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ATL96Steeler
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"Q. You’ve had to go just about the whole training camp/preseason process without Mike Mitchell on the field. What does he bring to the defense?
A. When available, and I say when available because I haven’s seen much of him through this process, and that’s an issue for him and for me as we go forward. He’s going to have to prove capability. I’m not just going to walk into a stadium and anoint him based on what he’s done in the past. Football just doesn’t work that way. But in the past, he has been a great, consistent communicator, a consistent physical presence. His angles to the ball have been excellent. More than anything, like a lot of guys who play back there who are good at what they do, very rarely is he out of place."
This was part of a Q&A with Tomlin conducted by Bob Labriola I cut and pasted from Steelers.com .
From that quote in bold, it sounds like Mike needs to have a good season to have that role much longer. I'm hearing Gay is getting snaps at S.
A. When available, and I say when available because I haven’s seen much of him through this process, and that’s an issue for him and for me as we go forward. He’s going to have to prove capability. I’m not just going to walk into a stadium and anoint him based on what he’s done in the past. Football just doesn’t work that way. But in the past, he has been a great, consistent communicator, a consistent physical presence. His angles to the ball have been excellent. More than anything, like a lot of guys who play back there who are good at what they do, very rarely is he out of place."
This was part of a Q&A with Tomlin conducted by Bob Labriola I cut and pasted from Steelers.com .
From that quote in bold, it sounds like Mike needs to have a good season to have that role much longer. I'm hearing Gay is getting snaps at S.