The Steelers have found their successor to longtime head coach Mike Tomlin. The team plans to hire Pittsburgh native Mike McCarthy, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. It’ll be McCarthy’s third head coaching opportunity in the NFL. A five-year deal has been agreed to, Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette adds.
Known for remarkable organizational stability under the Rooney family, the Steelers have now hired just four head coaches since 1969. Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher and Tomlin combined for 57 years on the job.
As an offensive-minded 62-year-old with significant HC experience, McCarthy brings a much different profile than the Noll-Cowher-Tomlin trio. The Steelers handed the keys to each of those coaches when they were in their 30s. They were all first-timers with defensive backgrounds. This is the first time the Steelers have hired a head coach with an offensive background since Bill Austin in 1966.
Noll, Cowher and Tomlin each won at least one Super Bowl in Pittsburgh, while McCarthy hoisted the Lombardi Trophy at the Steelers’ expense 15 years ago. Then the Packers’ head coach, McCarthy guided the team to a 31-25 win over the Tomlin-led Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. That remains the high point of McCarthy’s career, but he has enjoyed plenty of success over 18 years as a head coach. At 174-112-2, McCarthy sits 15th on the all-time wins list. His .608 winning percentage ranks 39th.
As Green Bay’s sideline leader from 2006-18, McCarthy posted a 125-77-2 regular-season record with nine playoff berths. He followed that up with a 49-35 mark and three playoff appearances in a half-decade in Dallas, where he was at the helm from 2020-24. McCarthy’s Cowboys went just 1-3 in the postseason, however, and they stumbled to a 7-10 mark during an injury-limited campaign for quarterback Dak Prescott last year. Owner Jerry Jones then allowed McCarthy’s contract to expire. While the Bears and Saints showed interest in McCarthy last January, he didn’t coach anywhere in 2025.
McCarthy will now grab the reins of yet another iconic franchise in Pittsburgh, which didn’t record a single sub-.500 season during Tomlin’s 19-year reign. Although the 53-year-old Tomlin won his eighth AFC North title and went to the playoffs for the 13th time this season, he resigned after the Texans routed the Steelers in the wild-card round. It was the seventh straight postseason loss for Tomlin, who won just eight of 20 playoff games in Pittsburgh. McCarthy owns an 11-11 record in the playoffs.
Tomlin spent the majority of his tenure teaming with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, but the Steelers have lacked stability under center over the past few years. Since Roethlisberger retired after 2021, Kenny Pickett, Mitchell Trubisky, Justin Fields, Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers have each started at least five games in a season. The team still managed its third straight 10-win showing in 2025, which could go down as the 42-year-old Rodgers’ only season in Pittsburgh.
Between his age and his status as a soon-to-be free agent, it’s unclear whether Rodgers will continue his career next season. However, the obvious connection to McCarthy may make it more likely.
Rodgers was McCarthy’s starter for almost all of the coach’s time in Green Bay. Along with winning the only Super Bowl of his career under McCarthy, Rodgers took home a pair of MVPs, among numerous other accomplishments.
Eight years after they last paired up, McCarthy and Rodgers could reunite in Pittsburgh. The Steelers didn’t hire McCarthy to keep Rodgers from retiring, but he may be the one coach the QB would consider playing for at this stage of his career, according to Pelissero.
Whether it’s Rodgers or someone else, finding an answer under center will be among the most important tasks of the offseason for McCarthy and general manager Omar Khan. There’s familiarity between McCarthy and Khan, who overlapped in New Orleans from 2000-01. McCarthy was the Saints’ offensive coordinator then, while Khan was in their football operations department.
As the Steelers’ GM since 2022, Khan has overseen four straight seasons of at least nine wins. The Steelers have made the postseason three years in a row, and replacing Tomlin with a coach who’s almost a decade older suggests they don’t intend to take a step back in 2026. That’s no surprise after owner Art Rooney II spoke out against a potential rebuild on the heels of Tomlin’s exit.
With the Steelers becoming the sixth team to hire a head coach this month, there are only four openings left. The Bills, Browns, Cardinals and Raiders are still in the market. McCarthy was not a candidate for any of those jobs, though he did interview with the Giants and Titans before they chose John Harbaugh and Robert Saleh, respectively.
