I don't know how he can argue this point? Two years in a row the Steelers underachieved and had one of their stars players behaving rather strangely leading up to a big game (Antonio Brown Facebook Living Tomlin's postgame speed; Le'Veon Bell tweeting that he can't wait for a rematch with the Patriots 12 hours before the Steelers were playing the Jags).
‘Coach T’ kept everyone focused and moving on to the next problem. '
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2018/01/25/pro-bowl-Cam-Heyward-Ben-Roethlisberger-drama-jaguars/stories/201801250159