Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, coach Mike McCarthy not on the same page

The Pittsburgh Steelers skipped practice on Tuesday, Oct. 6, as they prepare to face the Indianapolis Colts in Week 5 of the NFL season. Despite a long weekend following their loss to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday, Oct. 1, coach Mike McCarthy announced that the team would take a day for self-reflection before gearing up for the upcoming game.

During a brief press conference, McCarthy appeared to criticize the team's overall performance, stating, "We need to clean our own house. Our house isn't clean right now." While it remains unclear exactly what McCarthy meant by "clean our own house," players in the locker room expressed little concern and emphasized the need for greater consistency moving forward.

The latest setback for the Steelers came in their loss to the Browns, where quarterback Aaron Rodgers expressed frustration with the speed of play-calling and even yelled at McCarthy on the sideline. Rodgers had previously mentioned in a Week 2 loss that he must improve at communicating with coaches when they call the wrong plays.

McCarthy defended their relationship during a press conference, noting that he spoke with Rodgers over the weekend and that their interactions had been ongoing since McCarthy's coaching days with Rodgers on the Green Bay Packers from 2006 to 2018.