Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was visibly upset in the postgame press conference after the Minnesota Vikings loss on Thursday night. And rightfully so. Both sides of the football laid down for two and a half quarters before finally deciding to turn it on and attempt to rally against the Vikings.
But Tomlin was very specific on where his venom was directed. The line of scrimmage on both sides of the football.
“We’re getting handled up front on both sides of the ball,” Tomlin said. Unfortunately, this isn’t a new problem. Injuries have been the main culprit in why the offensive and defensive lines have struggled so much this season but whoever is on that field is a professional and Tomlin didn’t excuse guys not doing very basic, fundamental things just because they are backups.
Tomlin hinted that he is willing to use the extra time before the next game to shuffle some guys around but the well is dry. Pittsburgh isn’t likely to go out on the free-agent market and we can’t act like there are any Pro Bowlers out there. It’s going to be more about whichever guys are out there must do a better job in doing their jobs.
