According to Jerry Dulac of the Post-Gazette, Coach Tomlin has banned all players from playing games in the locker room- including vets. Dulac writes that Tomlin has removed the pool cues, shuffleboard discs, and ping pong paddles until the team gets back on track. While it seems unlikely that banning pool in the locker room correlates to success on the field, it is fitting that vets lose the privilege after making the same ruling for rookies a short time ago. Whatever changes need to be made to start winning, I guess.

I’m sure you were asking yourself ‘I wonder where Brian Moorman and Dennis Dixon are now’, right? The Buffalo Bills added Dennis Dixon to their practice squad today. The former Steeler and Oregon Duck, who some thought could be a successful starter in the NFL someday, was cut by the Eagles on August 30th. Dixon was drafted in the 5th round by the Steelers in the 2008 draft. He has been a free agent since being cut by his former coach in August. Dixon worked out for the Bills on Saturday and was added to their practice squad today. The Steelers host the Bills November 10th at 1:00 pm. Of course that’s probably irrelevant, as the odds of Dixon even being on their team by then are probably slim, let alone being promoted to the active roster.

The Bills also signed P Brian Moorman yesterday. Moorman was with the Steelers during training camp before ultimately losing the roster battle to Drew Butler.

Jory Rand, sports anchor for KDKA, reported via Twitter earlier that signs were posted around the Steelers locker room stating that anyone with less than 4 years NFL experience cannot play pool, shuffle board, or ping pong during business hours.

1 change to come out of Steelers veterans meeting yesterday is younger players arent allowed to play pool or ping-pong during business hours

— Jory Rand (@ABC7Jory) September 19, 2013

The signs indicated that the new rule only applied during business hours in the locker room- from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. A few players were asked about it after practice. Ben Roethlisberger said he was unaware of the changes. When asked if the signs were new, Ryan Clark said, “Did you see them there yesterday?” Antonio Brown said, “Sometimes… a lot of veteran leaders allow young guys to be here on business hours and still have a good time…I think the older guys are cracking down and making sure guys on the clock are business savvy while they’re here.”

Most of the signs, however, were removed by the time practice had concluded. Share your thoughts on this in the Steelers Talk Forum.