Better be Scheelhaase as OC and he’s the future next coach
He’s going to Cleveland….
Shula as their defensive coordinator with the promise of getting strong consideration when McCarthy calls it a day.
He already has a job and can’t make a lateral move without the Rams letting him. Why would they do that?
Money……..
Like the Rooneys are gonna pony up. LOL
These fans are about to realize what kind of franchise they root for. They’re cheap, and Art II is not his father.
They’re cheap to begin with, which is why they’ve had the coordinators they’ve had over the years, and secondly, it’s at the Rams’ discretion of allowing him to make a lateral move is what I was talking about.
Once a proud franchise, things have certainly changed. How disappointing times are being a Steeler fan has become. Thinking some younger Rooney taking over leadership would benefit Pittsburgh in the future
All that matters is that the Steelers finally have a coach that knows what he’s doing out there.
It’s gotta be Nathaniel Hackett to make the reunion tour complete.
That would be hilarious after all the years of Tomlin bashing.
Most ridiculous thing ever. Rooney just sealed his legacy as a failure
Six Super Bowl trophies in the building under that family, your post is idiotic
And your reply doesn’t tell the entire tale. 6 Lombardi Trophies under Art Sr and Dan. None under Art Jr and not a playoff win in ten years
Fixed it for you. Talk about idiotic
The problem with this Rooney is that he’s delusional. Decided on McCarthy when younger, more innovative minds likely would have torn it all down. Artie thinks the Steelers are close. It’s almost funny
Completely agree. I also think khan has his hands in selling this team to art. I think he’s more interested in keeping the team competitive than winning when it really matters
By the time the Steelers won a Super Bowl, it was Dan, Art Jr., Bill Nunn, and Dick Haley as the most responsible parties for building the team. Art Sr. was a mascot by this point.
When Art Sr. was the person running the team, they had 1 playoff appearance in 47 years. They also had Unitas and Dawson on the team but cut both at one point.
You’re right on target here especially about Art Sr, Nunn, Haley. I do think Dan was a different kind of exec as compared to Art Jr and likely wouldn’t have stood for mediocrity for so long
Art Jr is Dan’s brother and had a huge role in building the 70s teams.
Art II, the current Art in charge is Dan’s son.
Gracias. I’ve been using the wrong name
Dude you obviously have no idea who was in charge for the 6 super bowls
Six Super Bowls lol
Hey Danny. Go play with your LEGOs
Is this you Donald J? Why do you feel the need to insult and humiliate people? State your opinion with clarity and humility while graciously respecting the views others.
Art jr has never won a superbowl while in charge of the team. Get a clue bro
I was referring to the 70s run. You do realize Art Jr and Art II are two completely different people? Art Jr is Dan’s brother. He was director of personel from 60s through a portion of the 80s. He is still living and still has a role in the team, although I think in title only.
Art II is Dan’s son. Maybe I’m not the one that needs to get a clue.
I guess you got a clue, bro. Art Jr is a Art II’s uncle.
I think I would rather have Tomlin stay. This just sucks
Tonight, on “Meet the New Standard, Same as the Old Standard”…
And yet, McCarthy hasn’t coached one game in Pittsburgh, yet. The sky isn’t falling.. . …
If they actually get him a viable QB, he could make it work.
It’s wild. Steelers fans have been so fed up with the feeling of a high floor low ceiling coach, and now they have a big change of Mike McCarthy.
The Steelers’ bigger problem is their roster. If they give McCarthy players, he’ll be fine. People act like he hasn’t had any success since that Super Bowl, but he’s been one of the league’s best coaches since that time. Only a handful of others have won more (or won multiple titles), so all this moaning and groaning about how bad a coach he is is really just superbly overstated.
I’m not even predicting that the Steelers will be great under McCarthy, who I don’t expect to coach for that long. I am saying that he’s not bad, even though people act like he’s gone 8-8 his entire career. Three 12 win seasons in a row and top offenses in the league just recently should not be considered abject failure (the last one came in 2023, three years later than the last time that the Steelers did it).
