Mike Tomlin has been the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers for more than a decade, has led the team to a Super Bowl title, and he owns a head coaching record of 116-60, but he still hasn’t won over former Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw.
A couple of years ago, Bradshaw and Tomlin got into it after the four-time Super Bowl champion referred to Tomlin as more of a cheerleader than head coach. Fast forward to the present day and Bradshaw still isn’t a fan of the team’s head coach. Here’s what he said about Tomlin during his appearance on 97.3 The Fan in Pittsburgh.
“I played for a tough sucker, and I was afraid of him, and we played our ass off for him because we feared him,” Bradshaw said of his coach, Chuck Noll. “I don’t see that with this guy. He’s chest bumping and all that. I’m the head of the corporation, I’m the CEO, I’m the chairman of the board, I’m talking to the stockholders telling them here’s how we’re gonna do at the end of the quarter. I’m selling this thing, and I’m not delivering the goods, which is championships. You’ve got to face the criticism. I’m sorry, but he’s not my kind of coach. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again.”
Bradshaw is certainly allowed to feel however he wants about Tomlin and the way he coaches the Steelers, but he should probably check out the rest of the teams in the league because we’re guessing there aren’t many organizations, if any, that run off fear anymore especially with the amount of money players make today. As for Tomlin, we’re guessing he won’t let any of Bradshaw’s words get to him, even if Bradshaw puts all the blame on him for any of their losses.
(H/T The Fan 97.3)
