In reply to Bobby Orehoski.
It's not ironic; Noll had a stacked superstar team for a stretch of time before they aged out and were replaced by mostly inferior players. Once the greats left Noll became a pretty average coach, with some seasons of 5, 6 and 7 wins sprinkled in during the last half of his career. The NFL has also changed a lot since the late 70s, in terms of free agency and the salary cap, as well as the rules being changed to promote offensive production and passing at the expense of defense and rushing attack - two historical staples of the Steelers. The Steelers organization as a whole (Tomlin included) didn't adapt to this change as well as they could have, hence their recent years stuck in purgatory without a proper NFL starting quarterback and explosive weapons. It's still remarkable that they were able to be competitive and qualify for the playoffs in years in which they were clearly outmatched in terms of talent. That is the difference between Noll and Tomlin in terms of overall win rate - Noll couldn't produce winning seasons without an outstanding roster to support him, whereas Tomlin excelled at this.
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