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Mike Tomlin spent 12 years building a Minecraft city

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7648198/2026/10/01/mike-tomlin-minecraft-nfl-coach/
65•CoryOndrejka•1d ago
https://archive.ph/Kv6yS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h_pQ1-5iQg

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/01/mike-tomlin-mi...

Comments

2OEH8eoCRo0•44m ago
I love this and thought I was being trolled when I noticed it trending.
pm90•44m ago
I think if we had some sort of UBI/provision for necessities this is the sort of thing people would be doing, and it would be great.
ckemere•35m ago
I suspect some people would still focus more of their time on winning the superbowl.
sphinxterai•17m ago
And you somehow think this is a good thing?
kube-system•9m ago
Yes. It is a societal health indicator. When societies create more art it is indicative of that society having their more basic needs met. https://www.simplypsychology.org/wp-content/uploads/maslow-5...
lukan•39m ago
"I started playing Minecraft, man, when my kids were young,” Tomlin said. “I have a Minecraft city in creative that I’ve been working on for like 12 years."

Yeah, it is fun exploring dungeons with my kids. But it seems he clicked the city together? That part always bothered me with minecraft to build anything big, or repetitive.

Well, I love automation, and AI is awesome for that. So now my kids can add details to castles or railwails build by algorithm (But using commands is a big temptation to destroy game balance in survival mode).

wavemode•37m ago
yep, he has stated he placed every block one by one
sgarman•21m ago
If you watch the video you can really tell - all these tiny details from the various builds are still etched into his mind.
al_borland•35m ago
I didn’t last 5 minutes trying to play Minecraft on a console, as it felt so tedious. This is seriously impressive.
munchbunny•2m ago
It's definitely not for everyone. I'd equate the feeling to knitting, where progress is mostly slow and deliberate and the meditativeness is by design.

It's also more fun on a server with friends, where it can be more about hanging out and doing something together, rather than a solo creative exercise.

CSMastermind•16m ago
For those who don't know Mike Tomlin is the former head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the second longest tenured coach in the league, and never had a losing season before resigning his job last year.

The idea of any NFL head coach having time to do this, especially a winning one, is absurd.

neogodless•8m ago
Was a bit confused by a sibling comment before realizing their comment is narrowed down to the Playoffs.

Overall > 0.5 win rate each year: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/TomlMi0.htm

But after 2016, playoffs? Not so much.

jeffgreco•14m ago
A pretty funny analysis I saw:

Before Minecraft city (2007–2013): 5–3 in the playoffs — 62.5% win rate

After starting the city (2014–2025): 3–9 in the playoffs — 25.0% win rate

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Mike Tomlin spent 12 years building a Minecraft city

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7648198/2026/10/01/mike-tomlin-minecraft-nfl-coach/
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