{"id":14000,"date":"2024-10-18T01:38:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T01:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=14000"},"modified":"2024-10-18T01:38:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T01:38:35","slug":"steelers-justin-fields-delivers-clear-message-on-apparent-demotion-to-qb2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=14000","title":{"rendered":"Steelers\u2019 Justin Fields Delivers Clear Message on Apparent Demotion to QB2.."},"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-2178271173.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-2178271173.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2178271173.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2178271173.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Justin Fields\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"392\" data-dom-ready-time=\"412\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields shared his reaction to him seemingly losing the team&#8217;s starting job to Russell Wilson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Many pundits have argued\u00a0Justin Fields\u00a0has played well enough to remain the starting quarterback of the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers. But Fields doesn\u2019t agree.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old signal caller plainly stated to reporters on October 17 that he didn\u2019t do enough in the first six weeks this season to remain on the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve played good enough, to be real with you,\u201d Fields said,\u00a0via Pittsburgh Tribune Review\u2019s Chris Adamski. \u201cIf I\u2019m being real with myself, I think if I did play well enough, I don\u2019t think there would be any sort of who should be playing, who should not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, we got a few wins \u2026 But there\u2019s areas where I can be better at, and I\u2019m just going to continue to work on those and continue to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justin Fields, answering questions about his apparent demotion to Steelers QB2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mGfpC2cQZI\">pic.twitter.com\/mGfpC2cQZI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Adamski (@C_AdamskiTrib) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/C_AdamskiTrib\/status\/1846930748713861196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has declined to say who will start at quarterback in Week 7 versus the\u00a0New York Jets. On October 16,\u00a0Tomlin told the media his decision \u201cwill remain in-house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0NFL Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero reported\u00a0before Tomlin even spoke in his October 15 press conference that\u00a0Russell Wilson\u00a0was \u201cin line to make his season debut\u201d during Week 7. Steelers left tackle\u00a0Dan Moore then told reporters\u00a0that Wilson began the week practicing with the first-team offense.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Justin Fields Provides Mature Response to QB Drama<\/h2>\n<p>Tomlin faced a difficult decision behind center after Week 6. While Fields has helped the Steelers run game tremendously, with him behind center,\u00a0the Steelers are 28th\u00a0in passing yards per game.<\/p>\n<p>If Wilson does start, it will likely be in the hopes he will jumpstart the team\u2019s downfield passing attack.<\/p>\n<p>Fields struck\u00a0Calvin Austin III\u00a0for a 55-yard touchdown in Week 3. He\u2019s also had several near misses to\u00a0George Pickens\u00a0down field.<\/p>\n<p>But the Steelers don\u2019t seem to be any closer to turning those near misses into big plays with Fields behind center. And although\u00a0Fields owns\u00a0a career-high 66.3% completion percentage, he has displayed inaccuracy at times on targets to open receivers.<\/p>\n<p>To Fields\u2019 point, that left the door open to the possibility of Wilson coming back to start. If Pelissero\u2019s report and the practice reps are any indication, Tomlin is going to take that door versus the Jets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-youtube-com\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Play\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fmNZDCYFiK4?autoplay=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Fields Sees Very Positive Reaction to His Message<\/h2>\n<p>With Wilson preparing to start this week, Fields has received a lot of support from the media and Steelers fans. The young signal caller only received more love after his mature and humble response to apparently losing his job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery impressive from Steelers QB Justin Fields. You just don\u2019t hear many players talk like this,\u201d\u00a0wrote Steelers insider Mark Kaboly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is why the guys in the locker room love Justin Fields,\u201d\u00a0wrote NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport. \u201cAs real as it gets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former players agreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan, what an answer from a guy who is 4-2 and gave them a legitimate chance to be 5-1 right now,\u201d\u00a0JJ Watt wrote on X. \u201cPoise, maturity, class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHard to not be a fan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to lose sight of the big picture in the NFL because there\u2019s so many weekly reactions around the league. But even if Fields doesn\u2019t play in Week 7, that doesn\u2019t mean he won\u2019t start again in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson has been dealing\u00a0with a lingering calf injury since late July. There\u2019s no guarantee the 35-year-old stays healthy.<\/p>\n<p>And although Fields may not have played well enough to continue starting, he was good enough that if Wilson struggles, Tomlin probably won\u2019t hesitate to turn back to Fields.<\/p>\n<p>The quarterback discussion in Pittsburgh isn\u2019t going to end in Week 7. 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