The inevitable has happened in Pittsburgh.
After weeks of long-ago running due to calf shock, Russell Wilson is taking first team reps ahead of the Steelers’ closest game against the Untouched York Jets. The veteran is on the verge of surpassing snaps with Justin Fields, who helped lead the Steelers to an early 4-2 pace that Wilson was improving on.
Steelers senior mentor Mike Tomlin has not named a base quarterback for Sunday night and said the trend of practices this time will determine that. Basically, if Wilson does enough in practice, it will be his first start of the season. If he doesn’t, the Subjects will proceed to manage Pittsburgh’s offense, no less than for any other age.
As expected, there are different reviews on who will have to start against the Jets.
Bryan DeArdo, an NFL journalist for CBS who has covered the Steelers in some capacity since 2015, feels the subjects will have to start Sunday night’s game. By contrast, Cody Benjamin, a fellow NFL veteran for CBS Sports who covered a close quarterback fight in Philadelphia around 2017, believes it’s the age for Wilson to get his chance.
The crack aspects ignited an email chain between the two writers, and each laid out their circumstances:
From: Bryan DeArdo
Topic: Here’s who will have to start against the Jets
Hello Cody,
I totally understand your take on Russell Wilson and why founding him on Sunday night makes sense. But there are countless reasons why Justin Fields will have to bench Wilson at this age.
Let’s start with the fact that Fields has played a huge, charming role in Pittsburgh’s 4-2 start. He’s getting the ball in any zone (he has 10 total touchdowns to this point) and is largely doing an impressive job taking care of the ball with just one interception to this point. Why mess with what is fair if it is not necessary?
When it comes to evaluating quarterbacks, Subjects’ mobility gives him a definite advantage over Wilson. He leads the Steelers with five touchdowns and is second in the group in speed. Some of those performances have been by design, while others have been the byproduct of the players’ elite athleticism. If Subjects is out, a significant part of the Steelers’ offense goes with him.
From: Cody Benjamin
Thread: Re: Here’s who will have to start against the Jets
Bryan, my perfect boy,
There is no doubt that Subjects has done well. I think it’s a lot higher than many expected, from a ball control point of view no less. And I don’t even think it’s unreasonable to point out that he’ll ultimately end up being the most suitable option for the Steelers down the stretch.
However, I politely echo Mike Tomlin’s quotes from that era: “Justin has been really good, and we’ve been really good at times, but we shouldn’t confuse that with great… We’re trying to position ourselves.” . ourselves to be that team.” It’s less about what the field has been and more about what Russ could be.
Us know the steelmakers can Win with this Subjects model. But if you’ve also been given a veteran with an exponentially better resume as an experienced downfield passer, why not see what you have in him before pigeonholing yourself into the guy who was once destined to start the season on everyone’s bench modes?
From: Bryan DeArdo
Thread: Re: Here’s who will have to start against the Jets
Tomlin’s quote was once an acceptable reaction and highlights perhaps the most important argument for Wilson. The fields and offense were good, but the Steelers were “good” for a long time. They’re looking to be “that team” (also quoting Tomlin), and maybe Wilson can help them transform that. It is wrong to deny Wilson’s accuracy and ability to score touchdowns in the red zone.
That said, I don’t think Wilson’s strengths outweigh his potential weaknesses, weaknesses that are exacerbated when looking at the issues the Steelers face on offense.
The bad luck may outweigh the good luck the Steelers’ offensive sequence has had right now in terms of condition. The subjects, however cellular, have not been able to avoid several bouts of obesity during the first six weeks of the season. The offensive series’ struggles are compounded by a receiving corps that too often struggles to make itself evident, keep the quarterback on the ball longer and escape punishment.
How will the Steelers offer Wilson protection once they try to blank the Subjects?
From: Cody Benjamin
Thread: Re: Here’s who will have to start against the Jets
Truthful questions. Wilson is certainly not as agile as he once was, and Tomlin directly admitted that Fields is excellent when it comes to play-extending athleticism. However, there is one of those bittersweet truths about the entire Subject offense currently, even with that overspeed ability.
Your body characteristics, for example, advise you maybe you just be much more – a veritable twin blackmail – and yet, when it has been “unleashed” within the date, as it once was with the Chicago Bears, it has been a docile device. Now, you can’t blame the guys for doing almost everything the Steelers have asked, necessarily holding back apart from the urgent fighting conditions. But how long can they play this game, asking you to follow the sequence between playing in reserve and pushing the ball to generate a different, mediocre setup, and expect to stay in the win column? Wilson may be more prone to sacks, but even in his slow, off-kilter years with the Denver Broncos, he showed elite contact when using the ball and stretching the outfield.
