Steelers HC Mike Tomlin calls out his offense for looking 'J.V.' in preseason Week 2 loss vs. Bills
The Pittsburgh Steelers resembled anything but a profesisonal outfit on Saturday night, or at least, not on the offensive side of the ball. Following a 9-3 loss against the Buffalo Bills, there are some serious offensive concerns for Pittsburgh. Mike Tomlin noted as much in his postgame presser, calling out his offensive line and that […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers resembled anything but a profesisonal outfit on Saturday night, or at least, not on the offensive side of the ball.
Following a 9-3 loss against the Buffalo Bills, there are some serious offensive concerns for Pittsburgh.
Mike Tomlin noted as much in his postgame presser, calling out his offensive line and that side of the ball in general.
Still too much J.V.
"Still J.V. in too many other areas. Still not winning enough possession downs on offense, particularly early, Coach Tomlin told the media after Saturday's game. "In an effort to establish rhythm within plays and develop personality, when you're not winning possession downs early in the game, all of these things get stimied…
"…Included in that but also separated from that, I thought we didn't do a good enough job protecting the quarterback. We have to do a better job in pass protection than we did, particularly on possession downs, but just in general. I was really upfront with the group [offenisve line] about it in that regard. That [pass protection] can't be a problem for us. We have to be better than we were tonight in that area."
Tomlin is referring to the Steelers' first three drives, all of which had a sack. Russell Wilson was the culprit of the one in the middle, but Broderick Jones struggled mightily against Greg Rousseau, allowing not one, but two of the same sack type.
Jones would decline media availability after the performance, citing the fact that he needed to see the team doctor.
The lone bright spot for Pittsburgh on Saturday was a turnover from former Steelers starting QB Mitch Trubisky. That offensive product simply is ill-equipped when it comes to winning games and will need to look much better in next week's preseason finale in Detroit.
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