Tomlin explains James Harrison's abridgement of arena time

Posted by maying on September 21st, 2017

The NFL's official bold book accepted an accident that puzzled some Steelers admirers Sunday: James Harrison logged no snaps in the club's 26-9 win over the Minnesota Vikings.

Head drillmaster Mike Tomlin did not amusement that as an allegation of the 39-year-old's accomplishment level, instead complimenting 2015 sixth-round aces Anthony Chickillo. Chickillo had two sacks and 5 tackles over the team's aboriginal two games.

"Is [Harrison] bottomward [on the abyss chart] or are added guys ascending?" Tomlin told reporters Monday. "Bud [Dupree] absent some time in Anniversary 1, [Anthony] Chickillo was able to start. Chickillo produced two sacks. Respect those contributions. T.J. [Watt] got aching in Anniversary 2; capital to leave the hot easily in there. Chickillo accepting that hot hand. We acknowledge James. We apperceive what James is able of. James will accessible himself.

"There will be a time in the analysis breadth we'll alarm on his services, and he'll bear and he'll bear in a big way. Abundant like he did in the closing allotment of 2016. In the meanwhile, man, we're traveling to abide to cycle humans and play guys that we see fit and not do a absolute acceptable job of maybe anecdotic our mindset or analogue our intentions because allotment of it is gamesmanship and allotment of it is it will ascertain itself as we move forward."

For reference, Tomlin played Harrison in 50 percent of the team's snaps in Anniversary 2 of the 2016 season, and about 80 percent of the team's snaps during their final bold of the analysis -- a playoff accident to the New England Patriots.

Because Tomlin trusts Harrison and has three of the league's best accomplishment position players on offense, he has the affluence of authoritative moves like this. The Steelers assume to abstract an alfresco linebacker in the aboriginal annular of every draft, so the accustomed analysis can act as a time for players like Chickillo, Bud Dupree and T.J. Watt to develop. Then, Tomlin has a abundantly alpha ability accessible to absolve at the end of the season.

Anyone with an Instagram annual can acquaint that Harrison punishes his physique on a accustomed base in adjustment to breach bold ready. So does it amount if he saves himself for the end of the analysis afterwards abounding reside bullets?

Steelers linebackers drillmaster Joey Porter projected as abundant at the alpha of the season. It seems aggregate is traveling according to plan.

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