No, before anyone starts screaming that he should win more playoff games, I’m not “absolving” McCarthy of scrutiny for playoff failures. But even with those, he still has a winning record in the playoffs, and you need to start somewhere. Honestly, I thought that they should have kept with tradition and hired a new coach that they spent time carefully evaluating (which is a process that ideally should have begun a couple of seasons ago, when Tomlin’s future became uncertain).
That said, Steelers fans seem like they’re furious over any outcome-keeping Tomlin, firing Tomlin, bringing Rodgers, drafting a rookie, not drafting a rookie, or hiring a proven coach…and I’d be highly surprised if they would have all been happy with any single of the new hotshot hires. They just want to see playoff success, which is commendable (ironically, they are acting out the “standard is the standard” mindset that Tomlin pushed).
That process is going to take time, though, because the roster has slipped so much. Pittsburgh is probably going to be bad next year, whether Rodgers stays or goes, or whether or not McCarthy starts making immediate philosophical changes. Patience is not what Steelers want to hear, but there’s really no choice. Whomever was going to be hired has a long road ahead, and the most important person in making sure that it leads to the right place isn’t even the coach at all right now-it’s Omar Khan.
Very well stated, and both you and Ooof are right in saying there’s almost some arrogance among fans here that believe there is some expectation to make Super Bowl runs year in and year out. That’s insane. We’ve been blessed with some great teams and some generational talent but as in any sport, it’s cyclical at best
I’m willing to give the local guy a chance. My problem isn’t with him in any way but rather, an owner who goes to the opposite end in feeling that consecutive non-losing seasons is indicative of being on the doorstep every year.
There is a roster full of aging, overpriced players here and given Art’s comments, one wonders if McCarthy will have the leeway in deciding to jettison them in order to get younger and truly compete in what is a young man’s league
McCarthy was good with prime Aaron Rodgers and he was good when he had a top ten quarterback, a top offensive line, a top receiver, and a Dan Quinn defense in Dallas. I’m not saying he’s a bad coach, but I do think he’s a floor guy with limited ceiling.
Youre telling me they decided to replace tomlin with McCarthy, the guy who couldn’t beat the 49ers with a stacked Dallas roster
They needed an innovative guy like minter with the ravens
Stacked?! Haha. Jerry, is that you?
Yeah I forgot McCarthy had 2 great coordinators in Moore and Quinn but to be fair even Jerry did draft Micah parsons
LOL.
Here yinz go.
I couldn’t be more amused at how this has played out.
Rodgers isn’t retiring now lol.
Really interested on how this aspect of the move plays out. AFC North should be tougher by default than it was this year. Except the Browns. They’ll be the same. I’m also assuming this means Arthur Smith is out, or maybe not calling plays anymore?
I just realized the significance of Arthur Smith becoming Ohio State’s offensive coordinator. How many top recruits will they lose because they’re afraid of becoming decoys in his offense?
Those two hated each other at the end, so it would be interesting if he comes back to say the least.
a few ayahuasca retreats can heal many wounds
@realfootballfan
They don’t have to long hot showers together while gazing lovingly in each others’ eyes.
They just have to believe a reunion is their best chance to win, or in Rodgers’ mind that a reunion is preferable to retirement, assuming the Vikings don’t come calling.
But it will be interesting.
Rodgers has said nothing but positive words about McCarthy over the past several years and spoke with gratitude for their time together.
That’s why I said it’ll be interesting to see if he tries to come back. It’s easy to say nice things about someone you hated after years of being apart. If you asked me about my last girlfriend before I got married, I’d say nice things about her now, but I didn’t like her 20 years ago when we broke up, and I wouldn’t be interested in revisiting that now down the line. At the end in Green Bay, that was a toxic situation.
Doesn’t really matter. Rodgers is toast.
They hired McCarthy just so they could get one more year of mediocre Rodgers
I don’t know why they would rather have 1 more year of 1st round exit instead of drafting Ty Simpson (who isnt like Kenny Pickett)
Pretty boring hire besides being a Pittsburgh guy, he does not have much going for him. I guess they will have someone to drag Aaron’s corpse for another couple of years.
I think the hire is because they want to maintain the status quo. McCarthy is a high floor guy. Steelers are not interested in a rebuild.
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Damn it.
Is this rly an improvement? Its just a *change*
It’s a change, and no. He is not a better football coach than Mike T. Change for the worse.
