Once is by chance. Twice is a pattern. Mike Tomlin attempted to explain Nick Herbig’s low snap count last week by pointing to game circumstances and told everybody to “keep watching.” But his snap total went down Sunday night in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 35-25 loss to the Green Bay Packers. So what gives?
This isn’t about rotation preference anymore — this is about a talented young player not being rewarded for production on a reeling defense that badly needs it.
After playing 29 snaps (38.2 percent) a week ago, Herbig played 24 snaps (37.5 percent) against the Packers.