Debut of former Steelers coach Mike Tomlin on NBC SNF had highlight moments but was too careful and rehearsed
It took almost the entire NBC Sunday Night Football pregame show, but just before the Hall of Fame Game began, new studio analyst Mike Tomlin was asked which division he believes is the NFL's toughest."Yeah, that's easy," the former Pittsburgh-Steelers-coach-turned-analyst said, "I thought you had a tough one: That's the NFC West, man. It's 'The Game of Thrones' out west."Everyone dies."SUPER BOWL-WINNING COACH MIKE TOMLIN LANDS NBC ROLE ON 'FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA' BROADCASTTomlin earlier discussed what he's expecting out of his first NFL season away from the sideline."I'm looking forward to going undefeated," he joked.And with that we got a glimpse why there are such high expectations for Tomlin in his rookie season on the pregame show prior to NBC's Sunday Night Football broadcast.In those moments, Tomlin was Tomlin.
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It took almost the entire NBC Sunday Night Football pregame show, but just before the Hall of Fame Game began, new studio analyst Mike Tomlin was asked which division he believes is the NFL's toughest."Yeah, that's easy," the former Pittsburgh-Steelers-coach-turned-analyst said, "I thought you had a tough one: That's the NFC West, man. It's 'The Game of Thrones' out west."Everyone dies."SUPER BOWL-WINNING COACH MIKE TOMLIN LANDS NBC ROLE ON 'FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA' BROADCASTTomlin earlier discussed what he's expecting out of his first NFL season away from the sideline."I'm looking forward to going undefeated," he joked.And with that we got a glimpse why there are such high expectations for Tomlin in his rookie season on the pregame show prior to NBC's Sunday Night Football broadcast.In those moments, Tomlin was Tomlin. He was candid, pithy, insightful and even funny.But to say the once dynamic coach and leader was that during the rest of this one-hour broadcast is wrong. He was, instead, kind of scripted.Rehearsed.Tame.So, he's got some growing to do.We have no idea if Tomlin will tell producers to spare him their stay-safe broadcasting advice and give himself time to grow and loosen up.
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- It took almost the entire NBC Sunday Night Football pregame show, but just before the Hall of Fame Game began, new studio analyst Mike Tomlin was asked which division he believes is the NFL's toughest."Yeah, that's easy," the former Pittsburgh-Steelers-coach-turned-analyst said, "I thought you had a tough one: That's the NFC West, man. It's 'The Game of Thrones' out west."Everyone dies."SUPER BOWL-WINNING COACH MIKE TOMLIN LANDS NBC ROLE ON 'FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA' BROADCASTTomlin earlier discussed what he's expecting out of his first NFL season away from the sideline."I'm looking forward to going undefeated," he joked.And with that we got a glimpse why there are such high expectations for Tomlin in his rookie season on the pregame show prior to NBC's Sunday Night Football broadcast.In those moments, Tomlin was Tomlin.
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