Mike Tomlin deserves heat, but shouldn’t be fired

The Steelers fired offensive coordinator Todd Haley yesterday, following a disappointing home playoff loss, and many others would like the organization to go a step further and fire Mike Tomlin. Colin has been hard on Tomlin, and has frequently criticized his teams for running too high on emotion and lacking attention to detail, but he disagrees with those that want him axed.

Even though Tomlin has historically struggled to beat the Patriots, and mismanaged the final seconds of their crucial Week 15 loss to New England, Pittsburgh finished with 13 wins, and were an instant replay reversal of a Jesse James TD catch away from having home field advantage throughout the playoffs.

The Patriots make overcoming adversity look easy

The Patriots are one win away from yet another Super Bowl appearance, and even though they make it look easy, they have quietly overcome adversity this season that would have sent most NFL teams into a downward spiral. Not only did they lose top wideout Julian Edelman for the year before the season started, they also have two coordinators that are about to take head coaching gigs, and have dealt with the tidal wave of publicity over the highly publicized article detailing dysfunction in the organization.

Bill Belichick is the greatest football coach of all-time, but he’s also unrivaled in getting his teams to block outside noise that would derail the season for lesser teams.

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-Lonzo Ball  is the most underrated player in the NBA

Guests:

Seth Joyner – FS1 NFL Analyst is in-studio to explain why he has confidence in Doug Pederson is the right coach in Philly; and why the Eagles can beat the Vikings.

Greg Cosell – Senior Producer NFL Films joins the show to look at the film on Todd Haley’s playcalling and Pittsburgh; how the Patriots get pressure on the quarterback; and if Blake Bortles has improved significantly.

Chris Broussard – FS1 NBA Analyst is in-studio talking Lonzo’s influence on the Lakers, and why the Cavs need to trade the Nets pick to compete in the Finals.

Paul Richardson – Seattle Seahawks wide receiver is in-studio talking how the team can regroup; if the outspoken locker room was an issue this season; and what offensive changes he expects next year.