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Gene Collier

Gene Collier: How many coaches does it take to go .500?

PITTSBURGH — Including Mike Tomlin, the Steelers have 22 coaches, by my count. Twenty-two coaches who've held various specialized coaching positions at 148 places and accumulated 584 years of coaching experience.

Apparently, that's not enough.

In the week that Tomlin's 16th Steelers team broke training camp, the question that appears to be befuddling many of the national NFL prognosticators as well as our nation's finest professional odds makers is, apparently, "How are you supposed to win even eight games in this NFL with only 22 coaches, let alone just 584 years of experience at 148 jobs?"

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