The Steelers may have a tough choice to make at quarterback heading into Week 4, but when it is as much as the locker room, it looks like it could be a simple choice.
Pittsburgh has stood behind the concept that Russell Wilson is its beginning quarterback since signing him in March. The truth is, he’s nonetheless listed because the QB1 on the team’s depth chart.
Nonetheless, Justin Fields has taken full benefit of his alternatives whereas Wilson has been sidelined with a calf harm, main the Steelers to 3 straight wins to start out the season.
Fields, who was as soon as criticized for not seeing the sphere throughout his three-year stint in Chicago, now believes it is one of many stronger elements of his sport.
“Simply general seeing the sphere,” Fields said when requested the place he is grown probably the most. “I really feel like I am simply very calm on the market, cool, calm and picked up on the sphere, and actually simply that sense of peace on the market on the sphere and probably not speeding issues.”
That the case for the No. 11 general decide in 2021 on Sunday. Fields put collectively perhaps his finest exhibiting but, finishing 25 of 32 passes for 245 yards and a landing. He additionally had a five-yard speeding rating.
These numbers should not be neglected, both, because the Los Angeles Chargers had the top-ranked protection within the NFL coming into the day.
It is secure to say Fields’ efficiency has his teammates shopping for into him.
“What he is been doing since he obtained right here,” large receiver Calvin Austin III said when requested what he noticed from Fields. “All the time being cool and picked up, speaking on a regular basis on the sideline, getting guys on the identical web page and simply doing precisely what we want him to do to steer us.”
Fields did throw his first interception with the Steelers, however tight finish Pat Freiermuth famous that Fields responded precisely how he had hoped.
“I believe the most important factor I’ve seen from the offense right now was simply when adversity hit, we did not panic. We continued to develop,” Freiermuth said. “When Justin had that turnover, there was no sulking or something like that.”
Freiermuth is true to really feel that manner. The interception got here off a tipped ball and was Fields’ first in 115 move makes an attempt and 80 completions, marks which ranked eighth and tied for sixth, respectively, amongst energetic QBs.
Nonetheless, Pittsburgh could must resolve whether or not to stay with the 25-year-old or flip to the 35-year-old Wilson if he is able to make his return.
Fields, who has now gained three consecutive video games for the primary time in his profession, is just specializing in what he can management and is assured he could make it 4 straight if given the possibility in opposition to the Indianapolis Colts subsequent week.
“It means so much, however on the finish of the day, it isn’t simply me profitable video games. It is the entire workforce,” Fields added. “We positively sit up for preserving it going subsequent week versus Indy.”
All quotations obtained firsthand until in any other case famous.