Mike Tomlin raves about Von Miller: 'Some guys are aliens visiting from another planet'

The Pittsburgh Steelers and rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett are going to have their hands full on Sunday when they venture to Buffalo as 14-point underdogs to face one of the league's best teams. 

One of the people looking to disrupt Pickett's first NFL start will be Bills edge rusher Von Miller, who definitely has the attention of Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.

In giving his rundown of the Bills at his weekly press conference, Tomlin referred to Miller as "an alien visiting from another planet."

What exactly does that mean? Miller is pretty darn good and has Tomlin's complete respect.

“He’s Von Miller," said Tomlin on Tuesday. "Some guys are aliens visiting from another planet, and that’s just the reality of it. Man, in the National Football League, you’ve got to respect all these guys. They are all freaky. But some guys are even freaky in our setting. And he’s just one of those guys. He always has been since he came out of A&M, moving, changing and running like a corner. He needs no endorsement from me. His resume is his resume. Kudos to Von Miller. Tip of the cap to Von Miller.’’

You will not get a much more glowing endorsement of an opposing player than that from a head coach. 

Miller signed with the Bills in free agency this offseason and is trying to win his third Super Bowl with his third different team after previously winning titles with the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams.

So far this season Miller has three sacks, five tackles for loss and two passes defended for the Bills defense. 

Buffalo enters Sunday's game with a 3-1 record after a come-from-behind win in Baltimore on Sunday.

The Steelers are 1-3 after losing a 10-point lead against the New York Jets on Sunday, a game that saw them bench Mitch Trubisky for Pickett. Pickett was the first quarterback taken in the 2022 NFL Draft and the Steelers' first selection.