Daily News & Links: Former Steelers CB Defends Mike Tomlin; Should Steelers Trade George Pickens?

Steelers wide receiver George Pickens
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens with head coach Mike Tomlin during a game against the Baltimore Ravens on Jan. 11, 2024. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

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🏈 Former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Patrick Peterson defended Mike Tomlin. He thinks quarterback is the biggest issue in Pittsburgh.

“Coach Tomlin is a great coach… He just needs a steady quarterback and a different offense.” Patrick Peterson on how the Steelers can get the bad taste out of their mouth from multiple playoff losses,” Peterson said on SiriusXM NFL Radio.

🏈 Chad Winthrow and Johnathan Hutton discuss how George Pickens is a cancer in Pittsburgh and how the Steelers should trade him.

🏈 Former NFL quarterback and current analyst for ESPN Dan Orlovsky is not buying that the Pittsburgh Steelers should move on from Mike Tomlin.

🏈 Former Steelers free safety Ryan Clark made it clear that Mike Tomlin should not be fired.

“I think you’re in a place where you’re trying to figure out are they overachieving early or underachieving late? And I believe answering that question is your answer to whether or not coach Tomlin should be elsewhere. Here’s the thing I’m going to say and I want this to be the headline that this is used. Coach Tomlin should not be fired,” Clark said. “Coach Tomlin is too good of a football coach. He’s accomplished too much. His resume is too long and it’s still too strong to be fired. I’m saying that coach Tomlin should look into whether or not his voice is better suited somewhere else.”

🏈 The Steelers’ sacks by season have declined under Teryl Austin.

🏈 Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry went 18 for 148 against Pittsburgh on first down, according to Dan Orlovsky of ESPN.

🏈 If Jayden Daniels wins this weekend, he would join Ben Roethlisberger for the most wins by a rookie QB in NFL History (14).

🏈 Thursday marks the 20-year anniversary of the Steelers’ 20-17 win in overtime over the New York Jets in the 2004 Divisional Round game.

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