin got Ben in only the fourth year of Ben's career.  In reviewing said career, one could argue that he underwent most of his professional growth under Tomlin's tenure.  Ben was not exactly at his most developed point football-wise at that time.  Obviously the head coach isn't solely responsible for that, but he is the guy who put together the staff that helped him grow.

Ben biggest jump in being an on-field coach of a quarterback and overall putting up elite numbers consistently came after Cowher holdout Arians was fired and Tomlin brought in his on OC. So far the biggest mistake on Tomin's career has been keeping Arians 2 years too long. A more tenured coach could have justified firing him about 4 years before Tomlin did.