stillers4me
11-14-2010, 08:11 AM
Posted 5 hours ago
Coach Mike Tomlin takes a look at this week’s opponent – the New England Patriots (http://www.patriots.com/)*
Q. How does the loss of starting left tackle Max Starkshttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/max-starks/7df7af66-c7ff-472b-bcd8-a6a73f94467a/) change your offensive approach against the Patriots*?
A. It doesn’t at all. Jonathan Scotthttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/jonathan-scott/0d242b24-ef4d-49d3-90d1-dfe6c1f6c863/) is a veteran player. He’s been in some adverse situations in multiple locations. He’s game to the task, and he understands that the standard is the standard.
Q. Does James Farriorhttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/james-farrior/f7f4fe77-9d04-41fa-ba5e-c5c0c49ca51c/) amaze you with his 25-year-old attitude in a 35-year-old body?
A. He’s unique. He’s like Hines Wardhttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/hines-ward/8a520076-6343-42ce-a89f-28a7dc97c67a/) in that regard. I know what Hines does on a week to week basis gets chronicled, and rightfully so, but what James Farrior does at the linebacker position is really impressive for the length of time he’s done it.
Q. Did you feel you had to address with your players the rash of penalties that contributed mightily to the Bengals touchdown drive that made the score, 27-21, in the fourth quarter of that game last Monday night?
A. I didn’t agree with the calls, so I’m not going to come down on our guys when I don’t agree with them. I understand that officials make mistakes. We’re all imperfect. They have a tough job to do, and we respect that. We don’t believe that a call is going to determine the outcome of a game, and so we move on. Ironically, later in the week we found out that a couple of those calls were incorrect, like we thought in the stadium. But such is life. We’re moving on............
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Coach Mike Tomlin takes a look at this week’s opponent – the New England Patriots (http://www.patriots.com/)*
Q. How does the loss of starting left tackle Max Starkshttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/max-starks/7df7af66-c7ff-472b-bcd8-a6a73f94467a/) change your offensive approach against the Patriots*?
A. It doesn’t at all. Jonathan Scotthttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/jonathan-scott/0d242b24-ef4d-49d3-90d1-dfe6c1f6c863/) is a veteran player. He’s been in some adverse situations in multiple locations. He’s game to the task, and he understands that the standard is the standard.
Q. Does James Farriorhttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/james-farrior/f7f4fe77-9d04-41fa-ba5e-c5c0c49ca51c/) amaze you with his 25-year-old attitude in a 35-year-old body?
A. He’s unique. He’s like Hines Wardhttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/hines-ward/8a520076-6343-42ce-a89f-28a7dc97c67a/) in that regard. I know what Hines does on a week to week basis gets chronicled, and rightfully so, but what James Farrior does at the linebacker position is really impressive for the length of time he’s done it.
Q. Did you feel you had to address with your players the rash of penalties that contributed mightily to the Bengals touchdown drive that made the score, 27-21, in the fourth quarter of that game last Monday night?
A. I didn’t agree with the calls, so I’m not going to come down on our guys when I don’t agree with them. I understand that officials make mistakes. We’re all imperfect. They have a tough job to do, and we respect that. We don’t believe that a call is going to determine the outcome of a game, and so we move on. Ironically, later in the week we found out that a couple of those calls were incorrect, like we thought in the stadium. But such is life. We’re moving on............
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