Let us also imagine that, thanks to the groups know The Steelers want the guys to easily control the ball and lean on their legs, they will almost certainly have to increase the overloaded fronts, fill the field and anticipate the run, while with Wilson, there would at least be a built-in blackmail of Images of downfield of additional regime.
From: Bryan DeArdo
Thread: Re: Here’s who will have to start against the Jets
That is a very reasonable level. If they refuse, the Steelers can’t expect to continue winning like this incessantly. They need more from their offense, and that includes the quarterback position.
Players, on the other hand, have shown growth with each age, and there are incorrect reasons to assume he won’t continue to make strides if the Steelers add him to the lineup. The guy is not the same player he was in Generation 1, and it’s a safe bet he won’t be the same player he is now from now on.
I’ll peak by taking a look at the Steelers’ closest schedule. The Steelers face the Jets and their tough defense on Sunday night. They will become the closest host to the Giants eight days after their bye. They will face off closer to Jayden Daniels and the Commanders on the road in Generation 10.
Given how his schedule plays out, wouldn’t it make more sense to start Fields on Sunday night and, depending on how that game goes, match Wilson against the Giants before the bye? That would give Wilson another age of readiness with the first-team offense, a possible start against an easier opponent and an age of rest that would give him more age to feel comfortable before facing a difficult opponent in his development. . Another start on Sunday would also give the players one last chance to turn what they can do into a strong team with a daytime Hall of Fame quarterback (Aaron Rodgers) on the other side of the outfield.
From: Cody Benjamin
Thread: Re: Here’s who will have to start against the Jets
Bryan, I’m pleasantly surprised you mentioned the agenda, because that’s exactly the place I used to travel to afterwards. I think your proposal could be very honest and will give you the best of both worlds: giving subjects the opportunity to fully understand the activity towards valid protection and prepare for the real risk of an upcoming week. Wilson control execution.
The only thing possible: Wilson, of course, appears to be completely healthy, completely fit, right now. Now not after age. Now. Maybe he and the Subjects wouldn’t complain publicly, but from an optical standpoint, the founding Subjects against the Jets would necessarily be calling him “the guy” instead of Wilson. Which is fine, if that’s what they need to do. However, it is obviously not anymore what Tomlin is capable of doing. And you’ll see why: if you identify the subjects, they refuse. 1 currently, picking him as a “known commodity” over the positive side of Wilson’s passing game, and the closest bench subjects immediately if he struggles against the Jets, has muddied an already murky dynamic.
Is demoting him just as dangerous for Wilson? Most likely. But the transition between quarterbacks could be more natural this way. Let’s say you give Wilson the Jets sport. and the sport of the Giants. There are two beginnings, one against an official protection, another against a non-legitimate group, which you will accelerate until the goodbye of Generation 9, where you would have any other complete age to reevaluate the complete photo. : Wilson’s two video games versus the Subjects’ six. If those two weeks turn out that Wilson isn’t like that, or Wilson falters mightily near the break, no one would care if you went back to being Subject, who has shown that he can at least do a lot to keep you aggressive. .
At the end of the past, I don’t think we’re in a war of words here. The fact that this argument exists speaks to the harsh nature of the condition; There is no clearly suitable solution, otherwise the Steelers would have already proudly made the decision. And whatever method or whatever, however they make a decision, I’d be surprised if we didn’t see Wilson at some point this season. Because? Because if you want to win playoff games and not just cling to the wild card bracket, you have to win in the breeze at some point. And we have yet to see the Steelers actually let the guys aim for that.
From a broader standpoint, I think the Pittsburgh factor has more to do with philosophy and infrastructure and less to do with those two quarterbacks. They haven’t built the offense/receivers for the recent NFL. They still lean heavily toward run and defense. they have sought Subject to be the best way it has been. And now they almost certainly hope Wilson can be that, too, and a little more. Whatever the approach, it’s a big bet. And either way, there’s a good chance they’ll hit the reset button on both options down the road, except Tomlin’s bravado and physical defense accelerate the entire operation to the next level.
As close as possible, let’s take advantage of the experience. And thanks for the dialogue, Bryan!
