Mike Tomlin - doing things the right way in Pittsburgh

When the Pittsburgh Steelers chose former Minnesota Vikings' defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin to replace "The Chin" Bill Cowher as head coach last year, many folks said, "Who?" But in his very first move as head coach, Tomlin did something classy and better yet, smart. Tomlin retained many of the assistant coaches that had worked under Cowher in previous seasons, even if they didn't fit into his football philosophies. The prime example was keeping defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau around, even though Tomlin had very contrasting ideas on what made a defense effective. The idea behind keeping most of Cowher's assistants around was so that the team kept its chemistry. How many times do we see new head coaches hired and in their first move as commander and chief, they exile every assistant from the previous regime to the unemployment line? The idea worked, because the Steelers went 10-6 last season and even though he made several mistakes in Pitts...