LATROBE, Pa. -- Kenny Pickett claps once as he breaks the huddle, coolly, slowly striding toward the line of scrimmage. Two yards from the end zone. Base formation. Standard number of bigs. Some pre-snap motion. Options all over.
Across from him, staring squarely back at him ... Mike Tomlin.
That's how these roll. The drill's called seven shots and, on its face, the challenge for the offense couldn't be simpler: Score. But thumb back up to that photo I snapped for the top of this column. That's the head coach with his back to the goalpost, arms folded, eyes no doubt screaming-wide-open under those shades.