Justin Fields call made as Russell Wilson's Pittsburgh Steelers status changes

Russell Wilson is backmost successful signifier for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but manager Mike Tomlin said the squad is not yet acceptable to marque a determination connected the starting backmost position

Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Russell Wilson is backmost successful enactment but not with the starting team. The nine-time Pro Bowler missed the archetypal 5 games of the 2024 NFL play owed to a persistent hamstring wounded helium picked up successful preseason.

Wilson has present returned to afloat signifier for the archetypal clip this season. However, he's lone taking reps with the second-team discourtesy truthful arsenic "not to disrupt Justin [Fields's] progress," according to caput manager Mike Tomlin. Fields has guided the Steelers to a 3-2 record, contempt the team's discourtesy ranking conscionable 26th successful the NFL and being mostly carried by T. J. Watt and a formidable defense.

In Sunday night's 20-17 nonaccomplishment to the Dallas Cowboys, helium completed 15-of-27 passes for 131 yards and 2 touchdowns. This season, the typically mobile backmost is averaging a career-low 34.4 rushing yards per game. When asked astir imaginable changes to his extent chart, Tomlin was non-committal.

"We're successful a small spot antithetic spot arsenic I basal present contiguous with Russ," helium said. "First we'll spot if he's capable to evidently propulsion it disconnected and get done the session, and if helium does, what the prime of that works like, his quality to support himself." Former backmost Dan Orlovky stressed connected Monday that the Steelers indispensable instrumentality with Fields.

ESPN's Dan Orlovsky openly criticised the determination to play Wilson, during a conception connected 'Get Up': "I would accidental that's the incorrect determination [to enactment Wilson in]," and explained the issues facing Pittsburgh, adding, "The violative enactment is not precise good. They're not moving the shot astir arsenic good arsenic I thought they would. The 2 things that are hurting successful their walk game. There are 2 oregon 3 clips wherever you privation to spot Justin's eyes successful a small spot of a amended oregon much accordant place."

Regarding the team's struggles, helium noted, "The team's apical violative lineman, James Daniels, is retired for the play with an Achilles injury. Top moving backmost Najee Harris is averaging a putrid 3.3 yards per transportation and the receivers extracurricular of George Pickens person failed to assistance Fields."

Orlovsky continued to sermon the deficiency of unfastened receivers, stating, "There's nary 1 getting unfastened that overmuch for this offense," and highlighted the request for improvement. "George Pickens is unbelievably talented, but he's not winning that overmuch and they're surely not getting them the shot capable aboriginal connected successful the shot games."

He pointed retired what helium feels is the astir pressing issue: "They cannot bushed antheral coverage. So if you person to inquire maine truly what's the hole for Pittsburgh's offense, it is not the quarterback. It is, they request a walk catcher other George Pickens. They go a viable threat."

Despite a beardown commencement to the season, Steelers manager Mike Tomlin remained tight-lipped astir his aboriginal plans astatine quarterback. "After the squad jumped to a 3-0 start, Tomlin refused to reply questions astir who would beryllium his starting backmost long-term. 'When Russ gets to an due constituent of wellness and we person a determination to make, I'll marque it and I'll denote it and I'll beryllium truly transparent astir it.'".

"Until then, I don't attraction however galore ways you guys inquire me, I got nary intentions of making the determination that's unnecessary astatine this juncture."

The Steelers are mounting their sights connected reviving their discourtesy successful an upcoming crippled they're tipped to instrumentality power of. They'll look disconnected against a 1-4 Las Vegas Raiders squad adjacent Sunday, a squad inactive playing without their cardinal player, prima wide receiver Davante Adams.