“I don’t really have a reaction, honestly,” defensive tackle Cam Heyward maintained. “I don’t make the decision on who the quarterback is; I just have to play better and the defense has to play better as a defense. We knew the offense might have some hiccups and stuff but for the most part we just worry about playing better and complementing the entire offense as a whole. “Obviously, there’s curiosity from a fan perspective but it’s a team game. Whoever is back there we all have to be ready to support. That’s not gonna change whether it’s Mitch (Trubisky), Mason (Rudolph) or Kenny, so looking forward to it.”
Added defensive lineman Chris Wormley: “I think my job is gonna be the same on defense. Give him as many opportunities to score points, get a bunch of turnovers, get off the field, especially this week with (Bills quarterback) Josh Allen extending plays.
“Just giving Kenny as many opportunities to score as possible.”
The switch from Trubisky, who started the first three games, hit close to home for the offensive linemen, center Mason Cole, in particular.
“It’s a little bit of a responsibility on me to help Kenny along and kind of be of assistance to him, whatever he needs from me and from us up front,” Cole said. “I don’t think that changes our mentality at all.
“I think we still have to go out and execute at the highest level, and that’s always the goal. But with a rookie quarterback back there I think we just have to heighten our senses a little bit.”
Tomlin emphasized it was not his intention to “dump the responsibility of what transpired at Mitch’s feet.
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