Mike Tomlin: the coach players hate to love?
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New coach Mike Tomlin has very quickly earned the respect of a lot of people in Pittsburgh — from the Steelers; front office, to players, to the notoriously hard-to-please Steeler fans. It’s going to be a lot of tough love, though, if he follows through on his promise of a grueling training camp.
The Post-Gazette is reporting that Tomlin has scheduled up to 15 two-a-day sessions, dramatically more than players from nearly any NFL team are accustom to. A heavy emphasis in the morning session of those practices is being placed on special teams, where it was either feast or famine for the Steelers during the Cowher era.
Tomlin has said numerous times since being named head coach that he doesn’t care what his players think of him. Well, Mike, we as fans love to see that you’re working them hard, especially after last year’s dismal performance (you know you’re a Steeler fan when 8-8 isn’t just an off year, it’s a “dismal performance”) . Just don’t expect to be too popular with the players on opening day.
Not that we care, though, as long as you win.
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