Breer Describes ‘Unique Level Of Pressure’ Steelers Are Under In Mike McCarthy’s First Year

Breer Describes ‘Unique Level Of Pressure’ Steelers Are Under In Mike McCarthy’s First Year

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been one of the most successful NFL teams over the last couple of decades. Their notorious non-losing season streak is proof of that. Yet after getting to the postseason things have gone terribly wrong over the last 10 years. Those factors combine to form an overflowing level of pressure in Pittsburgh. We’ll never know if it truly got to Mike Tomlin toward the end of his tenure, but his departure begins the Mike McCa…

Analyst Underlines Unusual Challenge for Steelers HC Mike McCarthy

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy and quarterback Aaron Rodgers at OTAs on May 20, 2026 -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now The Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t a bottom feeder last season. They weren’t in disarray under now-former longtime head coach Mike Tomlin, which makes it a different sort of situation for Mike McCarthy to walk into. Now at his third NFL head coaching stop, McCarthy is in charge for his hometown team. But the warmth of the…