Many former players have ‘bitten their tongues’ about playing for Mike Tomlin, insider says

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Many former players have ‘bitten their tongues’ about playing for Mike Tomlin, insider says
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Some players apparently did not have great experiences playing under Mike Tomlin.

Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin & Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen during 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers - OTAs Kylee Surike | Special to PennLiveviewed by former players he coached? According to NFL insider Aditi Kinkhabwala, the reviews might be more mixed for the Kinkhabwala says many players in the past have ‘bitten their tongues’ about what playing under Tomlin was really like, and there seem to be more negative views than most would think for the future Hall of Fame coach.

“I’ll just say this without violating anybody’s trust. There are many, many former players that I have spoken to that have bitten their tongues about their experience with Mike ,”. “There’s a huge disconnect, right? Because the national media is in love with Mike Tomlin and the national media never brings up the playoff drought.” This offseason is the first year that Tomlin has seen sharper criticism in the national sphere. One of his former players, Ryan Clark, has led the charge to question if Tomlin’s voice with the Steelers is ‘stale.’“Mike Tomlin should be the fresh voice somewhere else. I believe, as great as a coach as he is, and he’s a first-ballot Hall of Famer, I believe his voice has run stale there. I believe he’s allowed that team to reach the highest of heights they are going to reach unless they get a top-tier quarterback.”has been the overseer of the team in that time, and he has already entered some dangerous territory in regards to postseason success.With that, Tomlin joins four other coaches in the pantheon of NFL history as coaches who have lost six or more straight playoff games in their career. Jim Mora,Marty Schottenheimer, and Shane Owen are the only other coaches to reach that mark. Lewis holds the record with seven straight playoff losses.Pittsburgh Steelers make rare NFL history with Jalen Ramsey trade If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our

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