{"id":13051,"date":"2024-10-16T02:52:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T02:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=13051"},"modified":"2024-10-16T02:52:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T02:52:34","slug":"mike-tomlin-contradicts-report-on-steelers-week-7-plan-for-russell-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=13051","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tomlin Contradicts Report on Steelers\u2019 Week 7 Plan for Russell Wilson.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2170833355-2.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2170833355-2.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2170833355-2.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2170833355-2.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Russell Wilson\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"163\" data-dom-ready-time=\"173\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said QB Russell Wilson is &#8220;in consideration&#8221; to start in Week 7 against the New York Jets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0have a muddy quarterback situation this year. With\u00a0Justin Fields\u00a0playing well, and\u00a0Russell Wilson\u00a0now healthy, it\u2019s not any clearer entering Week 7.<\/p>\n<p>On October 15, it arguably got even muddier.<\/p>\n<p>Minutes before Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin took the podium for his weekly Tuesday press conference,\u00a0NFL Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero reported\u00a0the team \u201cplans to give Russell Wilson first-team reps in practice\u201d ahead of the October 20 matchup with the\u00a0New York Jets.<\/p>\n<p>Pelissero added that the plan places Wilson \u201cin line to make his season debut\u201d in Week 7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPittsburgh is 4-2 with Justin Fields,\u201d\u00a0Pelissero wrote. \u201cBut Wilson\u2019s calf is fully healed and now he gets his shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, in his press conference, Tomlin conveyed a different plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to determine that as we get closer to tomorrow,\u201d\u00a0Tomlin said to a question on which quarterback will practice with the first-team offense. \u201cWe\u2019ve got some more strategic meetings today. But I\u2019ll acknowledge that [Wilson] proved his health last week, and we\u2019re looking hard at it this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s up for consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tomlin made no indication whether he\u2019s leaning toward starting Wilson or Fields in Week 7.\u00a0The Steelers head coach also said he will decide closer to game time who will start behind center.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Russell Wilson Expected to Start in Week 7?<\/h2>\n<p>To further complicate the situation,\u00a0NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport quote tweeted\u00a0Pelissero\u2019s report, writing on X (formerly Twitter), \u201cA QB change in Pittsburgh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There very well could be a quarterback change for the Steelers in Week 7. Reading between the lines, it even sounds like there will be.<\/p>\n<p>If the Steelers were fully confident in how Fields performed in the first six games, Tomlin could have named him the starter on October 15. The fact Tomlin and the coaching staff is \u201cundecided\u201d indicates the door is very open for Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>But as of October 15, there is no clear-cut quarterback change for the Steelers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure at some point,\u201d\u00a0Tomlin said to a follow-up question about whether Wilson will practice with the first-team offense. \u201cBut I haven\u2019t decided who gets the ball first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat sort of minutiae has been undecided.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to proving his health, last week for Wilson was about \u201cknocking the rust off\u201d according to Tomlin. But the Steelers head coach is also confident in Wilson\u2019s ability to be in midseason form during his team debut because of his experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s also a totality of his resume as well that makes you more comfortable than [with] guys with shorter resumes in that regard,\u201d\u00a0Tomlin told reporters. \u201cIn terms of his ability to play ball with a limited amount of exposure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just comfort that comes with experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mike Tomlin Compliments QB Justin Fields<\/h2>\n<p>Tomlin passed on the opportunity to name Fields his team\u2019s starter. That may say more about how the Steelers view the 25-year-old quarterback than anything.<\/p>\n<p>But Tomlin expressed that how he is approaching the team\u2019s quarterback situation ahead of Week 7 is more than just about evaluating Fields\u2019 performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJustin has been really good, and we\u2019ve been really good at times. But not to be confused with great,\u201d\u00a0Tomlin told the media. \u201cThis is a competitive league. We\u2019re trying to position ourselves to be that team. We\u2019ve got a player with talent who hasn\u2019t had an opportunity to play, so we\u2019re going to potentially explore those things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes it doesn\u2019t necessarily have anything to do with what Justin has done or not done. Justin has been an asset to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether from Fields or Wilson, the Steelers need more from their passing game.\u00a0They are\u00a028th with 166.8 passing yards per game.<\/p>\n<p>Fields has completed\u00a0a career-high 66.3% of his passes and only thrown 1 interception. But he\u2019s not completing many of his deep attempts down field.<\/p>\n<p>What Fields is doing, though, is giving the Steelers an additional boost in the run game. On October 15,\u00a0Tomlin called\u00a0Fields\u2019 legs \u201can x-factor\u201d that Wilson doesn\u2019t have.<\/p>\n<p>Fields has\u00a05 rushing touchdowns in six games this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyPittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said QB Russell Wilson is &#8220;in consideration&#8221; to start in Week 7 against the New York Jets. 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