Ravens Owner Jokes About Former Steelers HC Mike Tomlin’s Chances of Coaching His Team: “Wouldn’t That Be Awesome?”

Mike Tomlin decided to step down from his position as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers after 19 years on the job.

Ravens Owner Jokes About Former Steelers HC Mike Tomlin’s Chances of Coaching His Team: “Wouldn’t That Be Awesome?”

Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti and Mike Tomlin (Image via Kevin Oestreicher/X/Imago)

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In the perfect world, no one would have thought that Mike Tomlin would ever leave the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coaching job. After all, his 19 seasons without a losing campaign made it hard for the team to fire him.

Then came their disastrous performance against the Houston Texans in the Wild Card round, and fans wanted the organization to do what it should have done a long time ago.

Instead, the 53-year-old took the initiative and decided to step down from his role. When this news came out, the Baltimore Ravens were holding their exit interviews, where a reporter asked owner Steve Bisciotti if he wanted to hire Tomlin.

Wouldn’t that be awesome?… Only if John (Harbaugh) takes the Pittsburgh job. Wow, wouldn’t that be interesting?

Steve Bisciotti replied

The 65-year-old joked that Mike Tomlin can have the vacant position at his Ravens if his former head coach, John Harbaugh, would take up the vacant job at the Pittsburgh Steelers.

However, Bisciotti dismissed the chances of it happening, citing the 53-year-old’s flying kiss to the camera after defeating his Ravens in Week 18 as the reason.

Jokes apart, the billionaire reiterated his admiration for Tomlin after witnessing his work with their division rivals for nearly two decades. He then wished the former Steelers head coach the best, but then moved on to discuss his team’s vacant head coaching position.

Journalist claims Mike Tomlin made up his mind in November

Mike Tomlin‘s decision to step down as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers came as a surprise. Even though there was significant uproar after their Wild Card round embarrassment, some felt the longtime coach might hold on for another season.

Mike Tomlin stepped down from his role as Steelers' HC
Mike Tomlin stepped down from his role as Steelers’ HC (Image via Blitzburgh/X)

However, Emmy Award-winning journalist and senior NFL insider Josina Anderson claimed the Virginia native had already made up his mind a while ago.

I tweeted that there was a “longtime NFL head coach” that was contemplating a “change of scenery,” back in November. That head coach was Mike Tomlin, as I have since indicated many times recently.

Josina Anderson wrote on X

This means the fans chanting and demanding that the Steelers fire him, and other such narratives developing after their slew of disappointing losses in November, may have led Mike Tomlin to think about leaving.

The journalist went on to add that the head coach’s frustrations with his role had been building up over the past three years, and he may have made up his mind about leaving Pittsburgh before the season started.

However, since he has resigned from his position, the Steelers still hold rights over him. That means those rights could be traded to another organization in the future, much like how the Denver Broncos did with Sean Payton.

Fan angst made Mike Tomlin the team’s ‘fall guy’

On the topic of how those fan chants fueled Mike Tomlin’s decision to leave the Pittsburgh Steelers, ESPN’s Brooke Pryor gave some insight while on SportsCenter.

Mike Tomlin is a ‘fall guy.’ When they go down, people are looking for someone to be upset with. They’re going to look at the leader.

Brooke Pryor revealed

This means that even the players knew frustrated fans were going to continue demanding that the Steelers fire their head coach of 19 years after a seventh-straight Wild Card round exit. Everyone looks for someone to blame, and before the fire reached Mike Tomlin, he walked out of the office, possibly knowing it would happen to him sooner or later.

Pryor also added that the head coach’s decision could have a long-term impact on the Steelers, as there is a chance that veteran players could also leave.

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