12-23-2023, 09:26 AM
(12-23-2023, 05:24 AM)BengalYankee Wrote: Also, I am old enough to remember when Cowher was going through the same thing on his way out. Although the Steelers were underperforming[8 wins-8 loses], a lot of people were scared of the unknown and were saying the same things about him (who are you going to get? You'll miss him etc). In Tomlin's very first year, he took that underperforming bunch to the playoffs. In his second year, they won a Superbowl.
I've seen this defense of Tomlin before. Yes, some people were grumbling about Cowher, but it's largely wrong.
The 2006 8-8 Steelers were not under performing. They started slow (2-6) because of a bunch of injuries. As they got healthy, the started to surge (6-2) down the stretch and almost made the playoffs. They were not underperforming.