Wow he is awful
If a coach needs to be fired, a coach needs to be fired. You can’t “live in your fears” to quote a not so random person.
But, why anyone thought Art Jr. (a nicer silver spoon than most, but still a silver spoon) would know how to hire the right coach, I have no idea.
I guess the goal is 8-9 now?
Lmao at Steeler fans. he’s a good HC, but I don’t think this is the one you’re clamoring for years to get rid of Tomlin for.
The Steelers needed a clean slate at HC (like any of the Kubiak sons) since the NFL is getting dominated by guys like Liam Coen and Mike Macdonald and Ben Johnson
I would be shocked if McCarthy coached like Dan Quinn or Mike Vrabel this time around
…and some experienced guys too, like Reid, Payton, Shanahan, or McVay. The hotshots have a failure rate, too.
This isn’t where I thought they’d go, but McCarthy is not a bad coach. I also don’t think that this is just a move for Rodgers (who I still think should go to Minnesota). I don’t see him lasting ten years, though. It still feels like the Steelers are hopeful that a promising internal candidate will emerge under McCarthy in the next few years to be a longer term replacement.
He actually hired Mike Nolin in 2020 to be his defensive coordinator last time he got a job, lol. He wasn’t even that good of a DC when he was in his hey day, let alone making that hire consciously in today’s day and age, and it went about as you would expect.
*Nolan, but yes, I remember. Nolan actually was a pretty good DC beforehand-the problem was that Dallas had a perfect 4-3 base zone defense coached by Rod Marinelli during the years prior.
Nolan, as we saw in San Francisco, traditionally ran a 3-4 style that emphasized attacking outside linebackers and mobile defensive backs. There was a lot more scheming and fewer big linemen than Marinelli used. Marinelli’s scheme was a bit more old school, a bit more predictable, but very effective for Dallas. They played faster, because it was less complex, and their edge players spent more time lined up with their hands in the dirt. Nolan’s schemes didn’t always stick to a strict 3-4, and his players had a ton of responsibilities that shifted based on different looks. Not only did Dallas have the wrong personnel style-wise (especially at safety, where an aged Earl Thomas had a disappointing year), they also needed time to learn the scheme. By the last part of the season, Nolan made some adjustments, simplified the scheme, and Dallas didn’t allow 20+ in their last four games (from memory, may have to check that). It wasn’t enough, as we all know-the defense had been so bad that McCarthy made the wise decision to take a mulligan and fire Nolan for Quinn.
But yes, it was a bad hire. McCarthy should have left the scheme the scheme the same by hiring a coach with a similar philosophy, instead doing to the Cowboys what Rex Ryan did to the Bills. I wouldn’t say that Nolan was overall a terrible coach (he also had success in Denver and Atlanta, for instance), but he’s obviously no Vic Fangio or Wade Phillips. That hire does really emphasize the importance of hiring the right coach for your players, or acquiring the right players for your coach. Ideally, schemes should be flexible to adapt to talent wherever it exists, but practically, we know that is not the case for the majority of coaches. Only the best can actually do that well.
Earl Thomas??? He had one good year in Baltimore but became exiled once he punched a teammate in practice, he never played in an nfl game again after his Baltimore release
Yeah, that’s right. I don’t know why I wrote that. Stupid of me.
Interesting…..now can we see who the Steelers interviewed in person to satisfy the Rooney Rule because the Browns are the only team taking this rule seriously and have refused to interview minority candidates simply to check off a requirement…..
Weaver. And he’d have been a better head coach. Flores was interviewed, too
Kubiak. The Rams assistants. They didn’t even interview these guys
Rooney isn’t his old man, that’s for sure. He’s not even Dan. He believes this team is close to being a threat, even with its bloated, aging roster
What a hire
The guy is delusional
Weaver would have been a better coach? That’s a stretch. I’m not necessarily saying that McCarthy by default is better, but Weaver has bounced around the league as a playcaller at the coordinator level. There’s nothing to confirm that he’d even be an average head coach at this time.
McCarthy, for all the hate he gets, does sport a very good 60.8% win record and a championship. People seem to hate playoff appearances more than they hate losing records here, but he does have 12 of those, and a winning record in them. It’s hard for me to consider a journeyman defensive coordinator a “for sure” slam dunk in this comparison.
