Comparing Mike Tomlin to Pittsburgh Steelers’ All-Time Great Head Coaches

February 15, 2014   ·   Andrew Watkins   ·   Jump to comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers are renowned for their consistency amongst head coaches. Since 1969 the team has had just three men at the helm: Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin.
The Cleveland Browns have had the same number of coaches in little more than a year.
Now, as the only coach to win four Super Bowls, Noll is universally considered one of the best—if not the best—football coaches ever. But both Cowher and Tomlin should be commended for ensuring the Steelers remained regular contenders in the wake of Noll’s 1991 retirement.
So, the question becomes, where does Tomlin, the current Steelers coach, rank amongst the trio? 
In the interest of fairness, only the first seven seasons of each coach’s tenure has been considered in answering this question.
Obviously, the best barometer of success is winning—Cowher and Tomlin are tied for tops in that regard. Each coach posted a record of 71-41 through seven regular seasons.
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