With the calls for the Pittsburgh Steelers to move on from head coach Mike Tomlin getting louder by the day, two of his former players had their say this week.
Spoiler alert: they also think it might be time to move on from the NFL's longest-tenured coach.
Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who won a Super Bowl under Tomlin in 2009, even suggested a new landing spot for his former head coach.
"Maybe it's a clean-house time. Maybe it's time," Roethlisberger said Tuesday on his "Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger" podcast. "I like coach Tomlin. I have a lot of respect for coach Tomlin, but maybe it's best for him, too.
"Maybe a fresh start for him is what's best. Whether that's in the pros, maybe go be Penn State's head coach. You know what he would do in Penn State? He would probably go win national championships, because he's a great recruiter."
Penn State is still on the search for a new head coach after firing James Franklin in early October.
Roethlisberger made it clear that he doesn't think the Steelers should fire Tomlin, but instead reach an agreement to end his time in Pittsburgh.
The Steelers are known for giving coaches long runways. Chuck Noll coached the team from 1969-1991 before retiring while Bill Cowher was at the helm from 1992-2006 before resigning. Tomlin replaced Cowher.
Outside linebacker James Harrison, who played for Tomlin for nearly 10 seasons and won defensive player of the year in 2008, was even more blunt in his assessment.
"Something has to be done, and I know the Steelers historically don't move on from coaches," he said. "But I think it's time that history be made."
Harrison also added that he's never considered Tomlin a "great" coach.
"I have never been a person that thought Coach Tomlin was a great coach," Harrison said on his "Deebo and Joe" podcast. "I thought he was a good (coach) ... A good coach gets you to play to your potential. And right now, the players we have on that team, I have seen play, they're not playing up to their potential. A great coach gets you to play to your potential."
The suggestions come just days after audible "fire Tomlin" chants could be heard from Steelers fans during Sunday's 26-7 home loss to the Buffalo Bills that dropped Pittsburgh to 6-6.
"I share their frustrations tonight. We didn't do enough. That's just the reality of it," Tomlin said to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Christopher Carter after the game.
The Steelers are still tied for the AFC North lead with the Baltimore Ravens. The two teams square off Sunday, but patience is growing thin in the Steel City.
Despite 18 consecutive non-losing seasons under Tomlin, the team has not won a playoff game since 2016.
Tomlin is under contract through the 2027 season.
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