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Steelers quotebook:  Post-game with Tomlin, Hampton, Farrior, Smith, Townsend, Keisel, and Holmes.
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Dec 16, 2007 |
Steelers quotebook:  Post-game reactions from Tomlin, Smith, Townsend, Deisel, and Big Ben.
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Dec 10, 2007 |
Audio: Mike Tomlin  Steelers head coach kicks off the Indianapolis combine.
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Feb 22, 2007 |
Search commission speaks  Rooneys, Kevin Colbert answer questions.
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Jan 22, 2007 |
Tomlin introduced as Steelers' coach  Transcript of Tomlin's press conference.
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Jan 22, 2007 |
Tomlin new head coach Steelers choose young defensive whiz.
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Jan 20, 2007 |
Notebook: Accountable on the Field  Defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin is preaching accountability for his defense on the field.
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Nov 3, 2006 |
Little Things Making All The Difference  The Vikings have corrected the errors that were killing drives and continue to mix it up defensively
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Oct 23, 2006 |
Multiple Reasons For Vikes Using Tampa-2  Vikings coach Brad Childress offered further insights into the Vikings’ new defense.
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Feb 7, 2006 |
Tomlin Hired on ‘Mutual Respect’  Childress, Tomlin don’t appear to have had a close relationship before they were brought together.
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Jan 11, 2006 |
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Mike Tomlin Press Conference, 12/14/06
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Mike Tomlin Press Conference, 12/07/06
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| Biography: |
Mike Tomlin will enter his sixth NFL season in 2006 after spending 2001-05 as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defensive backs coach.
Tomlin’s backfields have helped the Buccaneer defense rank among the league leaders over the past five seasons. In 2005, Tampa Bay led the NFL in total defense, allowing opponents 277.8 yards per game. The No. 1 ranking was the second time in Tomlin’s five seasons that the Buccaneers led the league, the other coming in 2002. The Tampa Bay defense never fell below sixth (2001) and had a pair of fifth-place finishes (2003, 2004). The
Buccaneer pass defense ranked No. 1 in the NFL in 2002 and 2004.
Tomlin’s defensive backs have earned numerous honors for their play during his coaching tenure. Perennial Pro Bowl CB Ronde Barber earned trips to Hawaii in 2001, ’04 and ’05, and S John Lynch was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2001 and ’02.
Prior to joining the Buccaneers, Tomlin spent two seasons as the defensive backs coach at the University of Cincinnati (1999-00). In 2000, the Bearcats ranked eighth in the nation in interceptions and fourth in total turnovers. Tomlin also spent two seasons at Arkansas State, coaching wide receivers in 1997 and defensive backs in 1998. He spent the 1996 season as a graduate assistant at the University of Memphis. Tomlin began his coaching career as WR coach at Virginia Military Institute.
Tomlin was a 3-year starter at WR for William and Mary (1992-94) and finished his career with 101 receptions for 2,046 yards and a school-record 20 TD catches. He was a first-team All-Yankee Conference selection in 1994. Tomlin was a teammate at William and Mary with Vikings’ Pro Bowl S Darren Sharper. |
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