Steelers' Mike Tomlin has an officiating take that other coaches will hate
The Pittsburgh Steelers were penalized a little more than you would like against the Rams. But instead of pointing the finger at the Zebra's, Coach T decided to look inward and take accountability. He also ended any bit of fodder about whether or not Pittsburgh deserved to win the game: "We Didn't Adust Too It" […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers were penalized a little more than you would like against the Rams.
But instead of pointing the finger at the Zebra's, Coach T decided to look inward and take accountability.
He also ended any bit of fodder about whether or not Pittsburgh deserved to win the game:
"We Didn't Adust Too It"
"We got into that game and that [officiating] crew had a certain tenor and we didn't adjust to it," Coach Tomlin told reporters on Tuesday. "And as professionals, that's our job. And so, am I worried about those issues being an issue moving forward? No, I'm not. But it is a great opportunity to talk about learning the tenor of a crew. Sometimes certain crews are more tolerant regarding certain things than others, and that's just the realities of the National Football League."
Would you look at that? Instead of saying certain calls affected the game, or placing blame on the white caps, Coach T acknowledged a failure to appropriately get through the feeling-out process with the officials, something every crew and coaching staff should go through.
As far as the "controversial ending" Coach T wasn't having any of that:
This is play in question, with many believing the Steelers received a "generous" spot from the officials, and given the play occurred before the two-minute warning, it couldn't be reviewed. So with LA out of timeouts, it subsequentially leads to some kneeldowns from Kenny Pickett and a win for Pittsburgh.
Well, I broke down why that was just an excuse after the game, and it was good to see Coach T be on the same page:
That it does Coach, that it does.
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