By: Glenn Minnis
Legend has it that within hours of ascending to the heights of a post many would have once predicted he'd never reach, Mike Tomlin was pulled aside by his star player and bluntly informed of the widespread reservations his not-so-zealous new squad had over his somewhat revolutionary come-up.
No, life for Mike Tomlin ain't been no crystal stair. But Nietzsche assured us long ago that which doesn't kill you ultimately tends to make you stronger. And now emerges Tomlin, the 36-year-old Hampton, Va. native, mere months removed from all that aforementioned drama, standing at the threshold of where just one other black man has treaded before.
How aproppriate that that man - former Indianapolis Colts legendary shot-caller Tony Dungy - is the very one who's served as one of Tomlin's biggest mentors, schooling the second-year Pittsburgh Steelers coach on all the ends and outs of a profession that was clearly crafted without either of them in mind.
Steelers’ Coach Mike Tomlin Praises Dungy, Preps for Big Day....
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