Before the Pittsburgh Steelers’ losing streak was complete, Mike Tomlin downplayed the idea a worn-out offensive line was part of the problem. Fast forward to the very end of the season and Tomlin admits the notion has merit. During his year-end press conference earlier this week, he acknowledged that was a possibility.
“We absorbed a lot of attrition during the course of the journey,” Tomlin said via the team’s YouTube channel. “We ended up playing a lot of young people. They responded in a real positive way, but maybe they fatigued mentally and physically. Those are things that we are unearthing as we begin this information-gathering process.