Different NFL teams and coaches have different philosophies and approaches for how to go about the preseason. For Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers, their game plan was to give most of their starters run in every preseason game, and it worked out with the first team offense scoring five touchdowns in five drives and the first team defense not surrendering a single point. On Good Morning Football today, Peter Schrager praised Tomlin for sticking to his guns and playing his starters.
“A young quarterback like Pickett, I kind of commend Mike Tomlin for saying I know there could be an injury, and I know not everyone does this, but look around the league.