Mike Tomlin has delivered on his word that adjustments have been coming following the Steelers’ 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans this while Sunday. The adjustments, on the other hand, are most definitely no longer what Steelers enthusiasts have been anticipating or had was hoping for. 

Upon reviewing the movie of Sunday’s sport, Tomlin mentioned that the Texans have been extra bodily and performed tougher than the Steelers. He attributed the physicality factor partially to the new dearth of padded practices because of shortened weeks. Shifting ahead, Tomlin alluded to having extra padded practices in an attempt to get to the bottom of the problem. 

“In the midst of (Sunday’s) game, I’m saying to myself, ‘We’re practicing in pads next Wednesday,'” Tomlin mentioned. “That’s something that’s got to change immediately.” 

Tomlin additionally made adjustments to the intensity chart. Calvin Austin III is now indexed as a lead broad receiver forward of Gunner Olszewski. Defensive tackles Keeanu Benton and DeMarvin Leal are each indexed as starters, together with slot corners Desmond King and Chandon Sullivan. 

Pittsburgh additionally reportedly signed former Lions offensive take on Obinna Eze and veteran receiver and first-round select Denzel Mims to the observe squad on Tuesday. 

Deny adjustments, on the other hand, can be made to the training team of workers regardless of Pittsburgh’s ongoing problems on offense. Offensive coordinator Matt Canada will proceed to name performs for a Steelers offense this is these days simply twenty fifth within the NFL in scoring and passing, twenty ninth in speeding, twenty second in third-down potency and twenty eighth within the pink zone. 

“Not at this juncture, no,” Tomlin mentioned when requested about imaginable adjustments to the play-calling duties. 

Tomlin did recognize that the offense’s training and manufacturing has no longer been as much as snuff. 

“Not good enough,” Tomlin mentioned. “Whenever we don’t play well — forget win or lose — as a coach, you start there. In particularly in the early portions of the season … there’s a get better component of this process and it has a lot to do with coach’s decision-making. … I’m always looking at that, but obviously, as the result of that last game, certainly.”

Tomlin particularly addressed Pittsburgh’s fourth-down play games name overdue within the 0.33 quarter. The play games ended in a sack and next shock of quarterback Kenny Pickett. The play games name has been criticized by way of many together with former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. 

“The bottom line is it wasn’t a good call because it wasn’t productive,” Tomlin mentioned. “To be completely transparent with you, we lost a lot of short yardage personality because of Dan Moore and Pat Freiermuth. We lost all our big packages. Broderick Jones was already on the field. And so we probably had to get out of our intended box, if you will, in that circumstance because of lack of player availability at that point in the game. 

“However such is generation. That is the Nationwide Soccer League. There’s no longer 100 guys status at the sideline. There’s an attrition feature to play games and it’s born out in matchups, it’s born out in choice making, and that’s one example the place we have been in not up to superb instances as a result of dearth of participant availability.” 

Canada will stay the Steelers play-caller, however in keeping with Tomlin’s feedback, the construction of which the gamers obtain and observe performs might trade within the coming weeks. Possibly sooner that may supremacy to vital enhancements in regards to the offense can be motivated within the weeks forward. 

Offensive problems apart, Tomlin’s number one center of attention is ensuring that his crew returns to the way of physicality that has transform synonymous with the franchise. 

“The physicality component of it needs to be non-negotiable,” Tomlin mentioned. “That’s just how we function. That’s Pittsburgh Steelers football.”