Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin was open and candid during his final news conference of the 2023 season, one that ended again, without a playoff win.
Asked about several seasons in a row of being at or around .500 and if that makes it harder to figure out what needs to be done compared to going 3-14, Tomlin said it all “sucks.”
“There's not degrees of suck. It all sucks. I'd rather be working. The thought of going to Mobile (Alabama) turns my stomach. Not that I dislike mobile, but I know what it's like when you're working and you're not in Mobile. It's a really good feeling to be in that tournament as the road gets narrow. And to be living out the things that you aspired to live out over the last 12-months. And so, it's not us and it sucks.”
Tomlin was referring to the Senior Bowl in Mobile.
Tomlin believes he is still the man for the job and wants to win another Super Bowl in Pittsburgh.
Why does he think that?
“Fifty-one years of life. I mentioned that I think in this setting earlier. I'm not lacking confidence in my ability to do the job while at the same time there's frustration because I want that confetti for this group. And so, whatever we got to do to do it, whatever changes need to be made. I'm open to it.”