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08-03-2006, 05:34 PM
Not a good day
Thursday, August 3, 2006
By BOB LABRIOLA
Steelers.com
LATROBE, Pa. ? Coach Bill Cowher certainly has seen some things he liked during practices so far at this training camp. It's just that none of those good things happened today.
Did he like anything he saw from the team?
"Not really," said Cowher. "We kind of fought through it. You'd think we had a practice last night. We've been up here about a week, and it's time we raised our standards and started holding everybody accountable from this day forward. We can't keep making the same mistakes. We have to pick it up a notch."
There have been other instances during Cowher's tenure of sluggish practices the day following a night practice, and that form held true.
During the 11-on-11 period, Cowher was especially unhappy with the way the defense was coming off the ball. Practice then closed with two repetitions of the one-minute drill, in which the offense get a specific amount of time to move the ball into scoring position, and each repetition ended in four plays with no first downs.
During the eight offensive plays, Ben Roethlisberger overthrew two receivers, Quincy Morgan and Sean Morey each dropped a pass and the offensive line allowed a sack on fourth down.
"The biggest thing is you have to fight through it," said Cowher. "The thing about this business is you have to put those things behind you, to come back, whether it's the next play or the next day. That's the mark of a dependable football player, because you're going to have days like that.
"I'm not concerned about Sean. The thing about our football team is we cannot make the repetitive mistakes we've been making."
INJURY UPDATE: Cowher said Deshea Townsend tweaked a groin, and he'll be day-to-day.
http://news.steelers.com/article/66910/
Thursday, August 3, 2006
By BOB LABRIOLA
Steelers.com
LATROBE, Pa. ? Coach Bill Cowher certainly has seen some things he liked during practices so far at this training camp. It's just that none of those good things happened today.
Did he like anything he saw from the team?
"Not really," said Cowher. "We kind of fought through it. You'd think we had a practice last night. We've been up here about a week, and it's time we raised our standards and started holding everybody accountable from this day forward. We can't keep making the same mistakes. We have to pick it up a notch."
There have been other instances during Cowher's tenure of sluggish practices the day following a night practice, and that form held true.
During the 11-on-11 period, Cowher was especially unhappy with the way the defense was coming off the ball. Practice then closed with two repetitions of the one-minute drill, in which the offense get a specific amount of time to move the ball into scoring position, and each repetition ended in four plays with no first downs.
During the eight offensive plays, Ben Roethlisberger overthrew two receivers, Quincy Morgan and Sean Morey each dropped a pass and the offensive line allowed a sack on fourth down.
"The biggest thing is you have to fight through it," said Cowher. "The thing about this business is you have to put those things behind you, to come back, whether it's the next play or the next day. That's the mark of a dependable football player, because you're going to have days like that.
"I'm not concerned about Sean. The thing about our football team is we cannot make the repetitive mistakes we've been making."
INJURY UPDATE: Cowher said Deshea Townsend tweaked a groin, and he'll be day-to-day.
http://news.steelers.com/article/66910/