LATROBE, Pa. – Through much of the early stages of this training camp, the Steelers had to react and adapt to the weather conditions, whether it was heat or rain or both. For Thursday's practice, the decision was made to be proactive and then adapt to that.

Seeing that the forecast was calling for a 90 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms throughout Thursday afternoon, the Steelers moved their day's practice up to a 10 a.m. start, which allowed them to complete all of their on-field work in relative comfort.

"We always try to have a hard core plan, but be light on our feet," said Coach Mike Tomlin. "I just think that's a component of football, and particularly team development. We went early today to beat the weather. I liked the energy and the preparedness that the guys showed, e

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