The 2023 regular season has surpassed the midway point. With the Steelers coming off a disappointing road loss, they now hit the road again for another key AFC North matchup. After announcing earlier in the day that the team was moving on from offensive coordinator Matt Canada, head coach Mike Tomlin took to the podium on Tuesday to address in the media for Tomlin Tuesday. With plenty of questions asked by those in attendance, it is once again time for a players mentioned article. Remember these are players where a specific question was asked during the Q&A period.

Although there were not as many players, there were a lot of questions about Kenny Pickett. For this reason, I’ll mostly stick to just the questions.

NOTE: Due to a formatting issue with the transcript from the Steelers, the quotes are done as an image. I hope they all load correctly for your viewing, especially on mobile devices.

Kenny Pickett

Coach Tomlin was asked if Kenny Pickett is still the starter.

In a later question, Coach Tomlin was asked how changing the offensive coordinator impacts the evaluation of Pickett for the rest of the season.

In another later question, Coach Tomlin was asked what gives him confidence with Pickett as his quarterback.

In a later question, Coach Tomlin was asked if the final seven games are critical in the long-term development of Pickett.

Coach Tomlin was asked what he is looking to see from Pickett this week.

In a later question, Coach Tomlin was asked if the close relationship between Pickett and Mike Sullivan was a factor in naming him the play caller.

For the final question, Coach Tomlin was asked if he had any conversation with Kenny Pickett that morning when he saw him.

Cam Heyward

Coach Tomlin was asked about the decision to divide the responsibilities vacated by Matt Canada into two people instead of just one. In his response, Coach Tomlin referenced how the Steelers covered things when Camm Heyward was out due to injury.

Diontae Johnson

Coach Tomlin was asked if some of the problems are that Kenny Pickett and Diontae Johnson are too often miscommunicating.

Myles Jack

Coach Tomlin was asked what he sees in Myles Jack and what he thinks he has left.

Trenton Thompson & Mykal Walker

Coach Tomlin was asked what guys like Trenton Thompson provided on defense in the last performance. In his response, Coach Tomlin also brought up Mykal Walker.

Minkah Fitzpatrick

Coach Tomlin was asked if Minkah Fitzpatrick had a setback as Tomlin seemed pretty optimistic before the Green Bay game he would return to practice.

In a follow up question, Coach Tomlin was asked about his optimism for this week for Fitzpatrick.

Elandon Roberts

Coach Tomlin was asked how important it was that Elandon Roberts kept some of the young guys together on defense.

Mike Tomlin’s complete press conference can be seen here:

LIVE: Coach Tomlin addresses the media ahead of our Week 12 game against the Bengals. @PNCBank

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