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Mike Tomlin 2011-2012 Season Ending Press Conference

By Dave Bryan on Monday, January 9th, 2012 | 4 Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media Monday for his season ending press conference and he talked about the game yesterday against the Denver Broncos, injuries suffered yesterday and various other talking points. Below is the audio of the press conference and I will continue to add recap notes and talking points over the next hour.

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Tomlin opened up by saying he is still coming to grips with what happened last night in Denver and kind of how it unfolded. Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Broncos Post Game Press Conference AFC Wild Card Game

By Dave Bryan on Sunday, January 8th, 2012 | 40 Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media following their 29-23 overtime loss Sunday to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Wild Card game. Tomlin said the Broncos did the job, persevered and won. Tomlin says he was proud of the way the guys fought but that they are not into moral victories. They (Denver) made the significant plays today, particularly the chunks that allowed them to win. Tomlin says we accept the responsibility for that. Tough catches by them and good run after catch as well. Tomlin refused to make excuses in regards to injuries. Saying you know we don’t live in Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Tuesday Press Conference – Broncos AFC Wild Card Game

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media today for his weekly press conference in preparation for the Steelers AFC wild card game this coming Sunday on the road against the Denver Broncos. Tomlin previewed the Broncos on both offense and defense and updated the injury status of running back Rashard Mendenhall, cornerback Keenan Lewis, cornerback Cortez Allen, running back Mewelde Moore, guard Doug Legursky and linebacker LaMarr Woodley to name a few. Injury wise, Tomlin said Mendenhall (knee) is done for the year with his ACL injury and they are working towards specifics of when Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Browns Post Game Press Conference Week 17

By Dave Bryan on Sunday, January 1st, 2012 | 2 Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media for his post game press conference following the 13-9 win over the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland. Tomlin said it was good to get the win in a division town and now they have their marching orders to head to Denver and take on the Denver Broncos in one of the two AFC wild card games. Tomlin said the Steelers suffered several injuries in the game of which several are minor. The knee injury to running back Rashard Mendenhall unfortunately is not minor according to Tomlin. Tomlin said they will get the knee looked at again when they get back Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Tuesday Press Conference – Browns Week 17

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 | No Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin once again met the media for his weekly press conference to talk about the status of the injured players and preview the week 17 game this upcoming Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. Injury wise, Tomlin said running back Mewelde Moore (knee) and guard Doug Legursky (shoulder) are probably on the outside looking in according Tomlin and will be out this week. Moore is recovering still from his MCL sprain while Legursky is probably going to be a week away with his left shoulder sublexation suffered Saturday against the St. Louis Rams. All of the other Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Rams Post Game Press Conference Week 16

By Dave Bryan on Saturday, December 24th, 2011 | No Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media following their 27-0 win over the St. Louis Rams at Heinz Field. Tomlin said he particularly liked the effort of Trai Essex today as he he played center most of the game after Doug Legursky went down injured. Tomlin says he tips his hat to him. Tomlin said Legursky suffered a shoulder strain and could have went back in if it was necessary. Tomlin said rookie Marcus Gilbert was less than professional in his preparation this week and that was the reason Jonathan Scott started at right tackle. Tomlin said he will see where the week takes them Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Tuesday Press Conference – Rams Week 16

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 | 4 Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media today after the 20-3 loss last night to the San Francisco 49ers. Tomlin opened by saying it was a losing performance by us and a winning performance by the 49ers. We played their brand of football and played the game at their pace, said Tomlin. They created turnovers and their punter Andy Lee kept us on a long field, particularly in the second half. Tomlin thought they moved the ball on offense, but were unable to finish drives either because of execution or by turning the ball over. Just didn’t play very well he said. Injury wise, running Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin 49ers Post Game Press Conference Week 15

