When a decision looms sometime in the future, the answer can reveal itself naturally before it has to be made official. For the Steelers, the decision of whether or not to return to QB1 would have done just that.
Russell Wilson is getting healthier. The starting job was never given to Justin Fields. It wouldn’t be a bank.
And it could be time for the non-bench banking to happen.
The Steelers have lost two in a row. Fields wasn’t particularly sharp on Sunday night against the Cowboys, where Dallas outscored Pittsburgh significantly but barely won. It might be time, with a game against the Raiders next, to let Wilson knock off the rust ahead of a pair of prime-time games against the New York/New Jersey teams.
Coach Mike Tomlin meets with reporters every Tuesday. The quarterback situation will be the first topic of questions unless Tomlin addresses the topic (as he might) in his opening statement.
Either way, the door is now open for Wilson to play. He’s still the starter. With the offense needing a spark, now might be the time to start him.
Whether it makes a difference remains to be seen. The running game is a far cry from the Beastmode offense Wilson enjoyed in Seattle. Moving the chains across the ground unlocks Wilson’s ability to fake a handoff and throw a rainbow across the field.
Anyway, 3-0 has become 3-2 and Fields has regressed a bit. If Wilson is ready to go, it might be time to give him a try.
