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Except the data aren’t objective. Tomlin took over from Cowher, who had painstakingly built/rebuilt the Steelers during his tenure. In other words, Tomlin inherited a stable, winning organization from Cowher.
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Ummm…the team Tomlin inherited was 8-8 and did not make the playoffs. In fact, it didn’t make the playoffs in two of Cowher’s last four years.[/quote]
You’re cherry picking data by only showing the last season before Cowher stepped down. Cowher had a better overall win percentage than Noll and Noll was replaced by Cowher after several lackluster seasons. In point of fact, look at Noll’s record from 1980 (right after the Steelers won Superbowl XIV following the 1979 season) to 1991 (his last season). The Steelers weren’t the vaunted winning machine they were in the 1970s and Cowher provided immediate improvement, going 11 – 5 his first season, after taking over from Noll and Noll’s final season mark of 7 – 9.
I will certainly agree that Cowher had down seasons, but, on balance, he built a quality, winning program at Pittsburgh. I’m sorry, but this is not the same team and I notice you haven’t answered the question about how you feel about them as a fan, especially the obvious lack of preparation, poor coaching decisions and a general sense of distractedness. This is NOT the same Steelers team.