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 | 7 Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media following the Steelers 20-3 loss Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers. Tomlin said it was 49er football tonight and their team played the game on their terms. He said they created turnovers and they got us with a few concept plays, and they controlled the ball offensively. They played with the lead and played how they play. Tomlin acknowledges what they did or didn’t do here tonight. Tomlin said they need to lick their wounds pretty quickly for a quick turnaround against the St. Louis Rams and said they had an opportunity and they Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Tuesday Press Conference – 49ers Week 15

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 | No Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media today for his weekly press conference in preparation for their Monday night game against San Francisco 49ers. The hot topic was of course the one game suspension of linebacker James Harrison that was announced this morning following his helmet-to-helmet hit on Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy. Tomlin also addressed the injury status of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, center Maurkice Pouncey, linebacker LaMarr Woodley, defensive end Ziggy Hood, safety Troy Polamalu, wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, wide receiver Arnaz Battle and linebacker Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Browns Post Game Press Conference Week 14

By Dave Bryan on Friday, December 9th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the media in his post game press conference following the 14-3 Thursday night win over the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field. Tomlin said he was happy with the redzone defense and that was the reason they won the game. Tomlin said they worked against themselves tonight in many ways. They negated some plays with penalties that stopped drives and they lost the turnover battle significantly. That is why the game unfolded the way it did. Tomlin said they are in the club house with the win headed into the weekend and they like that. Injury wise, Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Press Conference – Browns Week 14 – 2011

By Dave Bryan on Monday, December 5th, 2011 | No Comments

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media on Monday for his weekly press conference and it was a day early because of the short week ahead for the Steelers. Tomlin talked about the 35-7 win yesterday against the Cincinnati Bengals, gave an injury update and talked about the upcoming game Thursday night against the Cleveland Browns. As far as injuries go, Tomlin said right guard Ramon Foster (ankle) came out of the game yesterday with a left ankle sprain and characterized him as questionable at this point and they will see where the week takes his status. Wide receiver Arnaz Battle (hamstring) Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Bengals Post Game Press Conference Week 13

By Dave Bryan on Sunday, December 4th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media for his post game press conference following the Steelers 35-7 win over the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field. Tomlin said it was great to get the win at our place and that is was a very necessary AFC North performance by the team. He went on to say that they fell short in some areas, but he is not going to complain about that one. Tomlin thought special teams really provided a shot in the arm, especially early on. Splash plays in all three phases is what you need to have said Tomlin. Tomlin says they will rest quickly because of the short week Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Press Conference – Bengals Week 13 – 2011

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held his normal Tuesday press conference today to talk about the upcoming game this Sunday at Heinz Field against the Cincinnati Bengals and also to talk about the Sunday night 13-9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Tomlin also gave an injury update on safety Troy Polamalu, center Maurkice Pouncey, linebacker Chris Carter and linebacker LaMarr Woodley. As far as injuries go, Tomlin said Woodley has been in the building today and worked out. He appears to be moving towards game readiness and they will watch him throughout the week. Tomlin says they like where he Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Chiefs Post Game Press Conference Week 12

By Dave Bryan on Sunday, November 27th, 2011 | 4 Comments

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held his post game press conference following the Steelers 13-9 win Sunday night against the Kansas City Chiefs on the road at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Tomlin said he was exited about the win and the signature plays down the stretch defensively. Tomlin noted that those are the types of plays they will need headed into December to get out of stadiums with a win. Tomlin did not think the injured thumb of Ben Roethlisberger was a factor. He called it a non-issue. Tomlin said Steelers versus Steelers errors that beat yourself is going to put you in Read more [...]

Steelers Mike Tomlin Press Conference – Chiefs Week 11 – 2011

By Dave Bryan on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 | No Comments

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met the media today for his post bye week press conference in preparation for the Sunday night road game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Tomlin gave an injury update on LaMarr Woodley, Emmanuel Sanders, Arnaz Battle and Ben Roethlisberger and answered several questions pertaining to the win over the Cincinnati Bengals in week 10. Below are the talking points from the press conference along with the audio.

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Injury wise, Tomlin said the team is moving Read more [...]

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