Quite a few NFL reporters and analysts have instructed all through this week that Justin Fields ought to and can stay the Pittsburgh Steelers’ beginning quarterback even after veteran Russell Wilson is cleared to return from his lingering calf damage because of the truth that Fields has guided Pittsburgh to a 3-0 document.
Throughout Friday’s version of FS1’s “The Facility” program, former NFL working again and two-time Tremendous Bowl champion LeSean McCoy poured chilly water over the Fields hype prepare.
“We preserve speaking about Justin Fields as if he is, like, carrying his crew, a game-changer,” McCoy stated about Fields, as shared by Josh Carney of Steelers Depot. “We discuss him greater than we discuss (Buffalo Payments star) Josh Allen carrying a crew after which we actually break down the crew and actually watch the tape and have a look at the stats. Any quarterback in America can do this.”
McCoy was referencing how, in line with ESPN stats, the Steelers are coming into Week 4 ranked twenty ninth within the NFL with a median of 158.3 passing yards per sport and twenty fourth with a median of 17.0 factors scored per contest. Pro Football Reference exhibits that Fields is ranked twenty second within the league amongst certified gamers with a 47.5 adjusted QBR and twenty first with a median of 6.9 yards gained per go try.
Per the StatMuse website, Fields is eighth amongst quarterbacks with 90 dashing yards this season.
“Any quarterback can win on this system,” McCoy stated about what Fields has completed taking part in below offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. “…So no, I don’t imagine in Justin Fields, however I do assume on this system, you possibly can succeed.”
Whether or not McCoy’s factors are on the cash might not matter for a while contemplating ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler handed alongside on Wednesday that Wilson was nonetheless “merely not transferring at a excessive clip” because of his calf damage. Thus, Fields will obtain one other probability to impress when the Steelers play on the 1-2 Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
As of Friday afternoon, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Steelers as two-point highway favorites towards the Colts. It is unknown if Wilson might be good to go for the crew’s Week 5 sport versus the Dallas Cowboys (2-2) on Oct. 6.