Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin advised after Saturday’s preseason sport that neither Russell Wilson nor Justin Fields has carried out almost sufficient to grab management of the workforce’s quarterback battle.
Tomlin stated the workforce’s efforts on offense have been “JV” after Saturday’s ugly 9-3 loss to the Buffalo Payments, citing the quarterback play as a problem. The top coach added that there was a complete 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 move safety than we did, not solely in possession downs however simply typically,” Tomlin stated. “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 downside, nonetheless, 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 a lot 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 exhibiting. Tomlin desires additional enchancment, but when he doesn’t get it, he can have few choices exterior of simply using with Wilson.
