BRADENTON, Fla. — Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is familiar with this portion of a season — the final week, the regular season in sight. When he spoke to the Pirates at McKechnie Field this morning, he told them not to sleepwalk through it.
“I just shared with the group one of my what I believe is an appropriate cliche for this time of year: Be where you are,” Tomlin said. “When you get toward the end of a training session, it's human nature to pack your bags mentally and physically and sit them in the hallway.