Ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 14 game against the Baltimore Ravens, fans were shocked to learn that Roman Wilson was a healthy scratch. We knew that head coach Mike Tomlin wanted to get veteran wide receivers Adam Thielen and Marquez Valdes-Scantling on the field at some point, but we didn't know it would come at the expense of benching Wilson.
But worse than Wilson's benching itself is Tomlin's pitiful reasoning behind the decision. The Steelers' head coach spoke to the media on Tuesday as Pittsburgh prepares for their Week 15 Monday Night Football game against the Miami Dolphins.