There’s nothing Steelers had two options-young hotshot or experienced roster builder. They chose the latter. I’m going that way, McCarthy is really the best option left. I also think that the young hotshot may have suited them more, as their roster is bad right now, but I see the value here in many respects. It’s not as bad as you think-but I also don’t expect much immediate success.
Well said and I completely understand. But what’s the definition of insanity again? They’ve tried to go down this road of experienced players for some time now and where has it gotten them?
It’s not that Weaver or any of the younger candidates are better coaches per se. But they offer fresh ideas and better views into what the league has become now, and the hiring seems to run counter to those ideas, as do Rooney’s continual rants about “competing”.
I don’t “hate” McCarthy. The guy has a solid resume. I just look at the hiring as being reflective of a more-of-the-same vibe coming from ownership, that’s all. I hope I’m wrong. I’d love to see a Greenfield guy turn it around
I can see where you’re coming. I just don’t consider Weaver to be that guy. I actually liked the idea of a new coach coming in with ideas, but they obviously chose to go with a proven option.
Really, in my mind, if they had gone that way, McDermott would have been a better choice, but McCarthy is offensively focused, so perhaps that was what they wanted. McCarthy adopted a more CEO approach in Dallas, which is similar to how Tomlin ran it and perhaps more importantly could allow for a homegrown coordinator to gain experience within the organization before an eventual promotion. Maybe that’s what they’re thinking.
I think, unfortunately, the Steelers are closer to where they were in the Pickett draft this offseason than they are to being a competitive roster. They could make some big swings or big hit hits in this draft to get in a good place, but I don’t think that the quarterback is there for them where they are situated. The real question for me is what Khan does this offseason-that’s going to dictate my optimism for the next few years more than anything. Is he the right GM? This is the year to prove it, if so.
He hasn’t bounced around the league. He’s been a coordinator two years with some pretty trash personnel in Miami. Otherwise, he was a defensive line coach forever, including years in the Raven system. McCarthy is a good hire, but it doesn’t address anything the fans have been calling for because it’s a downgrade on every level. Anyone with football sense sees it that way. However, I think it’s just indicative of how cheap they are, which you’ll see when they make the DC hire. I think McCarthy was simply brought in to develop the next QB, and they didn’t want to leave that up to a young coordinator type or their trash offensive assistants that they hire because they’re so cheap. You see how that went last time with Canada.
Weaver has coached for the Jets, Bills, Browns, Texans, Ravens, and Dolphins. His longest single stop was with the Texans for four years as their defensive line coach. He was their defensive coordinator in that last year, in 2020. He was with the Ravens for a year, in 2021. He’s definitely bounced around the league, some part of which is normal, but he doesn’t usually spend more than two years in any spot. So, no, his longest tenure was in Houston, not Baltimore, and any potential there seems hopeful and not substantial to me. I’m not saying that Weaver is bad, but nothing really stands out in his resume, either.
As far as McCarthy being a downgrade goes, maybe, maybe not. I actually have respect for Tomlin to say that he actually was a better coach than he’s gotten credit for, and any study of his record backs it up; however, his propensity to hire bad assistants (and then get comfortable with them) after Haley left was a terrible flaw that was the single worst thing holding the team back. Canada is the epitome of that tendency.
McCarthy, however, is definitely not a downgrade as a playcaller. He has done it at a much higher level than Tomlin has. McCarthy has been spun here as a high floor, low ceiling hire, which is somewhat true, but he’s actually got a lower floor and higher ceiling than Tomlin did. His coaching record reflects that. Overall, comparing to Tomlin to McCarthy might be a wash, but there is one big change that matters, if nothing else does, and it’s the fact that McCarthy can and has called plays for good offenses. Ideally, he doesn’t have to do that-it’s been some time since he was an effective high volume playcaller-but he doesn’t at least understand how it’s done. Hopefully, that helps his ability to select, evaluate, or supplement a subordinate OC.
He’s been a defensive line coach though, not a DC. I think he was a non-play calling DC one year in Houston, but otherwise, he’s always been a young defensive line coach until he got the keys to run his own defense in Miami two years ago, and most Dolphin fans liked him, especially the first year when he had more talent. I know I heard more fans say he looked like an HC than McDaniel did.
