Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was understandably dissatisfied with his team’s performance on Friday night after they were blown out by their perennial preseason finale adversaries, the Carolina Panthers. While there are some extenuating circumstances involved—only the Panthers were playing starters—a 25-point loss is a hard pill to swallow under any circumstance.
There was, really, only one bright spot on the night for him, and that was the work in the punting game from incumbent punter Jordan Berry and his challenger, rookie seventh-round pick Pressley Harvin III, both of whom have played well this offseason.
“I thought they represented themselves solidly tonight, and largely, it’s been a really competitive thing throughout this process, and I’m appreciative of their efforts”, Tomlin said about their performance in last week’s game, and overall.