Steelers have decision in mind for HC Mike Tomlin’s future

The Steelers are making a decision about head coach Mike Tomlin’s future.

With the Pittsburgh Steelers stumbling late and questioning the performance level of several of their top players, there are calls for the team and head coach Mike Tomlin to go their separate ways after this season.
There is.

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio reported Saturday that the Steelers would like to extend Tomlin’s contract after this season, although that seems unlikely.
According to Florio, Tomlin is already involved in roster planning for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, and the organization hopes to reach a contract extension before the start of next season.
Tomlin’s contract ends after the 2024 season.

The Steelers could theoretically bring him back next season without an extension, but it’s clear they don’t want a lame duck head coach.

If the 2024 season turns out to be as bad as the 2023 season, there will be nothing to prevent change.
But it still seems unlikely.
The Steelers pride themselves on stability, and as long as Tomlin keeps the team competitive, the job appears to be his for as long as he wants.
No matter how loud the external noise is, teams can make a difference.
The 2023 season will be Tomlin’s 17th year as the Steelers’ head coach, and while his overall career has been great, there have been some challenges in recent years.
Meanwhile, the Steelers never lost during Tomlin’s tenure and were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention in just one game (Week 17 of the 2012 season).
They also appeared in the AFC Championship Game three times (2008, 2010, 2016) and the Super Bowl twice (2008 and 2010), including one time (2008).
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Recent criticism and calls for change include the fact that the Steelers have not won in the playoffs since traveling to the AFC Championship Game in 2016 and have only won once in 10 games since then.
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They will advance to the playoffs this season, but it will be seven years without a win in the postseason.
This is the team’s longest losing streak in the Super Bowl era.
It also happens that there are back-to-back non-playoff seasons, which has happened four times in the last six years.
To make matters worse, the Steelers lost back-to-back weeks to the Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, and Indianapolis Colts just three weeks ago, with the first two games also at home, and are in good shape for a playoff spot.
seemed to be in position.
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Add to that the repeated instances of players abandoning plays, and it’s easy to argue that Tomlin’s message is outdated.
None of these seem to outweigh the stability the Steelers are looking for.