Short-handed and working in two new pieces defensively Sunday on the road in a hostile environment against the Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin came away pleased with the performance of the two key new pieces in linebacker Mykal Walker and Trenton Thompson.
Speaking with reporters Tuesday during his weekly press conference, Tomlin praised Walker and Thompson for their work defensively against the Browns, especially from a communication standpoint with the two new faces seeing their first extended action defensively on the season.
“I was really pleased with the level of communication and the quality of that communication, particularly guys in the interior portions, communication portions of our defense.