Btw, I think that’s indicative of the Rooneys and what they spend. They’re one of the cheapest teams in the league, and they want their team run a certain way. It’s no coincidence that none of the wizard of offense coordinators didn’t get a serious look, and imo it’s why McCarthy got the job, he can do the offensive design and QB development, which went terribly wrong last time because they cheaped out and promoted Matt Canada who no one else was clamoring for. Arians got fired because he threw the ball too much. They said it was because Roethlisberger got hit too much, but inherently they didn’t like him throwing too much. Ron Erherdt of the Erherdt-Perkins system got fired for the same reason. Haley got told the same and was shown the door because of that and Roethlisberger hating him. Fact is that they are heavily involved in personnel and assistant hires, and then it’s further complicated by that they are cheap. Like i said, the DC hire will be very revealing for fans like you who don’t seem to understand this because it’s going to be an Austin or Butler type that won’t be in demand anywhere else who will do it the Steeler way and who will come cheap. Tomlin was holding this house of cards together and shielding the public from the fact that they’re basically the Bengals with no franchise QB and good promo.
I mean, that could be it, but I have no way really of telling that. It’s certainly plausible, and I could see it either way. In any case, that’s definitely been the weakness of the post-Haley Tomlin era. I can say that both Haley and Arians were headstrong and abrasive (Haley to a fault, even), and LeBeau on the other side was a strong coordinator. Nowadays you can’t have that-no coordinator who even has two seconds of success actually sticks around in today’s league-so it’s hard to see that LeBeau career coordinator type resurface, but there is a good chance too that strong g personalities rubbed either Tomlin or ownership the wrong way.
It could be, as you said, the money. It could be the effort needed to deal with headstrong coordinators (in my opinion, if you’re successful, you should just get over it, but that may be easier than done). I can’t say, as it’s all behind the scenes stuff. What I can say is that a CEO type coach like Tomlin does better with talented coordinators. McCarthy might not need it on offense as much as Tomlin did, but he did his best in Dallas whilst utilizing that approach, and it could behoove him in Pittsburgh as well.
Art 3 is Dan’s son.
They interviewed Weaver and Flores.
and settled for McCarthy. Wow.
Yikes. Hope all the Steelers fans that wanted Tomlin gone are happy. I think they are the dog that caught the car.
I’m ok with it. Definitely thought it was going to be Weaver but whatever. Change is what was needed. I don’t expect this to be a long term solution in Pittsburgh
Change for the sake of change? hmmm. Players, like Aaron Rodgers, were drawn to the Steelers because of a culture built on continuity and consistent winning. The Raiders have changed coaches 12 times since 2002. I’ll bet they would welcome some continuity and culture.
Players like Aaron Rodgers were drawn to the Steelers by Mike Tomlin… no one wanted Rodgers in Pittsburgh… So yeah, I’ll take this change…
I’ll take it too. I’m not a Steelers fan. I also would not have Aaron Rodgers on my team. Players “like Aaron Rodgers” were drawn to Pittsburgh to play for Mike T. I would say that a change at QB would have been a really good idea. A change to a good NFL coach and QB would have been a better idea than changing to a bad one that has already been fired by Green Bay and Dallas. Best of luck with your change.
Agree. Let’s see what an offensive minded team looks like. Hopefully they don’t neglect the D as bad as the O has been neglected for the past few seasons.
Change is what is needed is what the Raiders and Dolphins said 30 years ago.
This is the worst coaching hire possible. There is a reason he was fired by his last 2 teams. The game has passed him by and Steelers are just wasting time by hiring a yinzer for good PR. He’s too old and he has lost the locker room on both of the teams he headed. This is REALLY the worst move they could have made.
This really isn’t. If you think that a winning head coach with winning playoff record and a championship, who recently had three 12 win seasons in a row is the WORST person that you could hire, you should consider what would have happened if the Steelers had hired someone with considerably less success…like, say, Aaron Glenn.
Or Brian Callahan.
Or Antonio Pierce.
Or Johnathan Gannon.
Or Brian Daboll.
