Mike Tomlin: Less talk and more work
The blunt Tomlin is so in tune with this philosophy he's having players deliver his "less talk" mantra for him.
| Sacks | Interceptions | Tackles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | G | Sacks | YdsL | Int | Yds | IntTD | Solo | Ast | Total |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 46 | |
| 2003 | Steelers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 32 |
| 2004 | Steelers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2005 | Steelers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 16 | 91 |
| 2006 | Steelers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 60 | 9 | 69 |
| 2007 | Steelers | 16 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 69 | 11 | 80 |
| 2008 | Steelers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 15 | 65 |
| 2009 | Steelers | 16 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 62 |
| 2010 | Steelers | 16 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 52 | 14 | 66 |
| 2011 | Steelers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 44 |
| 2012 | Steelers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 32 |
| Career Total | 153 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 151 | 0 | 454 | 103 | 557 | |
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The blunt Tomlin is so in tune with this philosophy he's having players deliver his "less talk" mantra for him.
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