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The Most Underachieving NFL Head Coaches Ever For All 32 Teams

By Erik Lambert

KANSAS CITY, MO - AUGUST 30: Head coach Mike McCarthy of the Green Bay Packers motions from the sidelines during the preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - AUGUST 30: Head coach Mike McCarthy of the Green Bay Packers motions from the sidelines during the preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – JANUARY 14: Head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers walks off the end at the conclusion of the Jacksonville Jaguars 45-42 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Heinz Field on January 14, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – JANUARY 14: Head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers walks off the end at the conclusion of the Jacksonville Jaguars 45-42 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Heinz Field on January 14, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

Mike Tomlin (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Chuck Noll won four Super Bowls. Bill Cowher went to two and won one. He also reached four other AFC championship games. So by default, it’s hard not to put the title of disappointment at the feet of Mike Tomlin. He won a Super Bowl in 2008 with what many considered to be a team Cowher had built. Then in 2010, he lost one to the Green Bay Packers. Since then the Steelers have made the playoffs five times and reached just one conference championship.

By Pittsburgh standards that is not acceptable. Especially considering the level of talent Tomlin has had at his disposal. A future Hall of Fame QB in Ben Roethlisberger. A likely Hall of Fame receiver in Antonio Brown. Pro Bowlers like Le’Veon Bell, Maurkice Pouncey, Ryan Shazier, and Cameron Heyward. Cowher did more with considerably less at times. This would help explain why Terry Bradshaw has been so adamant about the team firing Tomlin the past few years.

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