Mike McCarthy doing away with the ‘Mike Tomlin’ approach

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Jan 27, 2026; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy speaks at a press conference introducing him as the next head coach of the Steelers at PNC Champions Club at Acrisure Stadium.. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a new head coach for the first time in 19 seasons. After another season without a playoff win, Mike Tomlin stepped down from his longtime role as the franchise’s leader. Now, Tomlin has joined NBC’s studio team, and former Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy has replaced him on the sidelines.

According to one prominent Steelers reporter, McCarthy’s fingerprints are already all over the Steelers offense, and things are set to look much different than they have in recent seasons under Tomlin.

“You could tell the difference offensively just through OTAs and just some of the schemes that they’re installing right now, and they’re still early in the process. He pretty much knows what he’s doing, offensively,” The Pat McAfee Show Steelers correspondent Mark Kaboly said on 93.7 The Fan, via Essentially Sports.

“Everything that the coaching staff says, it looks like it’s going to be ground and pound, let’s be physical, let’s play AFC North Football, play defense, punting’s not a bad thing,” Kaboly said. “The personnel they got tells me that they’re gonna be, maybe not a run-heavy team, but they’re gonna run the ball more than they have the past couple of seasons.”

McCarthy’s words certainly back up Kaboly’s observations.

“I’m a believer in the tradition of the West Coast offense,” the head coach said in his introductory press conference. “And the first thing that always came to mind was the offense needs to be built to make the quarterback successful. As simplistic as it is, that starts with running the football.

“I mean, you have to run the football, because if you don’t run the football and you don’t tailor your protection schemes and the action-pass game to the run game, obviously it’s not going to affect the defense and have the benefits of what you’re looking for.”

Under Tomlin, the Steelers’ offense became somewhat predictable, so McCarthy’s philosophy, different as it may be, might just be a much-needed breath of fresh air to get the franchise back to Super Bowl contention.

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