{"id":888446,"date":"2026-05-11T15:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/888446\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:24:18","slug":"no-victory-monday-dulac-shares-game-week-changes-under-mike-mccarthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/888446\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;No Victory Monday&#8217;: Dulac Shares Game-Week Changes Under Mike McCarthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve heard of Tomlin Tuesday, but what about McCarthy Monday? Beyond the press conference alliteration, the Pittsburgh Steelers are making meaningful changes to their in-season weekly routine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think some other things organizationally are going to change,\u201d Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u2019s Gerry Dulac shared Monday via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/1019-randy-baumann-and-the-dve-25637964\/now-playing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">102.5 WDVE\u2019s Morning Show with Randy Baumann<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s gonna do his weekly press conference on a Monday. Mike Tomlin always did it on a Tuesday. Mike McCarthy believes, Monday, there\u2019s no victory Monday. The players are coming in every Monday. They\u2019re gonna watch film. Mike\u2019s gonna do his press conference. He\u2019s gonna talk about Sunday\u2019s game. I believe even the media will get to meet with the coordinators on Monday\u2026And that\u2019s because McCarthy believes, \u2018Okay, Monday you talk about Sunday\u2019s game and Monday night, that\u2019s it. It\u2019s on to the next game.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Mike Tomlin didn\u2019t give players every Monday off, but typically would after a solid win to relax and recuperate for the week ahead. It doesn\u2019t sound like that will be the case under McCarthy. We even saw a lighter offseason schedule under Tomlin in his final season, opting to use just six of a possible 10 OTA sessions. McCarthy has all 10 scheduled and spread out over a longer period of time to keep players around and engaged.<\/p>\n<p>Both McCarthy and Tomlin were around before the 2011 CBA that restricted practice time during the season. McCarthy\u2019s philosophy seems to be aimed at maximizing every bit of time the Steelers are afforded by league rules \u00a0\u2014 though he did end rookie minicamp a day early to make sure players could spend time with family on Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>The early indication is that players appear bought in to the new way of doing things. Many of the <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersdepot.com\/2026\/04\/didnt-expect-so-many-veterans-derrick-harmon-excited-by-steelers-commitment-at-start-of-offseason-program\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">young players made comments<\/a> about T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward, and many other veterans showing up to voluntary minicamp before the draft. That doesn\u2019t happen with every team around the league.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not to say McCarthy\u2019s way is inherently better. Will more players hit the proverbial late-season wall with less time to recuperate throughout the season? And how will this disrupt some players\u2019 routines for body upkeep to make sure they are as healthy as possible?<\/p>\n<p>Either way, Mike McCarthy will look to flush the previous week\u2019s results\u2014good or bad\u2014as soon as possible after each game. Then it\u2019s all attention ahead to securing victory the following week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You\u2019ve heard of Tomlin Tuesday, but what about McCarthy Monday? 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