Steelers fans want Mike Tomlin fired before halftime of Bills blowout
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Pittsburgh Steelers fans were furious at head coach Mike Tomlin, as his team looked unprepared to face the Buffalo Bills in Week 5.
For those who pay attention to happenings in Vegas, the Bills were favored by over two touchdowns against the Steelers this week, which was a low point for the Pittsburgh franchise.
It turns out the oddsmakers may have been too generous. The Steelers were down by four touchdowns at halftime.
Josh Allen made Pittsburgh’s 3-4 defense look like swiss cheese, and Matt Canada’s offensive system flaws were exposed once again. The Steelers are far too predictable, and not much can be done about it at this juncture, minus fire those in charge.
Yet, this is not entirely on Tomlin. He’s a veteran head coach and has won a Super Bowl, albeit over a decade ago. Were he let go, Tomlin would be scooped up at a moment’s notice.
Fans certainly think so, but it’s not so simple.
Tomlin is to blame for some of the roster construction, but much of that is done without his notice — blame Kevin Colbert and Omar Khan for that debacle. Coaching hires are entirely on Tomlin, which is where the likes of Canada come in.
Canada’s been a disastrous hire from the jump, and Tomlin opted to bring him back this year despite possessing the worst offense in football in 2021. Shocker — this year hasn’t been much better.
Tomlin’s conservative decision-making came to a head against Buffalo. Especially considering the Steelers were down multiple scores against the best team in football, failing to open up the offense or getting aggressive when the situation calls for it are fairly obvious mistakes.
Tomlin is not on the hot seat, at least not in real life. But anyone can be Twitter fired without much notice.
Sunday is Tomlin’s day of reckoning.