Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals feels significant for Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
After decades of stability, the yellow-and-black seem to be cracking. What was once one of the strongest franchise’s in the NFL, rich with history and pride has recently had its culture come into question due to the on-field choices of George Pickens, Dionate Johnson and others.
One of Tomlin’s favorite sayings is to “smile in the face of adversity” and according to former Bengal and current Bengals color commentator Dave Lapham, the Steelers will be facing plenty of it tomorrow.
“They’re making business decisions,” said Lapham on his podcast In the Trenches.