you can look at it this way, at least Ross didn't extend Philbin.
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you can look at it this way, at least Ross didn't extend Philbin.
Philbin signed a 4 year contract, and I don't think he's done bad enough to be terminated.
you can look at it this way, at least Ross didn't extend Philbin.
Do not forget the fact that Ross picked Philbin and wants to show his guy is a success and will give him every chance to fail.
Asinine concept by Armando. Star coaches don't often move between teams. You find the promising ones and they become stars. Arians sure as **** wasn't a star prospect. We ****ing passed on Mike Tomlin. John Harbaugh was a ST coach. Judge the character, ability and prior successes of the candidate. Bowles, Quinn, or a wildcard like Malzahn all exhibit more ability and have had more success than Philbin ever has. There are superior options to Philbin because he's an extremely poor option with absolutely no upside.
I don't think you need to give a history lesson on what happened last year. Arians has been kicking around the league for decades. He was terrific as the interim which got him the gig in Arizona, but that happened in less than a year that doesn't seem to fit Mando's Grudenesque definition of what a star coach is. If not for Pagano going down he wouldn't have had the spotlight, but it didn't change who he was. He's been available in this league for years and years yet no one evaluated his potential as a HC accurately and he didn't get his chance. It fits the narrative just fine. I realize you're trying to justify your devotion to Philbin, but try harder.Arians WAS a pretty hot candidate in 2013 because in 2012, when Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with Leukemia, Arians stepped in as interim head coach and led the Colts to a 9-3 record. It's what put him on the freaking map as a Head Coaching candidate. We can't just forget things because they don't fit the narrative.
What's with all the Mike Tomlin warship on this board? Mike Tomliln is to "The Chin" as Barry Switzer was to Jimmy Johnson. They both inherited Super Bowl winning teams. Both teams with complete working offensive and defensive systems in place. And both teams included All-Pro and Hall of Fame players ALREADY IN PLACE. And yet, both Coaches only managed to win A SINGLE Super Bowl each. I firmly believe that Tomlin would have been gone already just like Switzer if it hadn't been for a distinct advantage; the Steelers have one of the best personnel departments in the league. The Cowboys had Jerry.
Tomlin's only job was to continue doing what the Steelers had been doing successfully for a decade and he's managed one ring. For Christ's sake, he was 8-8 in BOTH 2012 AND 2013. Now imagine if Tomlin didn't have Rapistburger, where would that team be? Also, "Judge the character?" ... Well, let's not forget the embarrassing peak into his character we got when he stepped on the field to impede an opposing player sprinting down the sidelines toward his end zone. "It was an accident" ... no.thank.you. Most Steelers fans I meet these days are over pretty much over Mike Tomlin.