Gazette's Gerry Dulac reported sources had a very negative review of Mike Tomlin's offensive and defensive philosophy.

The standard is the standard” used to mean something to the Pittsburgh Steelers players and organization. Now it’s meaningless hot air.

Many former Pittsburgh Steelers players feel the standard has fallen in the organization. That includes Steelers legend James Harrison, who played under Mike Tomlin for the majority of his career. Harrison believes that Tomlin and others have fallen short in pursuing greatness for a franchise that has won six Super Bowls.