The Tomlin era started perfectly.First, it was the way he handled Alan Faneca's minicamp meltdown.Next, it was the way he ran his training camp, and the product he put on the field during pre-season.Then, he started the season by guiding his team to three lopsided victories.
Extrapolate Ben Roethlisberger's statistics after two games and you end up with the type of stats that win championships:3,224 yards passing, with 40 touchdowns and only 8 interceptions.
From the day he was drafted on April 28th until the day he slowly waded his way back into the training camp waters on August 14th, Lawrence Timmons participated in four full practices and left two other practices early with injury.
This is the first edition of a continuing column that will be available every Monday, except when the Steelers play on Monday Night, in which case it will be available Tuesday evening. This and every edition of MEQB is dedicated to the living memory of my favorite NFL columnist. It won't take you long to figure out who.
