Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly to hire Mike McCarthy as head coach | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

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1. Mike, you nailed it when you said the Steelers are not willing to bottom out for even a season in order to rebuild through the draft as well as trading expensive aging players on the D side of the ball.

2. The Steelers as we know them are done. Every one is going to say this is an offensive hire but you mean to tell me they couldn't get no other younger coaching candidate that specializes in offense. This is when you know that the politics is taking over

3. Sell the team quit going to the games stupid does as stupid is

4. This is awful unless we are trying to be mediocre at best.

5. Art Rooney you are trash my guy we don't want McCarthy or Aaron 😔 this organization is exhausting and LAZY we need new fresh modern NFL minds we are going backwards OFFENSE is what we want to see stop being so cheap‼️hear your fans this is a desperation move stop being scared to build this team it's time 😮‍💨

6. Fan for 45 years. I'm done. Let's go Lions

7. Well seems like the Steelers will be tanking this year

8. Steelers fans thought they were out of Purgatory but didn’t realize there are nine levels. The suffering has just began. 😂

9. Lmaooo

10. Cam Hayward, TJ Watt and Aaron Rodgers are running the team now. They decided to hire someone who can help keep the band together.

11. What the heck are we doing?

12. I see McCarthy as a bridge coach for a 2 to 3 year stretch until they find that younger guy to become the Steelers coach. There's no one that is available now or they can't get now but will be looking at in the next couple of years.

13. 😂 The Tomlin haters better Love this. Lol

14. How long is the deal? Can the Steelers get out of it cheaply and easily? Is this a one year rental while Mike Tomlin takes a vacation?

15. Hat looks fine. But why would McCarthy want the job without an actual nfl qb on the roster?

16. Offensive approach..Scheelhaase should have been the hire. work Shula.. Steelers fan 20+ yrs. This hire is TERRIBLE. Beyond disappointing

17. Finally good news for Browns fans lol

18. Mediocre Mike leaves and they hire another mediocre Mike 🤣

19. Sean McDermott was busy? Cmon Steelers

20. I've been a Steeler fan since 1997. With this hiring I'm officially out. I live in Los Angeles now so I'll be rooting for the Chargers. I cannot believe this is how this fucking organization is being ran

21. He will develop Will Howard into our future franchise QB. Bookmark this. This will end up making a lot of sense in a year.

22. No NFL head coach has EVER won a SB with 2 different teams. Think he's gonna be the first? I don't

23. Old men do desperate things. Jerry Jones, Art Rooney 2, Aaron Rodgers, TJ Watt, Cam Heyward.
    "Just one more kick at the can???"

24. You’re not a hat guy, Florio

25. Buffalo is a better match for McCarthy since they have a talented QB that is in his prime.

26. They will need a new coach in 3 years.

27. Art rooney and terroist kahn have run this team into the ground – rooney is an idiot !!!!!!

28. Noooo

29. Don’t think any Steelers fan has kept in mind their previous process of head coach hires (“this hire will be a big change for Steelers fans…something they’re not used to”).
    They just know the results and lengths of their respective tenures…care less how they got the hire.
    Especially younger generation fans..Tomlin was all they knew.
    Lukewarm on McCarthy hiring (take it or leave it) on surface.
    Indeed, will be interesting if they’re interested in bringing back Rodgers now.

30. Im a Carnegie kid – DONE WITH STEELERS !!!

31. With all of this disappointment, does that mean that this is a great pick? Time will tell. At least McCarthy is an HC that's offense-minded

32. The one thing I like is that no matter what he can't be there but so long. I think what might be even more important is the coordinators he'll put in

33. HIRE HIM AND ALL STEELERS FANS SHOULD STOP ROOTING FOR THEM AND NOT GO TO GAMES!!! DON'T BUY MERCHANDISE!!! BOYCOTT THE TEAM!!!

34. well of course, a good story is way better than winning championships. 62 year old drunk to maybe keep a 43 year old QB is wild. I am done with the Steelers.

35. Best video ever. Love the hire

36. There is so much ageism and you all need to stop it.

37. Frado Rooney at it again.

38. Reminds me of when bears fired Lovie after winning 10 games and hired John Fox (pretend trestman years didn’t happen)

39. Mike McCarthy is the same age as Sean Payton. He is a fantastic pick and clearly the best head coach candidate available. He was great in Green Bay. He was great in Dallas and he will be great in Pittsburgh.

40. Feels like a placeholder meant to keep the status quo, including Rodgers. Doubt this will end well, but we'll see

41. Yall wanted a new coach and this happens 😂 We better not turn into the cowboys fr. Say bye bye to that defense.

42. Placeholder. This is weird

43. yeah im not watching this dude coach

44. Mike McCarthy ain’t a bad coach. He’s ight but this still don’t make sense based on what the Steelers normally do.

45. i like the hire. mccarthy, belichick and lincoln riley were the best coaches available and they don't have to pay a buy out that they would had to pay for belichick or riley.

46. Steelers r now garbage

47. There is no wrong move when you're replacing a guy that tied a record for most consecutive playoff losses. They could hire Florio and have Simms be the assistant coach and it would be better than retaining Tomlin.

48. More of the same .. cowardliness at its fullest .. agree with the one who said the Steelers died when Dan did ..

49. Why????

50. What difference does age matter if Tomlin is also 62.