Coach Mike Tomlin on ‘really good energy’ from practice (July 26) | Pittsburgh Steelers

Man, I had a really good day today. Um, I think the heat helped it. Um, it was challenging in some instances. Some self-inflicted wounds um as fatigue set in, but that’s just part of the get better process. We’ll learn and grow individually and collectively. Hopefully, we’ll be sharper uh the next time we have a a tough day like this. But, uh, just really good work, really good energy. It’s a part of the process’s development and so, uh, we’ll watch the tape and learn from it. Um, gave a couple guys a day off. um you know like Cam and TJ and and Slay. And it’s it’s not only about the preservation of those guys, but it’s providing more reps for emerging players. Um like ya and and Derek and others. Um Eckles got some some quality reps today because we gave Slay a day off and he’s deserving of it. He’s a quality professional. Um you know, our our goal is to give everybody what it is they need to develop and be ready. And so that’s less for some, it’s more for others. and and so that’ll be routine for us from a health standpoint. Uh Jeremiah Moon went down with a with a lower calf injury that’s going to be evaluated. Um some other guys, you know, had some heat related things, but we’re able to finish. Um no new news on the day-to-day guys. We’ll keep progressing there. Uh we got John back as an example uh today and so we’ll just keep working. You had you mentioned you had John back. What you know, how much was he able to do? What did you want him to do? you know, we’re getting to know him. Uh, obviously he’s getting to know what to do from an assignment standpoint. He wasn’t here with us in the spring. Uh, but he’s a veteran guy and a quick study and so we got a lot done today. Uh, but it’s reasonable to expect more. You had Jaylen Ramsey on Janu. I I can’t imagine there are too many guys with covering a tight end that have the athleticism to make a play like that. Is that part of the sort of mismatch you feel like you have with him in that position? You know, we feel like he can cover anyone to be quite honest with you. Um he’s a utility back and by that I mean he’s versatile. He plays outside, he plays nickel, he plays safety. Um and that’s just a reflection of it. Um very versatile and smart detail veteran. When you told us it wasn’t hot enough last year at mini camp, is this what you had in mind? It’s exactly what we were searching for, moving our practice times back to 155. Man, we think it aids uh development. It’s challenging. Uh but you want challenging in an environment like this. there’s some more low exchanges between air and Zach. Is that something you just think over time iron itself off? It’s not about the people that you mentioned. It’s about this time of year. Um it’s always the case. Um we’ll never like it. We’ll get through it. It’ll become something in our rearview mirror. It’s is not that really significant right now. Just again, I know you mentioned it to the fans, but your overall thoughts on the Hall of Honor and the guys that went in. Man, what a what a heck of a class. I know all of those guys personally and uh I know their contribution to Steelore. They’re so deserving. I am really looking forward uh to that weekend because I know how their former teammates feel about them and so it’ll be a great weekend for former Steelers, man. I just want to send a congratulations to those guys and and their loved ones, man. Um just really proud of them and it’s really really great to be associated with those men. Fitting that Ben and Pal are going together, too. Too much like right.

Coach Mike Tomlin talks about practice on Saturday, July 26

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20 comments

  1. After justin fields I trust nothing he say.. all this sound like a bunch of nonsense talk to us when you make it past the second round in the playoffs

  12. The key is gonna obviiously be whether rodgers will be healthy enough for the first 15 games and if so,we should be in a position to not worry about the last 2 games.The defense will be good enough and i can't see why rodgers can't throw more td's than what justin & russ had combined.Think about it,we hadn't had a qb throw more than 16 td's since 2021.

  15. Special treatment of the elite athletes is how it starts and then goes down hill from there. Not a great team builder. Just another disappointing year coming up. Enjoy the imaginary dream team now before they run into reality like a bug on the windshield.

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