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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 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 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 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 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. [audio:http://www.steelersdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mike-tomlin-week-11-chiefs-press-conference.mp3] Injury wise, Tomlin said the team is moving Read more [...]

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held his post game press conference following the Steelers 24-17 win this afternoon against the Cincinnati Bengals on the road at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. Tomlin said it was a good bounce back win in many ways, especially the way the defense played down the stretch as compared to last week. Tomlin said he liked the overall effort today. Tomlin said they suffered a few minor in-game injuries that he did not expect to be problematic coming out of the bye. Safety Ryan Clark injured a shoulder and tackle Max Starks suffered a stinger. There were a few other Read more [...]

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin talked to the media today during his usual Tuesday press conference this afternoon to talk about the 23-20 loss Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens and preview the upcoming road game this Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Tomlin also updated the injury report heading into the game this week. You can hear the audio of the press conference below and I will be updating the post with the main talking points from the presser. [audio:http://www.steelersdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mike-tomlin-week-10-bengals-press-conference.mp3] As far as injuries Read more [...]

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held his post game press conference following the Steelers 23-20 loss Sunday night at Heinz Field to the Baltimore Ravens. Tomlin says they just were not able to get the job done tonight. Tomlin said Baltimore earned it tonight and they made some plays. When asked about what happened on the late delay of game on the field goal try, Tomlin said he sent the field goal team out late as he had hesitation because of the length and the recent change in personnel with a new holder. Injury wise, Tomlin said Hines Ward was suffering from concussion-like symptoms and Read more [...]

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held his usual Tuesday press conference this afternoon to talk about the win Sunday over the New England Patriots and preview the upcoming home game this Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens. Tomlin also updated the injury report heading into the game. You can hear the audio of the press conference below and I will be updating the post with the main talking points. [audio:http://www.steelersdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mike-tomlin-week-9-ravens-press-conference.mp3] Tomlin said it was good to get a win Sunday against the Patriots and thought that Read more [...]

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held his post game press conference following the 25-17 win over the New England Patriots today at Heinz Field. As far as injuries go, Tomlin said linebacker LaMarr Woodley suffered a hamstring injury, right tackle Marcus Gilbert had an ankle injury, cornerback Keenan Lewis injured his shoulder and cornerback Ike Taylor suffered a shoulder injury as well as a stinger. Tomlin says they will evaluate those guys in terms of moving forward for next week. Tomlin praised young guys Cortez Allen, Chris Carter and Stevenson Sylvester play today and said they better keep Read more [...]

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held his usual Tuesday press conference this afternoon down on the South Side to discuss the win the past Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals and look ahead to the New England Patriots game this week at Heinz Field. Tomlin gave an injury report update on several players and fielded several questions from the media. Below is the audio from the press conference along with the main talking points from today. [audio:http://www.steelersdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mike-tomlin-week-8-patriots-press-conference.mp3] As far as injuries go, Tomlin said Curtis Read more [...]