Aaron Rodgers doesn't think there should be talk around firing Mike Tomlin
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What changes have occurred in the NFL since Aaron Rodgers entered the league?
I mean, this league has changed a lot in my 21 years. You know, when you hear a conversation about the Mike Tomlins of the world, Matt LaFleur's of the world, those are just two that kind of I've played for, and... when I first got in the league, there wouldn't be conversation about whether those guys were on the hot seat, you know, but the way that the league is covered now and the way that there's snap decisions and the validity given to the, you know, the Twitter experts and all the, you know, experts on TV now who, who, who make it seem like they know what the hell they're talking about. To me, that's an absolute joke. And for either of those two guys to be on a hot seat is, uh, is really apropos of where we're at as a society and a league because uh obviously matt's done a lot of great things in green bay and we had a lot of success mike t's had more success than damn near anybody in the league uh you know from for the last 19 20 years and
Why is Mike Tomlin's job security being questioned?
More than that, though, when you have the right guy and the culture is right, you don't think about making a change. But there's a lot of pressure that comes from the outside. And obviously that sways decisions from time to time. But it's not how I would do things and not how the league used to be.
I mean, he's just wrong. That's all. I don't know what else to say other than that. He's wrong when he says there wouldn't even be a conversation about the Tomlins and the floors of the world when I came into the league. I already pointed out all the examples. Long before he got in the league, there was Tom Landry getting fired in Dallas. But when Rodgers entered in 2005, Andy Reid was about to go on his run or was already into it maybe in Philly. Multiple conference championship games, a Super Bowl appearance, and he was fired. Brian Billick was in the league still then.
What examples of successful coaches being fired does the discussion mention?
having success in Baltimore, had one of the greatest teams, won a Super Bowl. He was fired. John Fox in Carolina, of all places, multiple division titles, Super Bowl appearance, fired. Marvin Lewis and Cincy took a terrible franchise, got them to the playoffs a bunch of times, fired. Marty Schottenheimer, fired after a 14-2 season. That kind of outdoes Matt LaFleur, 47-33 record. Tom Coughlin with the Giants, the ultimate example of guys who were in the league with these teams when Rodgers came into the league. He would go on to beat and vanquish Belichick and Brady and the Patriots twice in Super Bowls. And guess what? He got pushed out. Hasn't changed. The social media universe has. Teams don't make their decisions based on that.
They want to win playoff games. And no matter how much regular success a guy has, or no matter how much success a guy may have had in his deep past, NFL owners want to win now. And it's true. Plus, if you did move on from Tomlin, it would be 19 years. That was the ridiculous thing about Harbaugh. When you had Tomlin saying, man, you know, Tom Landry, use that as an example. Don Shula. That can't happen nowadays. That is happening with you and Harbaugh. You've both been around forever. And if you can't win playoff games, people are going to talk about you being on the quote hot seat. And they always have. If you can't win playoff games. Guy Lafleur is 3-6 in the playoffs. Tomlin's 8-12. Two of the worst marks really ever if you're looking at guys who have coached that many playoff games.
And speaking of Schottenheimer... Tomlin surpassed him with his seventh straight playoff loss. So he's tied for first all-time in playoff lose. Do you want to come back and have the number one longest playoff losing streak of all time? And the average margin of defeat in those seven losses is more than two touchdowns. I'm not sure why this is even a real conversation. But anyway, back to the phones.
Here is Cameron in Youngstown.
Hey, Cameron.
Hey, how's it going, guys? Good. Not going to say good morning because I don't think it really is for any of us out here. But, you know, I just have a few points that I kind of want to get to. At the very least, both coordinators need to be fired today.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What changes have occurred in the NFL since Aaron Rodgers entered the league?
0:01–1:06
2
Why is Mike Tomlin's job security being questioned?
1:06–2:01
3
What examples of successful coaches being fired does the discussion mention?
2:01–4:50
4
How does social media influence coaching decisions in the NFL?
4:50–9:38
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