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Special Teams Must Do Better, Tomlin Says

Mike Tomlin was pretty blunt about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ special teams unit. And it’s hard to sugercoat. It’s been a rough stretch for Danny Smith and his guys.

At his Tuesday press conference, Tomlin was asked if the problems the unit has had – poor play and penalties – is a personnel or coaching problem. He didn’t specifically pick out either but made it clear the whole group must improve. And fast.

“We’re just not performing as well as we like in that area right now. And we got to do better.