{"id":3609,"date":"2024-09-24T03:19:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T03:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3609"},"modified":"2024-09-24T03:19:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T03:19:35","slug":"bill-belichicks-unexpected-steelers-praise-turns-heads-around-nfl-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3609","title":{"rendered":"Bill Belichick\u2019s Unexpected Steelers Praise Turns Heads Around NFL Community.."},"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\/09\/Belichick-Tomlin-e1727119177550.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Belichick-Tomlin-e1727119177550.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Belichick-Tomlin-e1727119177550.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Belichick-Tomlin-e1727119177550.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Steelers' Mike Tomlin with Bill Belichick.\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"3112\" data-dom-ready-time=\"3126\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Former NFL head coach Bill Belichick was very complimentary of two key aspects of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pound for pound, the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0might have the best defense in the entire\u00a0NFL\u00a0\u2014 but they\u2019re rarely talked about in the same light on the offensive side.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, former NFL head coach and six-time Super Bowl champion HC\u00a0Bill Belichick\u00a0doesn\u2019t see the game the same way most people do. And the future Hall of Famer was very complimentary of two aspects of the Steelers offense after their 3-0 start while\u00a0speaking with the Pat McAfee Show\u00a0on September 23.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I think Arthur Smith is one of the best offensive coaches in the league and he\u2019s really done a good job with Coach [Mike] Tomlin of playing to the strength of that team, and that\u2019s why they\u2019re winning,\u201d Belichick said.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time AP Coach of the Year went on to explain that so long as the Steelers offense doesn\u2019t put the Pittsburgh defense in short-field situations, they will be very difficult to score on. And he praised Smith\u2019s awareness in that regard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Smith is] doing a nice job with the way that they\u2019re using [quarterback\u00a0Justin] Fields, they don\u2019t put the defense in many bad positions, haven\u2019t turned the ball over, competitive in the running game, took advantage of the scoring opportunities and playing good complementary football,\u201d Belichick detailed.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, he\u2019s a fan of the Smith hire but later in the television spot, the legendary NFL coach doubled down on his praise of the Steelers\u2019 offseason decisions on the offensive side.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Bill Belichick Says Steelers QB \u2018Situation\u2019 Might Be Best in NFL<\/h2>\n<p>One way or another, Pittsburgh overhauled their quarterback room this spring, ridding themselves of former first rounder\u00a0Kenny Pickett, initial backup\u00a0Mitchell Trubisky\u00a0and third stringer turned starter\u00a0Mason Rudolph.<\/p>\n<p>Then they brought in not only Wilson, but Fields and\u00a0Kyle Allen as well, giving themselves three potential QB options with starting experience.<\/p>\n<p>The importance of that depth was not lost on Belichick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Pittsburgh might have the best Quarterback situation in the league..<\/p>\n<p>You have an experienced guy behind Justin Fields if you need him&quot; ~ Bill Belichick <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PMSLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qqCVpvcnph\">https:\/\/t.co\/qqCVpvcnph<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aEEZu3FTvm\">pic.twitter.com\/aEEZu3FTvm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow\/status\/1838272937398255965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, everybody\u2019s worried about the Pittsburgh quarterback situation. They might have the best one in the league,\u201d Belichick stated unexpectedly on the Pat McAfee Show. \u201cThey have an experienced guy [in\u00a0Russell Wilson] coming in behind Fields if [they] need him [and they are] playing well as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As you\u2019d expect, the two bold takes \u2014 which were\u00a0shared by the Pat McAfee Show\u00a0on X \u2014 blew up on social media and combined for over 3.7K likes and nearly one million views in three hours.<\/p>\n<p>And Belichick wasn\u2019t the only one talking about the Steelers offense after the big Week 3 win.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Did Justin Fields Secure Steelers\u2019 Starting QB Job in Week 3?<\/h2>\n<p>There has been an overwhelming public outcry for Fields to remain as the starting quarterback of the Steelers after the Week 3 victory over the\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n<p>Based on his comments, Belichick seems to be on board with that gameplan for the time being, but others were much bolder in their support of Fields heading into Week 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSay it today Mike T!! \u2018Justin Fields is our starter going forward. We have found our guy,\u2019\u201d ex-Steelers safety turned analyst\u00a0Ryan Clark posted on X. \u201cLet\u2019s not play this game anymore. Love Russ, but this isn\u2019t about him. The young man has shown he is capable. What a difference situation makes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former NFL QB\u00a0Chase Daniel agreed with Clark\u00a0on the Fox Sports One show, \u201cThe Facility,\u201d noting that Fields has \u201cabsolutely\u201d done enough to keep the starting job.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, ESPN television personality\u00a0Stephen A. Smith has now flip-flopped over to team Fields, and Pat McAfee Steelers insider Mark Kaboly \u2014 a staunch defender of Wilson throughout the summer and early season \u2014 even admitted that Tomlin could stick with the younger QB after Wilson recovers from his calf injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether he is the best person for the job is still debatable, but there is nothing that Fields has done in three games that would even suggest that he will be replaced by Russell Wilson anytime soon,\u201d\u00a0Kaboly wrote\u00a0on September 22.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake about it, Fields was the reason why the Steelers improved to 3-0 Sunday with a convincing 20-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers,\u201d he continued. \u201cIf\u00a0you are going to pinpoint the play of one player being the difference maker, it was Fields.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It seems the tides are finally shifting toward Fields becoming the full-time starter in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyFormer NFL head coach Bill Belichick was very complimentary of two key aspects of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. 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