The Pittsburgh Steelers have their first off day today after nearly a week straight of physically demanding practices. The team did have a non-padded practice on Sunday, but head coach Mike Tomlin did demand that the focus and level of urgency still be present yesterday as if the pads were still on.
Before Sunday, Pittsburgh suited up in full pads after taking part in Friday Night Lights practice at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. That physical nature of practice has been abandoned by several teams in the NFL, but when Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks talked about Pittsburgh’s training camp on the Move the Sticks podcast, Jeremiah mentioned that mentality is the reason why Tomlin has been as successful as he has been during his tenure as head coach of the Steelers.