The recent hiring of Mike McCarthy as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers has generated significant search interest, surpassing 100,000 searches. This move marks a notable transition for both McCarthy and the Steelers, driving fans and analysts alike to seek more information about the implications of this decision.
News sources have confirmed McCarthy’s appointment, with Yahoo Sports providing details on his hiring as part of a broader commentary on NFL coaching changes. The rise in search interest reflects the curiosity surrounding McCarthy’s fit with the Steelers organization and the potential impact on their upcoming season.
Additionally, the Dallas Cowboys’ official site highlighted McCarthy’s return to Pittsburgh, enhancing the story’s visibility among fans of both the Cowboys and Steelers. The history of McCarthy’s career, paired with this unexpected coaching shift, has fueled a surge in inquiries across various platforms.
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Ok so the standard IS the standard
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9-8 incoming
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Honestly can’t think of a better coach hire if their goal is to be the 4-7 seed and lose their playoff game. McCarthy can get you that every year.
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Nononononononononononono
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Traded one 9-8 Mike for another. Rooneys obsession for consistency will never change.
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That’s insulting to Tomlin
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Yeah man it was 10-7
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Didn’t McCarthy go like 12-5 three straight years in Dallas? I think this hire stinks but I don’t get the McCarthy is mediocre slant at all.
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Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
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That seems uninspiring
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it’s so gross man lmao. You would think after 20 years with a coach and his system in place for an organization, you would want a brand new fresh start with someone inspiring…not Mike McCarthy.
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Unfortunately Rooney lives for mediocrity
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You would also think someone whose father is the namesake of the rule would shoot a little more inspiring then 60+ white guy on his 3rd try whose Super Bowl win was almost as long ago as Tomlin’s
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Well this Rooney probably had very little to do with the Rooney Rule. His father wanted greatness. Art just doesn’t care
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Yeah this is just typical nepo baby behavior
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He’s Fredo, he should be watching after a club in Vegas and picking people up from the airport, not running the Steelers. Dan is the only competent owner we’ve had.
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The impression i get from this Rooney is that as long as the seats at the stadium are full, he considers it a success.
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He might be the guy to finally get successful play out of a young QB in Pittsburgh and if he does that everyone will shut up quick
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He’s a QB guru and they have had a qb issue since big ben left, seems like the natural solution. I agree though, uninspiring.
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The last QB he developed was Aaron Rodgers ages ago.
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Dak has given Mike a lot of credit for helping him learn the position
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I mean he’s really only worked with 3 QBs, he revived Favre’s career, developed Rodgers, and elevated Daks game. He also got Matt Flynn paid and went 9-5 with Cooper Rush, not sure how you cant call him a QB guru
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Losing Tomlin to hire a guy who won one super bowl 15 years ago and hasn’t made it back since, despite having better QB play than Tomlin for pretty much the entire time (not just Rodgers > Ben but Dak > Random cascade of Steelers QBs)
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Idk man, I’d put Landry Jones and Duck Hodges up there with prime Aaron Rodgers
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Youre leaving out the real GOAT, Jaylen Samuels running Wildcat
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They literally just hired the other coach of that Packers vs Steelers Super Bowl in 2010 or 11. Unbelievable. Both Tomlin and McCarthy haven’t made it back since.
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True but then why do a lot of people think hiring Harbaugh was the best choice this cycle? He made it in 2013. Since then, he’s had great defenses and a multiyear MVP QB yet hasn’t made the Superbowl since. In fact, his resume is virtually identical to McCarthy’s. I don’t think McCarthy is very good myself but it just feels like this weird bias with Harbaugh.
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Playoff wins the last 10 years John Harbaugh: 3 Mike McCarthy: 4 Somehow one of these coaches is considered the most sought after available coach while the other is considered a terrible hire
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Your first sentence still kinda describes Tomlin lol
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Yeah exactly that was my point. The fact that they’re getting someone whose resume has very similar flaws to who they just lost.
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Clearly shows Art II did NOT want to fire Tomlin, didn’t EXPECT to have to replace him, and absolutely does NOT want to try and install a new fresher vision with the team Just the microwaved 9-8 dogwater that continues to delude themselves into believing that they are a “real” contender
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Yeah, this is just what they really, really hope is a “safe” hire. Stay above .500 and make the playoffs seems good enough for the ownership. I know Pittsburgh can be slow and deliberate in their actions (not always a bad thing), but they REALLY didn’t want to rock the boat and make big changes. Not having a McVay-like overhaul by bringing in a fresh, young face.
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Steelers fans are whelmed
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Steelers fans are pissed lmao
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I was 100% on board with Tomlin leaving the past few years, but immediately realized after seeing the interviews we were doing that was a mistake. I would have taken another 100 years of Tomlin over literally *any* of the people we interviewed, and then we literally picked the second worst choice after Flores.
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I loved Tomlin and wanted him to stay, but I was open to seeing what a fresh start could do. I would’ve been cool with a fresh face like Scheelhaase or something, but *Mike McCarthy*? I’m gonna crash out.
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Dare I say under
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Welcome back Aaron rodgers
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Rodgers probably won’t work with Mike again after how it ended in Green Bay.
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Probably not. But they do like each other as people. For all Mike’s flaws he’s a players coach through and through. I just want to see it so badly. I’d rather be dead than have them both in Green Bay right now but this is cinema for Packers fans if it happened.
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Everyone who works with Mike always has good things to say about him He’s a good guy. He’s just not a great coach. Good coach? Yes. Great coach? No.
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The Steelers having extremely competent coaching and being slightly over .500 and eliminated in the first round… name a more iconic trio!
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You need to add a WR with bad character
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They got DK
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I wanted him in Tennessee. For the Steelers he just seems like Tomlin or 90% version of Tomlin. Not really the change in direction I thought they wanted (unless theyre drafting a QB)
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Tennessee would have been the perfect place for him honestly Develop a QB and get the team playing at a relatively high level.
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Vikings it is.
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That packers jets Vikings pipeline.
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The prophecy must be fulfilled.
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Given how it ended the first time, with Mike getting massages when he should’ve been at meetings, I highly doubt it
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