‘Mularkey and Fox once coached together on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ staff of Chuck Noll. Fox has said that Noll taught him a great deal. Mularkey said the same. “I’ve taken more from him than anybody I’ve ever been around as far as his style,” Mularkey said of Noll. “He never had to say a whole lot. When he did, it was an important time. His mentality of tough, physical football starting with defense has carried over. One thing John has done is he’s instilled the same philosophy where the whole team, offense included, is a tough, physical team.”‘