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Mike Tomlin discusses his relationship with his players and their preparation for SB XLIII.
"Ben's fine. He's going to play," Tomlin said.Roethlisberger was drilled in the back during the AFC Championship Game, and has spent much of his time stretching his torso during practice this week.
Tomlin said he didn't have anything planned to tell the team before the game against the Arizona Cardinals. The coach says that when it comes to motivational speeches, he prefers to "wing it."
Tomlin, anticipating the media's line of questioning on another of his star players, said: "Hines is great."
Ward "looked pretty good" in Thursday's practice, according to Tomlin, and the team will "see where he is" after Friday's practice.
"We'll continue to push forward towards Sunday, but our mentality regarding Hines has not changed," Tomlin said. "He's intent on playing in the football game."
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