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Steelers’ Mike Tomlin Enters ‘Endangered’ Territory
PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin has been synonymous with football in the Pittsburgh Steelers community ever since he took the head coach position in 2007 following Bill Cowher’s resignation.
Now the longest tenured head coach in the NFL following Bill Belichick’s retirement, Tomlin has inserted himself into the upper echelon of NFL coaches according to many. His Steelers teams have never had a losing season in 17 seasons, the best of any first coaching job and third best all time behind Belichick’s 19 and Tom Landry’s 21.
That being said, Cody Benjamin of CBS Sports believes that things could be changing for the face of the Steelers franchise.
In his ranking of all 32 NFL Head Coaches by their resume in big games, Tomlin ranked 11th, behind Coaches like Zac Taylor and Sean McDermott. He slots Tomlin in at 11th within the “Endangered Champions” category, that includes Sean Payton, Mike McCarthy and himse
“These coaches reached the mountaintop years ago, and they may still guide playoff appearances with regularity, but they’ve recently struggled to convert postseason entries into ultimate glory.” Benjamin wrote about the “Endangered Champions” category.
Citing the playoff win drought since the 2017 AFC Wild Card, Benjamin put tomlin at the top of his category, sitting just behind Zac Taylor. Taylor was put in front of him due to a 71% winning percentage, but the sample size of just 7 appearances makes Taylor hard to judge.
“Tomlin is unique in that he’s both 1.) already entrenched as an all-timer, and 2.) still widely respected as one of the game’s best motivators. Even so, his Steelers have proven more scrappy than special for a long time now. Since an AFC title-game bid in 2017, he’s gone 0-4 in playoff games over the last six years.” Benjamin wrote.
Many fans see the upcoming season as a pivotal year for Tomlin’s career and future with the team. Much of the blame was placed on Matt Canada and the quarterbacks last season, and the front office seems to have made a decent amount of moves in the right direction. With the fan base hoping to regain a sense of consistent playoff success going forward, the expectations are quite high.
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Steelers Have Weekly Plans for Justin Fields
The Pittsburgh Steelers have put their plan to increase quarterback Justin Fields’ involvement in motion, though it’s not yet a completely ironed-out component of the offense.
Per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Ray Fittipaldo, Fields stated that the Steelers have a package in place for him every week, though it isn’t always clear how or when he’ll be utilized.
“I have a set package each and every week,” Fields said. “I think the play-calling is random to be honest with you. It’s kind of a feel thing with Arthur [Smith]. How I’m going to be used is a question for him honestly.”
After logging three snaps and rushing for 17 yards in Pittsburgh’s Week 11 win over the Baltimore Ravens, Fields saw his reps more than doubled to seven in a Week 12 loss to the Cleveland Browns.
The highlight of the 25-year-old’s day was a 30-yard run in the fourth quarter that advanced the Steelers into Cleveland territory, with the drive resulting in a Jaylen Warren touchdown. Fields’ two other attempts on the ground went for a combined -4 yards.
Pittsburgh also put their trust in him through the air on a 3rd-and-4 play while up 19-18 with 3:34 left in the contest. On his first throw since Week 6, Fields targeted George Pickens down the field but couldn’t complete the connection, which brought on the punt unit.
The Browns scored on their ensuing possession before thwarting the Steelers’ final scoring attempt of the night to clinch the victory.
Russell Wilson, who went 21-for-28 with 270 yards and a touchdown, also shared his uncertainty as to how and when Fields would be inserted into games moving forward.
“I don’t know when it’s going to happen,” Wilson said. “Whenever it does, all I want us to do is win. When Justin gets in there I’m rooting for Justin to do great and make a big play. When I go back in, it’s vice versa. We’re always rooting for each other.”
The Steelers haven’t been quiet about their intentions to continue featuring Fields. While things didn’t shake their way against the Browns as they perfect those arrangements, it’s fair to assume they’ll continue to ramp up his participation as the season continues on.
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Wisconsin storms back against Pittsburgh to win Greenbrier Tip-Off
The Wisconsin Badgers are the 2024 Greenbrier Tip-Off champions.
Wisconsin, ranked No. 19 in the nation, improved to 7-0 by coming back from a double-digit deficit to defeat Pittsburgh (6-1) 81-75 Sunday evening in West Virginia. The comeback completed a sweep of the showcase, having defeated Central Florida in their first game of the tip-off on Friday afternoon.
John Tonje led the Badgers with 33 points. The star guard was 11-of-19 shooting and a perfect 10-of-10 from the free-throw line. It’s his second 30-point game of the season; his first was a 41-point explosion in Wisconsin’s win over then-No. 9 Arizona on Nov. 15.
Pittsburgh jumped out to a 20-8 lead nearly 10 minutes into the first half before the Badgers clawed back to within 34-27 at the half.
In the second half, Pittsburgh kept the Badgers at bay, leading 50-45 with 12:22 to go before Wisconsin went on a run and grew a lead to 71-64 with 4:15 remaining.
The Badgers have scored at least 79 points in all seven games this season, which is a program first.
Up next: Wisconsin vs. Chicago State, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. CT.
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