The last three, by the way, are still available for HC positions.
Went from the definition of mediocrity to super mediocre
Called this a few days ago.
Rct & Rex, wya?
Now they can achieve their goal of 4 coaches over 78 years.
Hey, but I was told by people here that Tomlin drove the decision to bring Rodgers in and not ownership. Steeler fans about to learn some hard lessons about how their franchise runs and that Art II is not his father.
Awful decision if it means the should be sent to a farm upstate Rodgers is coming back.
Flores lawsuit in…3…2…1…
What a horrible move.
To all of you steelers fans who wanted to get rid of Mike Tomlin, one of the most steady and respected coaches in NFL history:
You reap what you sow.
Ok. It was time for a change. That’s all we’re saying…
McCarthy is an offensive minded coach. Steelers have been run by defensive coaches… It’s change.
I like this hire. He was on my top 8 list for falcons job too. His track record with QBs is impressive and he’s been coaching for over 30 years. Tons of wisdom
Which Pittsburgh quarterback?
Huh
Bad hire for the Steelers.
HUGE WIN for McFatty. Goes to an organization that has never fired a HC. However bad McFatty coaches, AND HE WILL BE HORRIBLE, he knows he will be their coach until HE wants to leave.
Was Jeff Fisher unavailable?
Idiotic comparison. Jeff Fisher had a head coaching record of 173-165-1, .512 winning percentage. 6 playoff seasons with one conference championship that he coached in, and zero Super Bowl wins.
Mike McCarthy has a head coaching record of 174-112-2. .608 winning percentage. 12 playoff seasons, 4 conference championships that he coached in, and one Super Bowl win.
Pittsburgh kids be like 8-9 is the new six/seven.
This is a solid hire. I can see McCarthy coaching for 5 or so years and giving the Rooney’s time to identify a long term head coach. McCarthy has been a winner at every stop he’s made as a HC and clueless internet fools act like he’s the village idiot.
As a lifelong steelers fan,I’m 71, I find it ridiculous that these SO CALLED,steeler fans are being cry babies. Im not a fan of artie, I think he’s just delusional. But come on give McCarthy a chance. Im sure there are plans for McCarthy to hire young OC and DC coordinators. See what happens. Im listening to 93.7 and Chris MOOLER having a meltdown. Hes a joke. One thing for sure the offense will be better. McCarthy can develope young QBs. With all the crap going on in this country, its ridiculous to worry about a coaching hire. As long as Rodgers doesn’t come back.
When the Steelers go 9-8 next year, the ownership will suddenly discover that eternal mediocrity (on the field and in the HC position) is NOT a good thing.
At least McCarthy can be fired, if he deserves to be.
Yay, now the Steelers can be mediocre for another decade!! They’ve just hired the white version of Mike Tomlin. Tomlin, Lewis, McCarthy all underachievers who strive hard to be middle of the pack. McCarthy is going to jump in there and get a so-so QB, probably Kirk Cousins to throw to DK (Dumb Knothead) Metcalf, and all they need is a half speed running back, maybe Joe Mixon and they will be set for those 8-9 or 9-8 seasons for years to come. Run Tomlin out of town and replace him with a guy who had to have 2 HOF QB’s back to back to make him even look passable as a head coach. Sorry guys, but there are some brilliant football minds out there and this guy isn’t one of them
I don’t think even money can convince Cousins to uproot his kids again, he’s made so much it’s not an issue anymore. He’s gone from Washington to Minnesota to Atlanta, so he got a no-trade clause in his contract when he went to Atlanta. I think he’s just gonna retire & be Superdad after Atlanta makes him a cap casualty, & I think it’s really cool to see an athlete pick family first.
Seems like the Steelers are completely satisfied to be mediocre……
Congratulations to hometown hire, he gets the stability he didn’t get with the Cowboys and Pittsburgh gets another decade of mediocre winning football…..if they could only get a good quarterback, always good enough not to get a high draft pick or make a splash with a trade or free agency
If all the Steelers wanted was a guy from Pittsburgh they could have hired Jeff Goldblum instead of that dinosaur 🙂
Kids, this is what we call “thinking inside the box.”
