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Tomlin stepping down

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Details to follow.....

A lot of losses in the playoffs.  Has to take a toll on you at some point.  No QB to rely on going forward.

#1 · Jan 13, 7:27 AM
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word is he has a lucrative tv deal waiting for him, probably as good or better money and none of the grief.

and that makes 8, whoever had 25% the coaches out after the season is sitting pretty good right now.

edited Jan 13, 2026 7:33 AM

Why isn't Chuck Foreman in the Hall of Fame?

#2 · Jan 13, 7:29 AM
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JimmyinSD wrote:
word is he has a lucrative tv deal waiting for him,  probably as good or better money and none of the grief.

and that makes 8,  whoever had 25% the coaches out after the season is sitting pretty good right now.

Tomlin makes it 9…

#3 · Jan 13, 7:36 AM
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I figured this was coming...

I think I'm still po'd we were stuck with Chilly when Tomlin left lol!

Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger! 

#4 · Jan 13, 7:42 AM
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so does this open another potential landing spot for Flores? Word was he was loved in Pittsburgh.

Why isn't Chuck Foreman in the Hall of Fame?

#5 · Jan 13, 7:44 AM
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JimmyinSD wrote:
so does this open another potential landing spot for Flores?  Word was he was loved in Pittsburgh.

Its the Rooneys still in charge? I would think he would be a legit candidate if that were the case.

Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger! 

#6 · Jan 13, 7:48 AM
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Apparently, Mike Pettine just announced his retirement, opening up the Asst. Head Coach title for you know who.

#7 · Jan 13, 8:29 AM
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Has it really been 20 years since "PLAY LIKE YOUR HAIR IS ON FIRE" was the Tomlin defensive battle cry in Minnesota?

#8 · Jan 13, 8:30 AM
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Makes sense.

He’s kind of in a no mans land right now, where people are bored with the situation, he’s too good to get a quality QB and no one will have the patience to go through that process with him.

Take a year off or get a media job, jump back in when the time is right if he wants to.

#9 · Jan 13, 8:44 AM
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MaroonBells wrote:
Apparently, Mike Pettine just announced his retirement, opening up the Asst. Head Coach title for you know who.

Fingers crossed...

Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger! 

#10 · Jan 13, 9:31 AM
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Montana Tom wrote:
Has it really been 20 years since "PLAY LIKE YOUR HAIR IS ON FIRE" was the Tomlin defensive battle cry in Minnesota?

Yep. The Tomlin mantra that I remember is "big guys run, small guys hit".

That, and playing a lot of cover zero (no safety up top).

#11 · Jan 13, 10:54 AM
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What an insane run.

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. — Robin Williams

#12 · Jan 13, 2:40 PM
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The only AFC North team to retain their HC is Cincinnati.

#13 · Jan 14, 7:25 AM
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Can't believe he couldn't win the Super Bowl these past few seasons with Pickett, Rudolph, and 2025 Aaron Rodgers at QB. What a bum! /s

edited Jan 14, 2026 8:15 AM
#14 · Jan 14, 8:15 AM
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greediron wrote:
The only AFC North team to retain their HC is Cincinnati.

Which is insanity!

Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger! 

#15 · Jan 14, 8:23 AM
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