Mike Tomlin Has Never Had a Losing Season as an NFL Head Coach
With a victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, Mike Tomlin has made history as the only Head Coach to go 16 consecutive seasons without a losing record. We discuss it here!
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By: Omar Cook
With a victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, Mike Tomlin has made history as the only Head Coach to go 16 consecutive seasons without a losing record. With as much turnaround the NFL experiences with teams having up and down years, Tomlin has proved to be one of the most consistent coaches in history.
The Steelers finish the season at 9-8 after a rough 2-6 start. Despite going 7-2 down the stretch, The Steelers just missed the playoffs this season. Steelers running back, Najee Harris, was very optimistic about the future of the Steelers’ organization after their last win.
"I think that for us to come together through all that adversity that we had early on in the year, for us to finish out the season the way we did, it should be motivation for us," Harris said. "We should be hungry for next year. That's what I was telling a lot of guys on the sideline when I saw the Dolphins won. I just shook Kenny's hand and told him he had a great year. We've gotta do a lot as a team if we wanna be where we're at next year, not waiting for the team to lose, to get in. We got a lot to build on to make the playoffs, but we accomplished not having a losing season from it. We just finished really strong."
Tomlin is one of the few Black Head Coaches in the NFL and has paved the way for other Black coaches to have longevity in the league. 16 straight seasons with no losing records is an amazing accomplishment. Even just coaching 16 years straight as a Head Coach in the NFL is a statement itself. Tomlin deserves all of his flowers.
The Steelers players have a lot of respect for Tomlin and despite them being out of the playoffs, the team wanted to make sure they kept Tomlin’s streak alive. Steelers cornerback, Arthur Maulet, was adamant about securing the victory for Tomlin.
“We’re not about to be his first team to have a losing record,” Maulet said. “We’re not about to be known for that shit. It just can’t happen.”
It’s clear the Steelers have some talent and the future is bright for the organization. With Tomlin’s track record, expect the Steelers to be right back on the winning side next season.
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Will Le'Veon Bell Play Football This Season?
Heading into week 3, Le’Veon Bell is showing no signs of ending his holdout. Will we see Le’Veon Bell play football this season?
By: Omar Cook
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 0-1-1 after dropping their home opener to the Kansas City Chiefs, 42-37 and ending the season opener in a tie with the Cleveland Browns. After an almost non existent rushing performance against the Chiefs, it’s safe to say the Steelers could use their all-pro runningback. Le’Veon Bell continues to make his case for a long-term deal instead of signing his $14.5 million franchise tag and plans on continuing his holdout going into week 3.
It doesn’t seem Bell is too pressed about not being in uniform right now though as he is sitting back living his best life right now. Bell celebrated the release of his new music project, "My Side of Things" EP at Rockwell nightclub in South Beach while also taking some time to go jetskiing earlier in the day.
After being franchise tagged for the second straight season, it’s understandable that Bell is frustrated as he is looking for a long term deal that will pay him more, and deservingly so. In the past 2 seasons, Le’Veon Bell has accounted for 3830 total offensive yards and 20 touchdowns. Bell is definitely a dynamic athlete that deserves a big time pay day but at this point, it seems as if both sides are being very petty.
The NFL ranked Bell as the fifth best player on the top100 players list in 2017, but didn’t even rank in the top 50 highest paid players. So to his defense, he’s right, he should be getting paid. Todd Gurley signed a 4 year, $60 million deal with $45 million guaranteed and a $20 million signing bonus. To say that Le’Veon Bell doesn’t deserve this kind of money is an understatement, so this explains the waiting game. Le’Veon Bell holding out for this long is a huge statement by an individual, but it is a move that is definitely warranted.
To make matters worse, star receiver Antonio Brown was a no show at practice on Monday after the week 2 loss. The Steelers can’t afford to lose anymore star power at this point. A far as we know, Bell isn’t showing up until he gets paid so it’s hard to say if we’re going to see him in a jersey this season at all. Unfortunately, this is the ugly side of the NFL where the business part can take away from the raw passion of the game.
The Steelers are going to need the tandem of Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown if they want to make a case for AFC North champions this season. James Conner is a great addition to the Steelers but he’s no Le’Veon Bell and all should Steelers fans should be praying that both sides can come to an agreement so that we can see some electrifying plays in the run game this season.
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