The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t won a playoff game since 2016, and for many in the then-hapless organization, it’s been a long time since the team found a way to win in the playoffs. Team president Art Rooney II admitted he would like to see more playoff success after the team lost to the Buffalo Bills two weeks ago.
“I’ve done enough,” Rooney said. “Now is the time to win. Now it’s time to take the next step.”Rooney cited the team’s ability to turn a three-game losing streak into a four-game winning streak to keep their playoff hopes alive as a reason he believes Tomlin is still needed as a coach.
And on Tuesday, Rooney added Tomlin to his message of disappointment during an interview with KDKA-TV’s Bob Pompeani.”I’ve said that to a lot of people who have been in the organization for a while, and that would include Mike Tomlin. We’re getting impatient,” Rooney said. “We want to take the next step. We want to win the playoffs and make the postseason. So we miss being a part of it. That is the relevance here. “We should start playing football again in January and February,” he said.The 51-year-old is entering his 18th season as the Steelers’ head coach.
His career record is 173-100-2 and ranks 11th in NFL history for most wins as a coach. But they’ll have to find a way to snap their pointless playoff streak. Without it, regular season awards are largely ineffective. And for the Steelers, most of those problems are on the offensive side of the ball. With the new signing of Arthur Smith, they will hope that this sticks in their current position and leads to postseason success.
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