Mike Tomlin

Why Vrabel over Tomlin?

Yeah, I mean, Jonathan Gannon beat Mike Tomlin head-to-head, so those sort of arguments only go so far.

But larger sample size with him against Vrabel-coached teams.

I think the Patriots game this year was sort of weird.

Vrabel didn't put the ball on the ground for those guys.

While it's close, Vrabel having gotten it done with multiple teams now and turning around with the Patriots hat, I think speaks to his coaching ability.

And that's a little unfair to Tomlin because we've never seen him coach another team.

But I'll take Vrabel's resume combined with more recent playoff success just to put him over the edge in my mind.

Okay.

Like, I think Tomlin is 3-0 against Vrabel, and Vrabel, again, has never been to a Super Bowl, never won a conference championship, only been to one.

But I do hear your argument there.

I mean, I thought about it as well.

He's doing a hell of a job in New England, and he did a pretty good job for a while in Tennessee.

Limits?

Yeah, for me, it's more of a demerit against Tomlin and the what have you done for me lately type of situation where they have not been successful in the playoffs.

Mike Tomlin's defense, it's highest pay in the NFL and they're middle of the pack in many different categories and there's blown coverages and so many reasons that make you want to pull your hair out with his side of the ball where I feel like he's turned a Patriots defense that last year didn't have that much talent on it and this year has been dramatically better.

When you say, what have you done for me lately?

You're aware that Vrabel hasn't won a playoff game since 2019, and that was the only year in which he ever won a playoff game, right?

Yes, and Tomlin has not won a playoff game longer than that.

I'm aware of that, but there's been one season that Mike Vrabel has ever won a playoff game.