Sense-Maker Mike Tomlin Continues To Make Sense
On Wednesday, Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin Adressed the media in a debriefing (no offense to Big Bens social life) of the 2018 Steelers season. He made some strong points about leadership, accountability, and the importence of accountability when it comes to leadership.
“Sometimes alot of you in the media want to focus on a issue without buying the subscription” Tomlin said. When it comes to the absence of his WR/salary getter Antonio Brown, Tomlin indicated that “he’s a star, but you cant see stars in the daytime and Pittsburghs a dark knight city.” He added “in the national football league if you dont find someone else to eat your ego for you, you end up being full of yourself.”
In repsonse to questions about Ben Roethlisbergers leadership, or perceived lack thereof this season, Tomlin expounded “If you want to own a dog the first thing you do is get rid of all your cats.” And “Excuses are contagious and we dont have enough gasmasks (at this point Coach Tomlin held up a jockstrap, its unclear if Tomlin thinks a jockstrap is also called a gasmask.)
“Sure it was disappointing to not make the qualfication process (postseason)” Tomlin added, “but every day above ground is a playoff atmosphere in the biosphere of the AFC North. This team is like a middle school dance right now- and its my job to play songs that make the kids make out with each other in an adequate nature, with precision elements of arousal.” When asked about how the Antonio Brown situation will factor into Leveon Bells contract dipsute, Coach clarified that “we’re dealing with a economic pathogen called availablity.”
It was a refreshing breath of fresh air for the occaisionally obtuse Tomlin, opening up honestly about the difficult ending to 2018 and the upcoming challenges facing his locker room. “I see a lot of pencils moving but I want tattoos not essays.” Tomlin explained, “you can piss your name in the snow but at the end of the day all your doing is poisoning worms.”
Asked wether or not he had discussed Ben Roethlisbergers future in Pittsburgh he said “Big Ben will the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers until he decides to retire at which point I will personally fire, trade, or cut whoever he is going through a argument with at the time in order to accomodate his unusual sentiments and convince him to be our quarterback for another season.”