Steelers’ Mike Tomlin says QB battle between Russell Wilson and Justin Fields is an ‘incomplete study’

It has been a tough go at it for the Pittsburgh Steelers offense this preseason. The Steelers have scored simply 15 factors by two preseason video games, with simply three of these factors happening with Justin Fields on the sphere. Russell Wilson, who made his season debut on Saturday night time in opposition to the Payments, was unable to guide a scoring drive throughout his 5 collection of labor. 

When requested to evaluate his quarterbacks following Saturday’s 9-3 loss, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin basically stated that he was unable to. 

“It is considerably of an incomplete research since you simply do not get an opportunity to see them function or us function or us set up rhythm and character once you’re not successful possession downs,” Tomlin stated, through NFL.com. “And we weren’t. The primary three or so collection of the sport, it was three and out, and you are not going to get a chance to determine rhythm or play the way in which you need as a person or a collective.”

An absence of cross safety was the primary motive why Tomlin was unable to get a greater evaluation of his quarterbacks. Wilson was sacked thrice, with Greg Rousseau making the most of Broderick Jones, who moved over to proper deal with on Saturday night time as Pittsburgh continues to tinker with its offensive line. 

Fields’ mobility is the explanation why he was “solely” sacked as soon as throughout his time underneath heart. However whereas Fields made a number of spectacular performs through his toes, Pittsburgh’s lack of cross safety was finally an excessive amount of for him to beat. 

“We have got to do a greater job in cross safety than we did — not solely in possession downs however simply on the whole,” Tomlin stated. “I used to be actually upfront with the group about it in that regard, that may’t be an issue for us. We have got to be higher than we had been tonight in that space.”

Count on the Steelers to go together with a extra confirmed offensive line group when Pittsburgh’s first-team offense takes the sphere for its preseason finale in opposition to the Lions. The unit, although, shall be with out Nate Herbig, the staff’s veteran heart/guard who could miss the season after he tore his rotator throughout the closing day of coaching camp. Rookie first-round decide Troy Fautanu can be at the moment coping with an harm.

Relaxation assured that Tomlin shall be maintaining a tally of the unit this week as he decides which of his quarterbacks will begin Pittsburgh’s closing recreation of the preseason.