Please don't mention the word "repeat" when you're around Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. And don't bother with the catchphrase "defending champions." He won't be referencing either in the months ahead as the Steelers attempt to repe ... er ... defend ... um ... try and win next year's Super Bowl.
"The thing that I'll sell to our football team is that we're not attempting to repeat," said Tomlin, who at 36 became the youngest coach to win a Super Bowl title. "That special group of men , that's gone forever. There will be a new 53 men."
OK, when Tomlin says "we're not attempting to repeat," he doesn't mean they won't try to win Super Bowl XLIV next year in Miami. It's just that he won't use the word to his players as he prepares them for the 2009 season. Continue
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