#Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin calls himself "disappointed" not to play, but also says: "We’re getting a bye week, so we’re going to make the best of that…
Kicking back and gaining a little bit of perspective in watching others work."— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) October 1, 2020
Publicly, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is looking on the bright side of this unfortunate situation: The team will get ample time to rest and have additional preparations for the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 5.
“We’re getting a bye week, so we’re going to make the best of that… Kicking back and gaining a little bit of perspective in watching others work,” said Tomlin during a Thursday press conference.
Though it’s different when it affects your team directly, the Steelers have understood from the start of the season that a situation such as this one could unfold.
“We’re all understanding of the situation … it’s just that we live in these 7-day cycles and we had a game scheduled, and so we were going through a process,” Tomlin said. “That’s physical work and mental work. We were readying ourselves for the opportunity, and we’re not getting it.”
Tomlin added that he is a “tangible guy“; therefore, focused has turned from the Titans to the Eagles, and not when the Tennessee game is rescheduled for.
“I’m a tangible guy. The next tangible thing for us is the Philadelphia Eagles.”
And so, it’s on to Philly. The standard is the standard.
The Steelers welcome the Eagles to Heinz Field on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m.
