It's not easy to have a hobby when you're an NFL coach, but Mike Tomlin definitely had one and he unveiled it this week. During a YouTube stream Thursday, the former Steelers coach revealed that he secretly spent the past 12 years building an extremely detailed Minecraft City, and let's just say, there were a lot of people around the NFL who found it amusing that Tomlin spent so much time on something that wasn't related to football at all. After unveiled his city, Tomlin got absolutely roasted by everyone from a former player to a former Super Bowl MVP to a former NFL head coach.
There was even one NFL team that made fun of him, but let's start with Le'Veon Bell. The three-time Pro Bowler spent five seasons with Tomlin in Pittsburgh and he was one of the first players to make fun of Tomlin for his city. we were tryna win super bowls and coach T was on minecraft building cities 😭 https://t.co/iMyJ2Su3pm Bell seems to be joking here, but there's certainly some truth to his tweet. Tomlin said he started building his Minecraft City in 2014, and over his 12 seasons of coaching, the Steelers didn't reach the Super Bowl a single time.
They also didn't win a single playoff game during Tomlin's final nine seasons on the job. Someone actually broke down how Tomlin coached before and after he started his Minecraft City, and, well, the numbers probably won't make Steelers fans very happy. Mike Tomlin Minecraft splitsTomlin before Minecraft (7 seasons)1 Super Bowl win2 Super Bowl trips5 playoff wins (5-3, 0.625) overallTomlin with Minecraft (12 seasons)0 Super Bowl wins0 Super Bowl trips3 playoff wins (3-9, 0.250) overall pic.twitter.com/zSfkCBridV Of those three playoff wins that came after he started Minecraft, the final one came in the 2016 divisional round.
After beating the Chiefs 18-16, that set up a game with New England in the AFC Championship. Former Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman played in that January 2017 game and he made fun of Tomlin's preparation for the matchup. The Patriots ended up steamrolling the Steelers, 36-17, on their way to a Super Bowl title.
Being an NFL coach takes up a lot of your time, which is why most people were so surprised that Tomlin was able to build such a detailed city. Former Colts coach Chuck Pagano was asked about Tomlin's Minecraft habit and he was absolutely shocked that the former Steelers coach was able to construct anything so detailed while also coaching the Steelers at the same time. "I don't know how one does it," Pagano said on the Pat McAfee Show.
Pagano admitted he also had a hobby during his coaching career, but it was one that let him do his job at the same time. The peloton," Pagano said. "I had it next to my desk.
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