In Tuesday’s press conference, Mike Tomlin was very to the point about who would be returning punts Sunday in Seattle. “Jacoby Jones” was all Tomlin gave in his reply.
Danny Smith helped clarify the reasons for the decision in his weekly Coordinator’s Corner interview with Bob Labriola on Steelers.com and Steelers Nation Radio.
“We brought him here for that purpose. We’re going to give him that opportunity. We need to get him going.”
Smith thinks Jones, as a lot of players on new teams do, tried to impress the coaching staff and consequently, made some rookie-level mistakes.