Coach Mike Tomlin on the second week development (Aug. 3) | Pittsburgh Steelers

Man, a really big day. Kind of the culmination of a big week uh for us this second week of team development. You take significant steps in a lot of areas. Hopefully, you’re minimizing some self-inflicted wounds and you start to see some playmaking, not based on what others don’t do, but based on the quality of performance. And so, we saw some signs of that. It’s been a good week. Um, you know, we bring the week to a close uh with some significant football, um, some short yardage, some goal line. Appreciate the efforts and energy. We’ll comb through the tape and and just continue to work to get better. Man, we’ve been appreciative of the presence of the NFL referees here. Uh, that’s also a component of week two. Um, you know, just playing clean, not only in terms of penalties, but pre- snap cleanliness on offense and, uh, respecting the neutral zone, etc. on defense. And so we appreciate those guys. It’s it’s the preseason for the officials as well. Um their presence benefits us, but just from communicating with those guys, they need the prep as well. And so, uh we’re thankful for that partnership. Um some bumps and bruises associated with play, but we had a lot of guys getting back to action today. Uh particularly in the offensive line. Some of those guys were full participants that have been partial participants, which is good. um as we lean in on next week and get ready to step into a stadium, man, we’re going to need everyone everyone’s going to need an opportunity to to show what they’re capable of and certainly we wait in stadium performance is a little heavier than some of the stuff that we be that we see out here and so um excited about some of that. Um the only uh new injury to mention, Alex Highmith didn’t finish. Um don’t know the severity of it. Um over here in the 101 pass rush, he stopped. He said he felt his is maybe is growing, but we’ll evaluate it and I’ll be more definitive uh next time we talk not only about the injury, but the significance of it. Um I’ll pause and open up for questions. Mike, you mentioned that you’re starting to see plays. What do you think is leading to that? Just timing, guys getting to know each other. Yeah, it’s it’s it’s a process. Um that’s why we come to locations like this. um physical repetition required not only in terms of develop individual skill but um collective cohesion and um the second weekend you’re starting to feel some of those things and when you do that’s when you get an opportunity to see the talent um let the talent be the deciding factor and that’s and that’s what we aspired to get to today. When did 93 add fullback to his resume? You know he played he played running back in college. um those of you that are familiar with his resume. So, it’s not a it’s not a completely foreign act. Um we just want to give him a look at it and see what it looked like. Maybe we’ll do some more in the future with him. Maybe we’ll do some more with some others. Um the more versatile you are, it adds to your cause and it adds to ours. I was I guess I was more so ask when did you guys decide to try him there? Is it enough seeing them spear guys and backs on backers that you decided? I’m not going to join you in that spear work. Anyone else? Did you have a 93 in white waiting or did you have to have one specially made for I’m not going to make a big deal out of it. I know it’s probably pretty interesting, but we just gave him a couple of snaps. What What about Mason and the role he’s accepted and done? How do you see him doing this camp and handling? You know, Mason’s been a team player, man. We’re familiar with him. This his second time here. Um he’s always a hand in the pile guy. Uh he’s always working to compete and get better as well. And so I appreciate uh his ability to balance those things.

Coach Mike Tomlin spoke to the media about the team’s development in the second week of training camp

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