Steelers’ DT Holding Everyone Accountable For Thursday Loss
Pittsburgh Steelers' defensive tackle Cameron Heyward is holding everyone, including himself, accountable for Thursday's loss to the New England Patriots.
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00:00 The inside linebacker, it's a tough position to begin with
00:02 because so much, it's the hub of communication.
00:05 But I think,
00:07 it's, you know,
00:10 Landon brings so much stability in there.
00:13 And then when we had him out at the end of the Sunday game,
00:18 it was rough, but, you know,
00:21 there's gonna be good plays and bad plays.
00:23 And, you know, Michael Walker made a great play
00:26 getting the interception.
00:28 But inside linebacker play, it's tough.
00:31 You know, we're asking guys to get on a moving train
00:34 and asking them to play at a high level,
00:36 but we need that, you know,
00:38 we can't run away from it.
00:39 And, you know, hopefully we can be better because of it.
00:43 - Kim, how do you keep guys together
00:45 through this negativity?
00:46 - I think you keep guys together by being accountable,
00:52 not running from the mistakes.
00:55 You know, we'll have meetings tomorrow.
00:59 But I'm not someone who's gonna shy away
01:03 from what's going on.
01:04 And hopefully a lot of our,
01:06 I know a lot of our guys are gonna think the same way.
01:09 You know, when we're out there or when we're in meetings,
01:12 there's a standard, there's a level of,
01:16 level of play that needs to be accustomed to everybody.
01:22 And when we fall short, everybody's accountable for it.
01:27 Nothing more than that.
01:29 - Kim, as a leader, as a captain,
01:31 what's your role in fixing it?
01:33 - Tackling it during practice.
01:35 - What did Mike say to you guys after the game?
01:38 Did he say anything different
01:40 than what you've seen him say over the years?
01:43 - I don't think, Mike T doesn't like to, you know,
01:47 I think Mike T likes to absorb the film
01:54 before he really makes a judgment.
01:56 And I think that's fair.
01:57 Obviously players are ticked off, mad about the game.
02:02 But, you know, it's just about being smart with your words
02:05 and, you know, getting back in the lab
02:07 and absorbing what's really going on.
02:10 You know, you can't put a mask over this.
02:15 This has been two ugly games
02:17 that we have to be accountable for.