Wait, are we moving the goal posts from the "one game away" trope to the hes been a consistently good coach for a long time now position?
Because if thats your take on Tomlin we agree.
The question becomes tho, given that Tomlin led teams have the same flaws year in and year out is he the coach that gives them the best chance to win a SB? IMO, the flaws hes put on tape are appraching the level of fatal in that respect.
Again, hes a good coach and if thats the goal...cool.
Since Cowhers vet leadership has left the team, we've watched a constant litany of issues that speaks to a devolution of the locker room dynamic that is needed to win a SB.
Its pretty evident that either thru inattention to detail, arrogance, or just really bad luck every dang time
that his teams underperform on the road routinely.
His propensity to go conservative with a lead puts huge pressure on his D to get stops late and the D he has built hasn't been able to do that regularly for a long time.
Touching only on the major stuff, can a coach win a SB when he has an undisciplined locker room, plays down to road opponents, and puts his team in poor strategic positions by his very game philosophy?
Every passing year, I believe he can win another SB less and less. Hes been a good coach with a great regular season record, I just think the stars would have to align ever so perfectly for the players to overcome Tomlins flaws and win another ring.