Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin steered after Saturday’s preseason recreation that neither Russell Wilson nor Justin Fields has achieved practically sufficient to grab management of the group’s quarterback battle.
Tomlin stated the group’s efforts on offense had been “JV” after Saturday’s ugly 9-3 loss to the Buffalo Payments, citing the quarterback play as a difficulty. The pinnacle coach added that there have been a complete litany of different issues that impacted the group’s offense as effectively.
“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 largest drawback, nevertheless, may be 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 less than 92 yards. The truth that he was not that good last week, both, doesn’t encourage a lot confidence.
For now, Wilson remains to be in line to be the group’s starter, although that gained’t excite anybody after Saturday’s exhibiting. Tomlin clearly desires additional enchancment, but when he doesn’t get it, he could have few choices exterior of simply using with Wilson.