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Ex-Steelers QB says what fans already know about Mike Tomlin
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Landry Jones knows his NFL career wasn't typical.
The former NFL quarterback didn't become a long-term starter with the Pittsburgh Steelers , but he spent enough time around Mike Tomlin to understand why so many players speak highly of him.
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Jones also had a rare path before he ever reached the NFL, playing for Cooper Henderson at Artesia High School in New Mexico and Bob Stoops at Oklahoma .
"My football career is not one that a lot of people have had," Jones told reporter Chaz Wright from the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame ceremony.
"It felt like I just got lucky with being able to be coached by some of the greatest coaches," Jones said . "Obviously coach Tomlin, gonna be a Hall of Fame coach in his own right."
Tomlin's Hall of Fame case is already there. The only real question is how long he'll have to wait once he's eligible.
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His first year of eligibility would be in 2031, but the coaching backlog could make the conversation interesting. Marty Schottenheimer, Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan and Tom Coughlin all have strong cases and still haven't gotten in.
But Tomlin's resume is hard to argue against. He won Super Bowl 43, reached another, and has gone 19 straight seasons without a losing record. That's not easy in any era, especially with the roster turnover and quarterback changes the Steelers have dealt with since Ben Roethlisberger 's retirement.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Ex-Steelers QB says what fans already know about Mike Tomlin
