Showing posts with label Mike Tomlin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mike Tomlin. Show all posts

Sunday, August 10, 2014

CAM Heywood split the responsibility





Mike Mitchell and the longest Will Allen with bad Angle in Steelers 20-16 loss to the Giant in metropolitan stadium on Saturday night. And coach mike tomlin pointed out that the secondary let Giant run guard Rashad Jennings, what should be a good harvest jammed into a 73 yard touchdown. However, Cameron Heywood pile due to its own fault caused by the big play Steelers defense last season.
Heyward do not maintain his gap, Jennings, through a huge hole after the guards, broke into the open areas and no more than cornerbacks Cortez Allen and William gay end area.  “I’m fully responsible,” Heyward told Steelers TV after the preseason opener. “I didn’t get it done.” Tomlin didn’t quite see it the same way as the Steelers’ defensive end. “We’ve got to get it on the ground in the secondary. They’ve got to be 8, 10, 12-yard runs, not 78-yard runs,” the eighth-year coach said. "This is clearly a gap - integrity is the core problem, but I'm more concerned about is that when these things happen, we try to reduce explosion."
Heyward, however, refused to give himself even the slightest pass for Jennings’ touchdown.  Or dismiss it as knocking off the rust in a meaningless game.  “We can’t say it’s only preseason,” said Heyward, one of the Steelers’ defensive leaders. "We’re treating every game like we want to win. I put a lot of pressure on myself, and I messed up for this team. It won’t happen again.”

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Plaxico Burress signs with Pittsburgh Steelers



Pittsburgh Steelers January 23, 2005 was the last time that Plaxico Burress suited up for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh Steelers It was a 27-41 loss in the AFC Conference Championship game against the New England Patriots, and Burress had three receptions for 37 yards and one touchdown. Pittsburgh Steelers Following that game Burress eventually signed with the New York Giants, wound up in jail for two years, and played all of 2011 as a member of the New York Jets. Since his contract with the Jets expired, several teams looked at him, including the Patriots, but no one was willing to take a chance on him until now. After losing to the Ravens on Sunday night with Antonio Brown missing his second straight game, and possibly losing Jerricho Cotchery to an ankle injury, the Steelers remaining receivers consisted of a bunch of unknowns, which is not a good problem to have when Charlie Batch is expected to start on Sunday against the Browns. With all that being said, the Steelers brought in Plaxico Burress for a workout, and impressed Mike Tomlin enough to earn a contract for the remainder of the season. Burress will likely be given an abbreviated playbook with limited routes, but he will be expected to make an impact on Sunday when the Steelers travel to Cleveland. Let’s hope that Burress still has some gas left in the tank to last until Antonio Brown returns to the field, Pittsburgh Steelers.
Pittsburgh Steelers Plaxico Burress  is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Steelers eighth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft and later played for the New York Giants and the New York Jets  before returning to the Steelers on November 21, 2012. He played college football at Michigan State, Pittsburgh Steelers.