The Tomlin Effect? NFL Analysts More Blunt Than Ever

One week after Tomlin broke with the coaching fraternity and criticized the Cowboys’ coaching decisions, Rex Ryan did the same with the Commanders’ Dan Quinn. Mike Tomlin’s outspoken analysis might be rubbing off on other NFL coaches-turned-TV analysts. Since the Super Bowl–winning former Steelers coach debuted on NBC’s Football Night in America this season, I’ve noticed other ex-coaches turned analysts becoming more pointed in their commentary about current coaches and players. For way too long, the de facto TV approach of ex-coaches was to go soft on their brethren.