{"id":14595,"date":"2024-10-19T04:06:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T04:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=14595"},"modified":"2024-10-19T04:06:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T04:06:36","slug":"steelers-open-to-playing-both-qbs-vs-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=14595","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Open to Playing Both QBs vs. Jets.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_92634559\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_281,w_500,x_0,y_27\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/9\/2\/924adb68de2f33e788fccc69a03f25e73620a70d\/10-17-2024-Steelers-Practice-17579-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Steelers Open to Playing Both QBs vs. Jets\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>PITTSBURGH<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin\u00a0remains mum\u00a0on who will be the starting quarterback against the New York Jets on Sunday night, but all signs point to Russell Wilson being the starter. George Pickens even let the\u00a0cat out of the bag.<\/p>\n<p>Even with Wilson slotted to start, there\u2019s a possibility that Justin Fields could see action, too. Most likely in a special run package.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCertainly,\u201d Tomlin said after Friday\u2019s practice when asked if there could be a scenario where both quarterbacks play on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Tomlin\u00a0said on Friday\u00a0that he has a starting quarterback for Sunday, but is keeping that decision in-house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am, but I\u2019m going to keep that in-house,\u201d Mike Tomlin said when asked if he\u2019s ready to name a starter. \u201cI thought [Wilson] was sharp, I thought Justin was sharp as well. I thought we had a highly productive week from both guys and from the unit as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson was cleared to practice last week and was a full participant, but worked with the second team, while Tomlin said he was working the rust off after five weeks of relative inactivity. Wilson dressed as the backup to Fields for the Steelers\u2019 Week 6 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the first game of the year for me,\u201d Wilson said Thursday. \u201cBut you know, I\u2019ve been fortunate to have a lot of first games. So the confidence is there, obviously, and then just being out with the guys, that\u2019s the fun part about this game is just playing the playing the game you love and doing the physical part of getting to the end zone hopefully and scoring bunch of touchdowns.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_92634561\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>In six games, Fields has recorded 10 touchdowns (five passing, five rushing) and just one interception. His one interception in six games ranks second-fewest in the NFL among QBs with at least 1,000 passing yards.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers rank 28th in the league in passing yards per game at 166.8, so that\u2019s one area where Wilson could bolster the offense. Wilson is a better passer than Fields, but doesn\u2019t have the same mobility. Wilson is also 10 years older than Fields. The experience factor and Wilson being a more advanced passer seems to be the reason for the change.<\/p>\n<p>Fields has been dynamic as a runner, leading all quarterbacks with five rushing touchdowns and is fourth among QBs with 231 rushing yards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJustin\u2019s legs are an X-factor,\u201d Tomlin said on Tuesday, insinuating that both quarterbacks could be used on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets are currently ranked 27th in\u00a0rushing success rate on\u00a0defense and got gashed by the Bills run game last week, allowing 149 yards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PITTSBURGH\u00a0\u2014 Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin\u00a0remains mum\u00a0on who will be the starting quarterback against the New York Jets on Sunday night, but all signs point to&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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