William Homosexual is taking what he realized from Mike Tomlin as a participant and making use of that to his time as a coach. In one other reminder of how very outdated all of us are, Homosexual will renew his Steelers connection this weekend, solely he will probably be teaching towards Pittsburgh. Employed because the Washington Commanders’ assistant defensive backs coach this season, Homosexual will hope to beat the Steelers after enjoying with them for years.
“I’m gonna hit you with a Mike Tomlin saying,” Homosexual stated by way of The Athletic’s Ben Standig when requested if Washington is constructing its staff like Pittsburgh. “The key sauce is there is no such thing as a secret sauce.”
In different phrases, there’s no magic to constructing a robust tradition and roster. It’s about figuring out the correct individuals within the entrance workplace and training employees to determine the correct individuals on the sphere. It’s intentional and is at all times being cultivated by way of fixed analysis.
It’s clear Washington is on track. One of many NFL’s greatest surprises, the Commanders are 7-2 and main the NFC East. Ought to they make the playoffs, it’ll be their first look since 2020 (a yr the place they received the division at 7-9) with an opportunity to win their first playoff sport since 2005. If Washington can attain 11 wins, definitely an attainable objective, it’ll be its most victories since 1991. For context, that’s the final yr Washington received the Tremendous Bowl.
Homosexual was a part of Tomlin’s inaugural draft class in 2007. He spent two stints with the staff and received the fan base over after being underneath the microscope for the entrance half of it. After his profession led to 2018, he transitioned to teaching, first as a Steelers intern in 2019 earlier than changing into a school coach in 2020. Sadly, COVID appeared to disrupt his plans till the Commanders tabbed Homosexual as an assistant for this season underneath new head coach Dan Quinn.
Although it’s laborious to disregard the historical past on the opposite aspect of the sphere, Homosexual must undertake one other Tomlin-ism to lock in and assist Washington come away with the win. This week, the Steelers are simply the anonymous, grey faces to deal with.