McCarthy announced his intention to surpass the time his three predecessors spent as Head Coach of the Steelers. The 62 year old McCarthy fully intends to remain as Head Coach of the Steelers until he reaches the age of 120 !!
Meh…
I love this for the Steelers.
I swear, not all Steelers fans are as dumb as we sound.
Steelers fans: Fire Tomlin! He sucks! We should be winning SBs not another 9-8 season?! (Dude actually won 10 times last 3 seasons and 10+ in 12 of 19 seasons!).
Tomlin: I’m gonna dip my toes into TV.
Steelers fans: yay! Now we can rebuild!
Omar Khan: Rebuild????
Rooney: Welcome home, Mike McCarthy.
Steelers fans: Crap! I guess I shouldn’t have wished for Tomlin to be gone. Go Pirates!
I just can’t with yinz n’at! #HereWeGo
first a stopgap at quarterback.. now at coach .. very unsteeler-like .. this is not the draft to solve the qb problem.. wonder how many drafts mccarthy gets ?
This just underlines how cheap Pittsburgh is though. I think he was brought in to do double duty of developing the next QB. Fans actually think Tomlin hired Arthur Smith, Matt Canada, and some of the other weak OCs they’ve had because he wanted to, not because that’s all he could get and it was what the Rooneys approved of. This kills two birds with one stone and allows them to keep costs down since them being cheap is why they got those bad OCs in the first place. The DC hire will for that reason probably be equally terrible since they don’t pay well, and McCarthy didn’t exactly hire a cutting edge DC when left to do it in Dallas, which is why Jerry had to step in after year one to hire Quinn.
Not the most exciting exciting pick like a Ben Johnson or John Harbaugh but probably the safest pick.
For a team where it’s been defense and no offense for almost half a decade now cause of QB makes sense to bring in the guy that helped elevate Rodgers and elevate Prescott
Even if projections are right and Steelers take a chance on Ty Simpson least he’ll have one of the better QB guys we’ve had.
Though I wonder who’s the next 2nd round wr pick that becomes an issue steeeles take this year
Steelers fans, does this signal an intent to develop Will Howard?
Maybe not “intent”, but it certainly makes it a stronger possibility.
I’m wondering if this means another year of Rodgers and kicking the can down the road where the idea of a franchise QB is concerned
Seems like a decent possibility… but let’s be honest, there almost certainly isn’t a franchise QB out there to be found this season, at least not one that’s going to show up and be a star from day 1.
Steelers fans always complaining about Tomlin, here ya go.
McCarthy is the safe pick. He’ll be able to put together a staff and a team that wins 8-12 games, which is all the latest generation of Rooney’s really want.
Like Tomlin, he will be a good company man and team player. He won’t be annoying ownership with wild demands. Steelers fan got annoyed with Tomlin’s predictability and lack of creativity and McCarthy will continue that trend. Rooney is very comfortable with the safe approach.
I’m ok with this hire but if we’re going in this direction let’s go full legends with the staff. Let’s bring in Jon Chuckie Gruden as OC. He loves Will Howard, check out his interview with him. Then Matt Patricia as DC. Hines Ward as Wr coach. Joey Porter as LB coach. Move Jack Sawyer to MLB and move our 4.2 LB to SS. Let’s get big and fast and all put our physicality back into the playbook.
So, they are going to hire McCarthy and then draft an Alabama QB?
Welcome yinz to The Lost Decade.
This is the perfect coach for any team that wants to win 8 to 10 games a year and maybe make a first round playoff exit
Relax pittsburghers. It’s only a temp hire. Enjoy watching the games today. Take the kids or grandchildren sledding or make a snowman.
Just be glad you dont live in Minneapolis where ghouls are murdering Americans
Always one dummy
Awww did I upset the Cleveland dummy?
Should’ve waited for Vance Joseph
lol
Pathetic
Rumor is Shula bombed his 1st interview so bad they didn’t want to interview him in person again and Scheelhaas interview they felt he could never be a headCoach. That being said im starting to like Mike M hire now, he won a super bowl and is a qb guru who is an offensive Coach. Also hes older and he would retire alot sooner then a way younger Coach. The Rooneys showed that they are Lazy and didn’t do there do diligence. They are content with winning seasons not a Super Bowl he said it his self in a interview