Former Steelers OL Willie Colon Says Mike Tomlin Is 'On the Hot Seat' Ahead of 2024

The Pittsburgh Steelers are 0-4 in the postseason dating back to the 2017 campaign, a disappointing run for an organization that boasts six Super Bowl titles.

And the team's former offensive lineman, Willie Colon, thinks head coach Mike Tomlin should be "on the hot seat" given those recent playoff struggles, as he said Tuesday during the Craig Carton Show on FS1 (7:08 mark):

"When you talk about his overall record, you talk about in 17 seasons, he has an 8-10 playoff record, only four seasons with playoff wins and he's had some bonafide teams even with Ben Roethlisberger. The issue with Mike Tomlin right now is he wins games he's supposed to win, but he loses games he shouldn't lose. Go back to this year. He lost to the New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals. Had no business losing those games. And now Steeler Nation is frustrated. Because they're looking at an organization right now that is well above average, and then they lose bonehead games. I'm saying to myself, well, who are the Pittsburgh Steelers? Are they the bullies, or are they the dweebs right now? If you lost to the Patriots and the Cardinals, you look like the dweebs."

Colon, 41, played for the Steelers between the 2006-12 seasons, largely under Tomlin. He was there during the golden era of Tomlin's tenure, as the team won the AFC North in three of Tomlin's four seasons.

In total, the Steelers have won the division seven times under Tomlin, but just once since 2018. Since reaching the Super Bowl in the 2010 season, the Steelers are 3-8 in the postseason and have lost five straight playoff games.

What Tomlin does offer, however, is consistency. The Steelers have never had a losing season during his 17 seasons on the job. That's an impressive number, and Tomlin can't be completely blamed for the team's inability to win a playoff game in recent years, as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has never been adequately replaced.

Perhaps Russell Wilson or Justin Fields will finally address that issue. If one of them does, the "hot seat" talk will probably die down fairly quickly.