WR Calvin Austin III Returns To Practice

[Bluecoat96]

https://steelersdepot.com/2022/10/du...-have-surgery/

But you know...stupid Tomlin...

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[Dwinsgames]

https://steelersdepot.com/2022/10/du...-have-surgery/

But you know...stupid Tomlin...

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Tomlin was asked directly and NEVER mentioned any such setback ... thats on Tomlin if you believe Dulac

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MyR-erG8xsU

[DesertSteel]

He’ll never play a down for the Steelers.

[DuckHodges]

senquez austin III

[Mojouw]

Why would Tomlin mention it if he doesn't have to?

He's always been incredibly cagey with player availability and information.

[86WARD]

Why would Tomlin mention it if he doesn't have to?

He's always been incredibly cagey with player availability and information.

Correct. Tomlin has been taking that Belichick line more and more as time goes by…

[EzraTank]

Why would you draft a guy you never wanted to play? He has to be hurt, letting someone just sit on IR is ridiculous.

I'm telling you this team has a 4 win team written all over it. Probably 6 wins when TJ comes back but not a very high ceiling.

[steelreserve]

Why would Tomlin mention it if he doesn't have to?

He's always been incredibly cagey with player availability and information.

Because what's the point of that when a guy is out for the season? You don't gain anything, you just make yourself look like some kind of wanker.

[Mojouw]

Because what's the point of that when a guy is out for the season? You don't gain anything, you just make yourself look like some kind of wanker.

From the perspective that fans deserve information and details.

Football coaches do not believe that. They believe the less said about anything the better. All the time.

[HollywoodSteel]

From the perspective that fans deserve information and details.

Football coaches do not believe that. They believe the less said about anything the better. All the time.

I wonder if coaches are actually right about that. I understand there's no way to really figure it out, and I suppose we'd rather have our coach value winning FAR more than being truthful of informative, but I wonder if being cagey and non-forthcoming actually ever equates to wins that would have otherwise been losses. And of course I'm not talking about giving away strategy or information that would help your opponents. Nobody wants that.

We obviously have to marvel at the results Bill Belichick has had over his career, but do any of us really believed he would have lost more games if he'd been more forthcoming about (non-strategic) things in interviews?

Is there anything Tomlin could have said or held back about Austin that would have equated to wins and losses on the field? Only if the truth would hurt or upset a player and would therefore result in a lack of trust or leadership, which can eventually affect wins and losses in the long term. But I very much doubt that's often the case with these things.

[Mojouw]

I wonder if coaches are actually right about that. I understand there's no way to really figure it out, and I suppose we'd rather have our coach value winning FAR more than being truthful of informative, but I wonder if being cagey and non-forthcoming actually ever equates to wins that would have otherwise been losses. And of course I'm not talking about giving away strategy or information that would help your opponents. Nobody wants that.

We obviously have to marvel at the results Bill Belichick has had over his career, but do any of us really believed he would have lost more games if he'd been more forthcoming about (non-strategic) things in interviews?

Is there anything Tomlin could have said or held back about Austin that would have equated to wins and losses on the field? Only if the truth would hurt or upset a player and would therefore result in a lack of trust or leadership, which can eventually affect wins and losses in the long term. But I very much doubt that's often the case with these things.

I think you’re totally correct. It’s just a weird Coach thing.

I think they figure the less they say the quicker their media session is.

[86WARD]

HIPAA!

[steelreserve]

From the perspective that fans deserve information and details.

Football coaches do not believe that. They believe the less said about anything the better. All the time.

Well that's dumb. Like, come on, use some common sense, Mike.

"The guy fucked up his foot again. So he wasn't playing before and he's not playing now either."

Done and dusted. That's all it takes. And nobody else gained a killer edge from that insight.