The Pittsburgh Steelers' No. 1 wide receiver playing time was attributed to "snap management," according to the team's head coach.

After the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 5 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, HC Mike Tomlin addressed George Pickens spending extra snaps on the bench.

After the game, head coach Mike Tomlin addressed this when asked by the media and offered up a rather odd explanation for it. Mike Tomlin says George Pickens was limited because of “snap management” — compared it to resting and rotating defensive lineman like Cam Heyward — and there’s “no underlying story” Tomlin attributed the absence to what he called “snap management” and compared the 23-year-old Pickens to the 35-year-old Cam Heyward in terms of resting and rotating players in and out.