{"id":80,"date":"2024-09-14T02:41:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T02:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=80"},"modified":"2024-09-14T02:41:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T02:41:44","slug":"mike-tomlin-pulls-back-curtain-on-steelers-week-2-qb-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=80","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tomlin Pulls Back Curtain on Steelers\u2019 Week 2 QB Plan.."},"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\/GettyImages-2170851773.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\/GettyImages-2170851773.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170851773.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170851773.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Mike Tomlin Justin Fields Russell Wilson\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"697\" data-dom-ready-time=\"780\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters on September 13 that quarterback Russell Wilson is officially questionable for Week 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Quarterback\u00a0Russell Wilson\u00a0still has a chance to face his former team September 15 when the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0visit the\u00a0Denver Broncos\u00a0in Week 2. But the chance isn\u2019t very high.<\/p>\n<p>Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters\u00a0on September 13 that the team has officially listed Wilson as \u201cquestionable\u201d for the Week 2 matchup against the Broncos. Typically, the \u201cquestionable\u201d tag is considered a 50\/50 chance of playing, and in most cases, players with that designation do dress.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tomlin clarified that \u201chis availability is questionable,\u201d so \u201cstarting is less so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steelers insiders and NFL pundits are taking that to mean\u00a0Justin Fields\u00a0is very likely to start versus Denver.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSounds like another week of Justin Fields starting against the Broncos,\u201d\u00a0wrote NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-youtube-com\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Play\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FaZzo5SfOgc?autoplay=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Russell Wilson Questionable; Steelers Still Preparing to Start Justin Fields<\/h2>\n<p>The Steelers will likely have to start their backup quarterback for a second straight week. But unlike in the season opener, the team has been preparing all week for Fields to start in Denver.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been in that mindset all week,\u201d Tomlin told the media. \u201cWe\u2019ve been focused on getting Justin ready to play. We\u2019ll continue in that mindset as we push forward to game time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Week 1, Wilson was preparing to start but\u00a0became limited in practice on September 5. Wilson was also limited on September 6 and entered the game as questionable. The Steelers ruled out Wilson a few hours before kickoff, but he dressed as the team\u2019s emergency No. 3 quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>Tomlin didn\u2019t discuss whether that would be the pecking order again if Wilson is ruled inactive. But Tomlin\u2019s comments on September 13 seem to imply Wilson is more likely to serve in an emergency capacity again than he is to start.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran\u00a0Kyle Allen\u00a0served as Fields\u2019 backup in Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>Fields completed\u00a017 of 23 passes for 156 yards in his Steelers debut against the\u00a0Atlanta Falcons. He also rushed for 57 yards.<\/p>\n<p>If he starts in Week 2, it will be his first start at a high elevation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Who Will Start at LT for Steelers?<\/h2>\n<p>While it seems Wilson is unlikely to start in Week 2, it\u2019s more promising that left tackle\u00a0Dan Moore\u00a0will play.<\/p>\n<p>Moore didn\u2019t practice on September 11, but he returned to the field in a limited capacity on September 12.<\/p>\n<p>Rookie offensive tackle\u00a0Troy Fautanu, who sat out Week 1 with an injury, is also ready to play. Tomlin explained that the team juggled reps at offensive tackle during practice this week because of his return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the only thing different this week is Troy is more available,\u201d\u00a0said Tomlin. \u201cObviously, his availability is not in question and so I\u2019ve been more thoughtful in how to distribute reps and at the end of this thing we\u2019ll determine who plays and how often.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Broderick Jones\u00a0worked at both left and right tackle in practice.<\/p>\n<p>Fautanu was not listed\u00a0on the Steelers\u2019 injury report. If Moore can\u2019t play, then Fautanu could start at right tackle with Jones flipping to the left side. Jones started at right tackle in Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>Steelers general manager Omar Khan told reporters\u00a0at the NFL combine on February 29 that Jones was drafted in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft\u00a0to eventually be the franchise\u2019s left tackle. But through his first 17 months in the league, the Steelers have treated him more like a swing tackle.<\/p>\n<p>Pundits have debated all summer whether flipping Jones back and forth has stunted his development. The Steelers, though, can avoid needing to start Jones at left tackle if Moore is available.<\/p>\n<p>Moore starting\u00a0along with Fautanu at right tackle is also seemingly not out of the question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyPittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters on September 13 that quarterback Russell Wilson is officially questionable for Week 2. 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