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‘Siding With Talent Over The Standards:’ ESPN Panel Blasts Mike Tomlin’s Handling Of George Pickens

“The standard is the standard,” is one of Mike Tomlin’s go-to sayings. But Damien Woody thinks it should be amended.

“The standard is the standard…unless you’re good enough to ignore it.”

In a long segment on Thursday’s First Take, Dan Orlovsky, Shannon Sharpe, and Woody, three former NFL players, discussed the state of the Steelers following George Pickens’ questionable effort and Tomlin’s responses to it. Woody took Tomlin to task, believing he’s letting standards drop because of perceived talent.

“When I look at Mike Tomlin, okay, ‘so you’re siding with talent over the standards right here, right?