CHAOS: Mike Tomlin STEPS DOWN as Pittsburgh Steelers Coach & Ranking Best Available Job Openings

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🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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The Pittsburgh Steelers got embarrassed in their playoff loss to the Houston Texans and now things get even more uncertain as Mike Tomlin steps down as head coach. This doesn't mean that Tomlin will be on the market though as most expect him to take a year off, whether that is rest or television. However, that does add the Steelers to the pool of teams that need a new coach. The issue is, Pittsburgh is not one of the top opening, not even close. The Baltimore Ravens are the best opening though, but the odds of getting a better coach than John Harbaugh are low. Speaking of Harbaugh, he would be a great fit for the New York Giants or Atlanta Falcons, who are the best next job openings. After that, teams with promising young quarterbacks come into focus like the Tennessee Titans and Las Vegas Raiders. Finally, teams with no solution at quarterback will make coaches think twice like the Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins.

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0:00.0	Mike Tomlin is out in Pittsburgh, and that's good for Mike Tomlin, but it's bad news for the Steelers.
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0:43.9	I am your host, The Madman.
0:45.7	Tyler Rolin joined today by Locked-on NFL expert, The Brain.
0:50.5	Luke Braun, on today's episode, we are going to rank the head coach openings in the NFL from best to worst and talk about who would be the best fit for each opening.
1:00.6	But we got to start with a brand new opening as the Pittsburgh Steelers and Mike Tomlin officially agreed to part ways.
1:09.6	Tomlin is stepping down. However however you want to talk about it
1:13.4	but either way that's good news for Mike Tomlin to get a little bit of a break but it is bad news
1:18.3	for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they are not one of the top openings on the market before we dive in though
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1:33.5	Well, Luke, after the game on Monday night, I said that the Pittsburgh Steelers needed to move on from Mike Tomlin.
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