The Crying is Embarrassing

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(12-03-2021, 02:57 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Then that's a horrible take. 

Tomlin has been one of the most consistent coaches in the league over the past decade. When it's all said and done I would kill for Zach Taylor to end up with the resume that Tomlin has. 

Won the division 7 times in 13 years.
Two Super Bowl appearances and one win.
Went to AFC Championship game 3 times.

All of this during the Brady/Bellichick era as well.

The dude has NEVER had a losing record.

The biggest problem with the Steelers over the past couple of years is that they refused to rebuild their aging roster. They should have cut bait with Ben years ago.

I mean, let's be real.  Anybody here would kill for Taylor to have Barry Switzer's resume.  That's not really that bold of a statement.

In the modern era, teams with 1st ballot HoF QB's win consistently.  Tomlin inherited one entering his prime.  When you have a HoF QB like Ben, it's playoffs or bust every single year.  Tomlin has missed the playoffs 5 out of 14 seasons, over 1/3 of the time.  That's unacceptable when you have that kind of stability at the most important position.  Sure, Ben looks finished this year, but that doesn't excuse away the previous 14 seasons.

People make a big deal out of no losing seasons and claim he would have done better if they had pulled the plug on Ben years ago, but if Tomlin had to jump on the QB carousel, he would likely have losing seasons trying to get a QB and/or break them in.  And this is a coach that had Ben, Bell, Brown, Miller, Pouncey, DeCastro, etc in their primes and failed to capitalize with them.  You can definitely make the case that he has underachieved based on the talent he's had.