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On the surface, it sounds far-fetched, but Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio wrote that Tomlin to the Redskins actually makes a lot of sense.

“As the Steelers pile up losses in 2019, a mutual parting that allows the Steelers to avoid a buyout (and possibly to hire someone like Pittsburgh native Mike McCarthy) and that hands Tomlin to Washington (possibly for a draft pick) could make sense,” Florio wrote. “If, of course, Tomlin wants it.

“Some things make too much sense to ever happen. This one potentially makes too much sense to not happen. Especially as Washington needs the kind of reset that only a skilled and accomplished coach can provide, as long as the rest of the organization gets out of the way and lets Tomlin do what he has done so well over the years in Pittsburgh.”

Florio cited Tomlin’s affinity for Eastern Virginia -- Tomlin is a Hampton, Va., native and played college football at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. -- as a reason why the Redskins job could be appeal to him. It’s also worth noting that Tomlin’s son, Dino Tomlin, plays football for Maryland.

However, TribLive.com’s Tim Benz doesn’t see it happening.

“[The Steelers] value coaching stability beyond any other pillar of their franchise,” Benz wrote. “ … My guess is, the idea of swapping out a coach for draft compensation is a conversation that’s not even worth having in the minds of [Steelers Owner] Art Rooney II and [Steelers General Manager] Kevin Colbert.”

Fox Sports Radio Host Provides Some More Motivation for Lamar Jackson

Being heavily scrutinized comes with the territory if you’re Lamar Jackson, so it’s not really a surprise that one pundit categorized Jackson as “mediocre” after the second-year quarterback threw three interceptions in Sunday’s overtime win over the Steelers.

“Can we finally get everybody in agreement here that Lamar Jackson is just ‘OK’?” Fox Sport Radio’s Clay Travis said. “Nothing against him and there is no conspiracy against Lamar Jackson but he’s just average. He threw three picks versus the Steelers, had a passer rating of 54.9, and almost lost this game for his team. He’s just a mediocre player in the NFL at the quarterback position. At the absolute best, he’s MAYBE the 20th best quarterback in the NFL.”

That seems rather harsh for a 22-year-old who has made just 12 starts in the NFL -- and, by the way, has a 9-3 record in those games. The criticism could also be a nice source of motivation for Jackson, who has talked about his desire to prove the doubters wrong.

Coming into the Steelers game, Jackson had thrown just five interceptions in 304 career attempts.

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