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Time for Tomlin to Say More than Clichés

Found November 19, 2012 on Steel City Sports Report: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Mike Tomlin,  Byron Leftwich,  Jacoby Jones,  Ben Roethlisberger,  Antonio Brown,  Troy Polamalu
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers,  Baltimore Ravens
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In the aftermath following the Steelers 13-10 loss to the Ravens Sunday night, one thing stands out for this franchise going forward. The head coach needs to do more than provide dull quotes and tireless rhetoric.Since his arrival to Pittsburgh in 2007, Mike Tomlin has been extremely good at handling the locker room and entertaining a room full of reporters.  The former being crucial for a head coach in any professional sport, especially, football where egos are larger than the multi-million dollar houses.As for the latter, Tomlin has been a walking book of clichés.  Some of his best include "that's the nature of the business" and "next man up."  His best quote from this past week when discussing how the team will deal with injuries, "excuses are tools for the incompetent."  If that's true coach, then what's your excuse?What excuse can you provide for allowing Byron Leftwich to stay in the game with what appeared to be two cracked ribs and a...
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