A Monday report hinted that former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was not a sensible possibility for a Buffalo Bills facet that considerably surprisingly dismissed head coach Sean McDermott following Buffalo’s 33-30 additional time loss to the Denver Broncos this previous Saturday.
Some beforehand urged the Payments might purchase Tomlin’s providers from the Steelers, much like how the Denver Broncos landed the rights for head coach Sean Payton from the New Orleans Saints in early 2023. Based on an replace supplied by Conor Orr of Sports activities Illustrated, Pittsburgh’s potential asking worth for Tomlin has him out of Buffalo’s worth vary.
Mike Tomlin not an element for Payments after firing of Sean McDermott?
“I believe it will be along with the comp that the Broncos obtained for Sean Payton,” Orr stated about what buying and selling for Tomlin might price a group this winter, per Troy Montgomery of Steelers Depot. “It could be dearer than that, and the Payments definitely aren’t about to spend a first-round choose, on the peak of (quarterback) Josh Allen’s prime, and attempt to waste that on getting Mike Tomlin. I do not suppose Tomlin is an element right here.”
Particularly, the Broncos sent the Saints a 2023 first-round draft choose and a 2024 second-round choice for Payton and the Saints’ 2024 third-round selection. In the meantime, Pittsburgh possesses Tomlin’s rights after he signed a three-year contract extension in June 2024. That deal reportedly included a group possibility for 2027.
Earlier than the Payments confirmed McDermott the door, earlier reports indicated Tomlin needed to take no less than a year-long break from serving as a full-time head coach. Based on ESPN’s Brooke Pryor and Jeremy Fowler, Tomlin might ultimately welcome “a chance to construct a group from the bottom up, even maybe over a chance with a ready-made roster and infrastructure.” The Payments are a win-now membership that parted methods with McDermott largely as a result of he was unable to information the franchise to a Tremendous Bowl look.
Mike Tomlin has entered leisure mode after stepping away from Steelers
“I checked on Mike Tomlin,” Orr stated about how he reacted to the Payments-McDermott divorce. “That was one of many first issues I did. Would he again out of a state of affairs the place he is intending on spending time [away from football]? I heard he is already in leisure mode, which is nice. Good for Mike Tomlin.”
Briefly, it sounds just like the considered working with Allen will not be sufficient to vary Tomlin’s thoughts relating to how the 53-year-old will spend the subsequent 12 months or so of his life.
