Previous to yesterday’s recreation towards the New York Jets, the Pittsburgh Steelers made the choice to go along with Russell Wilson as their beginning quarterback regardless of coming in with a 4-2 document.
Wilson was tabbed because the starter simply previous to Week 1 by head coach Mike Tomlin however wasn’t capable of play on account of a calf pressure, and the choice to start out him on Sunday as a substitute of Justin Fields was seen as a controversial one.
However Wilson was stable towards New York, going 16 of 29 for 264 yards and two landing passes whereas including a speeding landing, and the Steelers had been capable of floor the Jets, 37-15.
Corridor of Famer Dwight Freeney stated on “Up & Adams” that Wilson offers Pittsburgh extra of an upside than they’d with Fields.
“The upside with Russell is greater than (Justin) Fields.”
Pittsburgh acquired each Wilson and Fields this offseason, which created an prompt quarterback controversy.
Fields, who had struggled in his three prior NFL seasons with the Chicago Bears, threw for simply 1,106 yards and 5 touchdowns within the first six video games of this season.
Whereas Wilson isn’t fairly what he was once with the Seattle Seahawks and is coming off two dismal years with the Denver Broncos, he confirmed that he maybe nonetheless has sufficient recreation on Sunday.
He isn’t the dual-threat QB he was a number of years in the past, however he averaged a strong 9.1 yards per go try versus the Jets, which was a lot higher than his poor 6.9 yards per try final season.
The Steelers have a 5-2 document and are in first place within the NFC North largely due to their protection, which ranks second within the league in factors allowed.
Nonetheless, their schedule will get harder within the weeks to come back, in order that protection, in addition to Wilson’s capacity to nonetheless play at a excessive stage, might be sincerely examined.
