Tomlin on Bush, O-line, heat, Leal

Q. Your time at Saint Vincent College has ended for the summer. After two years away from Latrobe as your training camp site, was the time spent there everything you expected it to be?
A. It was and then some. I’m just such an appreciator of the atmosphere and the environment and what it does for us from a team development standpoint. The informal time, the togetherness, the opportunities that guys get to know one another and gain an understanding and appreciation for one another is worth its weight in gold. You can’t measure it, but we all acknowledge that good teams have it, and it’s a component of getting out of stadiums, and that’s why we pour into it. It has been a good experience.

Q. Will you go back there next year?
A. I’m sure we will, but that’s up to Art Rooney II ultimately. That’s above my pay-grade, but I’m all for destination camping for sure.

Q. What have you learned about your quarterbacks as a result of this process so far that you didn’t know before?
A. Just how solid of guys they are. When you’re competing the way that they’re competing, it’s challenging. But I just love how all three have handled it, how they’ve supported one another and been stand-up dudes, been good teammates throughout the process. And you can’t say enough about that. I don’t take that for granted, I value that. That spirit has aided the process and probably helped all of them from a performance standpoint.

Q. What boxes still need to be checked?
A. All of them. We’ve been in one stadium, and that’s just the reality of it. Obviously, the sand is starting to run through the hourglass, but so many stories are going to be told over the course of the next couple of weeks. I would hesitate to say that any box is completely checked at this point in terms of being Sept. 11-type ready.

Q. There have been three inside linebackers rotating through the lineup with the first group – Devin Bush, Myles Jack, and Robert Spillane. Are you looking for two to emerge, or is it going to be a…