NFL Coach's Journey: High Expectations and Performance

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00:03 There's no one that plays in the NFL

00:04 that doesn't want that ring and that Lombardi.

00:07 And when you win a bunch of them,

00:08 the fans, they expect it.

00:10 I don't think it's any different than Kentucky basketball,

00:13 Duke, North Carolina, UCLA.

00:15 They think that they should win titles every year.

00:19 But I do believe that he is a good coach

00:23 and he handles his business the right way.

00:26 He handles the team the right way,

00:28 the media the right way.

00:30 I think he does everything the way it should be done

00:33 by a head coach in the NFL.

00:35 I think he sets a standard high, the bar's high with him.

00:39 And I don't think fans understand that

00:41 because they drink and eat too much food, honestly.

00:45 Yeah, let me add this before we move on here.

00:48 If you go back to when he was hired,

00:49 he was not their first, second, third or fourth choice

00:52 when they went into the process.

00:53 He was way down the list.

00:55 Mike Tomlin was an unknown with the Vikings

00:58 as an assistant and he went up and he aced the interview.

01:02 Remember Russ Groom was the guy most people thought,

01:04 in fact, myself and others reported that he was the favorite

01:06 but he went up not getting the job.

01:08 And Mike Tomlin got it and he's done nothing but win there.

01:11 Again, he's never had a losing season.

01:12 Now, one thing that we should add,

01:15 look at the quarterback situation.

01:17 Roethlisberger, before he retired,

01:18 was on the downside of his career,

01:20 beat up physically, didn't have much left.

01:22 Kenny Pickett didn't work out over his two seasons.

01:24 He was traded to Philly

01:26 and they're starting over the quarterback position.

01:27 On a one year deal with Russell Wilson.

01:29 So they've got a good roster.

01:31 Tom's got a very good staff,

01:32 but sometimes you're only as good as your quarterback.

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