stillers4me
11-21-2011, 07:23 AM
Mike Tomlin has had to make some tough calls this season. The Steelers fifth-year coach shifts personnel like pieces on a chess board, knowingly making moves that could easily alter the delicate balance of a team with an evolving identity.
Traditionally, the Steelers are a run-oriented team. But injuries to the offensive line necessitated a tweak in philosophy. Like most NFL teams, the Steelers rely heavily on their speed at the flanks.
Predictably, their success has mostly depended on a veteran defense - albeit alarmingly inconsistent this season compared to its record-setting performance in 2010.
Read more: Tomlin steers Steelers through tough times - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_768297.html#ixzz1eLVNHnb5) http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_768297.html#ixzz1eLVNHnb5
Traditionally, the Steelers are a run-oriented team. But injuries to the offensive line necessitated a tweak in philosophy. Like most NFL teams, the Steelers rely heavily on their speed at the flanks.
Predictably, their success has mostly depended on a veteran defense - albeit alarmingly inconsistent this season compared to its record-setting performance in 2010.
Read more: Tomlin steers Steelers through tough times - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_768297.html#ixzz1eLVNHnb5) http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_768297.html#ixzz1eLVNHnb5