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I don't know if you guys know who he is, but you should he is one of the great Steeler beat writers, scratch that he is a great Pittsburgh sports beat writer. You guys should subscribe to https://dkpittsburghsports.com/ best Steeler site.
Anyways this the guy who reported about Dotson, way back pre- training camp, that the coaching staff is not happy with him.
Here is from his latest article...
It hardly requires inside information to see that the Steelers' offense is a chaotic mess.
But two sources inside South Water Street told me this week that the chaos isn't limited to what's seen on the field. A few items culled from those conversations:
• Both offensive coordinator Matt Canada and now-departed offensive line coach Adrian Klemm wanted to go with J.C. Hassenauer at center several weeks before Mike Tomlin finally made the change, and even then only after Kendrick Green was hurt. Green's healthy now, and Hassenauer's the starter, drawing praise from Tomlin.
• It can't be overstated how under-equipped Green was to be a starting center in the NFL in 2021. He's still being taught basic hand techniques.
• Tomlin really listens to Canada. And even when people all around Canada wonder what he's doing in a given situation, the head coach has his back. As such, Canada doesn't sweat anything internally.
• It was Canada who'd been urging Najee Harris to wait and wait and wait at the line for holes rather than simply attacking the first he saw. This wasn't met with universal agreement on the staff, but Canada had Tomlin's backing on it. Once Harris was cut loose a little more against the Browns two weeks ago, the yardage came.
• Ben Roethlisberger has appreciated the blocking of John Leglue at left guard well beyond the standard niceties. And Ben hasn't been alone in that regard.
• Zach Banner wowed Tomlin with the conditioning he showed upon reporting for training camp, but it's been a struggle to keep weight off in the mostly idle weeks since then.
As ever when I report stuff like this, please understand that it's not intended to reflect universally shared stances. This is Friday Insider, and it's a place for our staff to share what we hear. All I'm doing.
Anyways this the guy who reported about Dotson, way back pre- training camp, that the coaching staff is not happy with him.
Here is from his latest article...
It hardly requires inside information to see that the Steelers' offense is a chaotic mess.
But two sources inside South Water Street told me this week that the chaos isn't limited to what's seen on the field. A few items culled from those conversations:
• Both offensive coordinator Matt Canada and now-departed offensive line coach Adrian Klemm wanted to go with J.C. Hassenauer at center several weeks before Mike Tomlin finally made the change, and even then only after Kendrick Green was hurt. Green's healthy now, and Hassenauer's the starter, drawing praise from Tomlin.
• It can't be overstated how under-equipped Green was to be a starting center in the NFL in 2021. He's still being taught basic hand techniques.
• Tomlin really listens to Canada. And even when people all around Canada wonder what he's doing in a given situation, the head coach has his back. As such, Canada doesn't sweat anything internally.
• It was Canada who'd been urging Najee Harris to wait and wait and wait at the line for holes rather than simply attacking the first he saw. This wasn't met with universal agreement on the staff, but Canada had Tomlin's backing on it. Once Harris was cut loose a little more against the Browns two weeks ago, the yardage came.
• Ben Roethlisberger has appreciated the blocking of John Leglue at left guard well beyond the standard niceties. And Ben hasn't been alone in that regard.
• Zach Banner wowed Tomlin with the conditioning he showed upon reporting for training camp, but it's been a struggle to keep weight off in the mostly idle weeks since then.
As ever when I report stuff like this, please understand that it's not intended to reflect universally shared stances. This is Friday Insider, and it's a place for our staff to share what we hear. All I'm doing.
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