Hearing from Coach Mike Tomlin

Throughout the 2007 season, Coach Mike Tomlin will answer questions exclusively for Steelers Digest and Steelers.com. The following is one of those sessions. For the complete interview, pick up the latest issue of Steelers Digest.

Q. What do you like about this team?
A. They love to compete. They love to play football. And they don’t care how their bodies feel, or what weather conditions they’re in, what kind of mood they’re in. When we roll the ball out there and they compete against one another, they love to compete. You watch guys after practice, and even as they’re getting a little extra conditioning in, they’re competing. That’s one of the things that jumped out at me about this football team, and that’s one of the things that’s most exciting.

Q. Is that a unique quality?
A. It is when it’s the vast majority of the guys. There’s a unique camaraderie here from that standpoint. You don’t get to compete at this level as an individual unless you’re competitive. These guys have fun competing against one another on a daily basis. It’s a close unit but at the same time they compete. I think that’s what makes it a little bit unique.

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