Marcus has reached the big time now
an Esquire fashion shoot (and accompanying NFL interest article).
It is noteworthy that Freeman has cleaned up his NFL enquiry responses from 4 months ago.
https://www.esquire.com/sports/a70344981/marcus-freeman-interview-2026/
BTW - South Korea is amazing.
on Cowherd last week
He gave a better explanation on why he returned to ND, something along the lines of it’s easier to build something and win repeatedly in college whereas going above .500 in the NFL is considered success. It was a pretty polished answer and I want to believe it’s true, but I think he just believes he didn’t find the right NFL situation yet.
I feel like we dodged a bullet
Because the right situation was out there last year. Not sure there is a greater stereotypical fit than the Steelers. I guess you could argue the Ravens job too.
Stable franchises that are patient with their coaches. But by the time those opportunities opened there were a number of other jobs that had vacancies where Marcus was rumored to be a candidate. that process went on so long that he needed to make some declarative statement if only because he had to fill out staff and recruit. Once he did so was when the better opportunities opened.
Maybe I am an irrational optimist but if he didn't take those opportunities, then which one would he actually take?
Always thought the Steelers were well-run
but over the past few years it's gotten really stale and you have to wonder if the football IQ of the decisionmakers up in the box has diminished considerably (see also: Gints). Are they entering their dreaded Mike Brown era?
Pittsburgh feels like a job that looks inviting from the outside but not so keen under the hood. It will not surprise me to discover that Tomlin has been propping up that team for the past 3 years.
As a Steeler fan I agree
by Jeff (BGS) 
, A starter home in suburban Tempe, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 15:24 (4 days ago) @ KGB
They seem to be kind of stuck in no man’s land, locked into a perennial 9-8 record and first round exit from the playoffs. They don’t have a QB, and Rodgers is at best a stopgap. The trouble is, he is a bridge to nowhere, as they don’t have the draft capital to elevate that position going forward.
Either they need to get insanely lucky with a diamond in the rough QB, or they probably need to tank for a season and reset. I just don’t see them improving on their current trajectory.
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