Mike Tomlin has harsh words for George Pickens

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a chance to get back into the swing of things on Saturday when they host the 8-6 Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium. The Bengals will be without star wideout Ja'Marr Chase, which gives the Steelers the advantage. 

But after Pittsburgh's George Pickens criticized the media and seemingly blamed them for his struggles, head coach Mike Tomlin had some harsh advice for him.

"George is a talented guy but he's growing and growing in a lot of ways in regards to football and life," Tomlin said, via ESPN. "We don't run away from that. We run to that organizationally when we draft guys. We're committed to being a component of their growth and development in all areas."

"When you're winning and doing your jobs, a lot of the attention is on things such as that," Tomlin said. "When you're not doing your job and losing, you better keep your damn mouth shut and understand that that tracks a certain type of attention, as well. And usually that's vulture-like attention."

Meanwhile, Allen Robinson II had this to say about the situation: 

"That's something that he has to compartmentalize and understand in that situations, regardless in the league, you've got to put the efforts out there to create winning habits," Robinson said, via Steelers Now. "I think regardless for younger players it may take some time to understand that or see that. 

"Him being able to see that and how certain efforts on the field, how those can kind of be game-changing situations, whether it be a touchdown or a tackle at the 1, or so on and so forth. Luckily we were able to score on that drive, but continuing to help him understand and compartmentalize the big picture of the team efforts."

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