Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin instructed after Saturday’s preseason recreation that neither Russell Wilson nor Justin Fields has finished practically sufficient to grab management of the workforce’s quarterback battle.
Tomlin mentioned the workforce’s efforts on offense had been “JV” after Saturday’s ugly 9-3 loss to the Buffalo Payments, citing the quarterback play as a problem. The pinnacle coach added that there have been an entire litany of different issues that impacted the workforce’s offense as properly.
“We didn’t do a adequate job of defending the quarterback. We gotta do a greater job in cross safety than we did, not solely in possession downs however simply normally,” Tomlin mentioned. “I used to be actually upfront with the group about it in that regard. That may’t be an issue for us.”
The most important drawback, nevertheless, is perhaps the quarterback place. Russell Wilson went 8-of-10 in his preseason debut, however tallied simply 47 yards and was sacked 3 times. Justin Fields was not significantly better, going 11-of-17 for under 92 yards. The truth that he was not that good last week, both, doesn’t encourage a lot confidence.
For now, Wilson continues to be in line to be the workforce’s starter, although that received’t excite anybody after Saturday’s displaying. Tomlin clearly desires additional enchancment, but when he doesn’t get it, he could have few choices outdoors of simply driving with Wilson.
