(12-23-2020, 01:57 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(12-23-2020, 01:51 PM)Newton Wrote: I would take Peyton in a heart beat

Me too.  Tomlin wouldn't be far behind in my eyes.

Tomlin has actually been to more Super Bowls than Peyton.  He's never had a losing season.

I think he doesn't get enough credit for his flexibility.

He was a Dungy disciple, coming up through Minnesota and Tampa-tow 4-3 based defenses.

But he was willing to eschew his own personal defensive philosophy to stick with what works in the Steelers' defensive scheme.  Many coaches would not have done so.  Their egos would not permit it.

I admit I used to thing Tonkin wasn’t that good and was just handed a loaded team. But he has reinvented the Steelers over and over, and getting as much out of Antonio Brown as he did is crazy impressive. I always thought he was too much of a players coach with Brown, but now with hindsight I have to say he was a belichek like manager of a player who proved too troublesome for multiple franchises.

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