Mike Tomlin Touches on Decision on Steelers' QB Controversy

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00:00the Pittsburgh Steelers. If we take a look at a tweet yesterday from Albert

00:06Breer states Steelers coach Mike Tomlin asked why he isn't naming Justin Fields

00:11as they started right now quote because there's no need. I explained to you the

00:15variables of the week when Russ gets to an appropriate level of health and I

00:18have a decision to make, I'll make it door left wide open, which I love this

00:22and let's just date this back to when both of these quarterbacks were

00:26acquired and it was apparent they're probably going to fight for the

00:29starting position. Mike Tomlin all along has told you there is no

00:34conflict of interest here, there is no challenge. Russell Wilson is my

00:38quarterback end all be all that's it. Game number one it will be Russ. Well we

00:43didn't anticipate Dubsy that he would get injured talking about Russell Wilson

00:46in training camp, Justin Fields takes over, Justin Fields is now 3-0,

00:50Justin Fields playing better football in a week-to-week basis and saying you

00:53know what I should deserve to have this starting job. Now he's not saying that in

00:56the press but you know that's what he's thinking about. What do you feel so far

01:00with Mike Tomlin, not just saying hey look we're gonna wait on Russ but right

01:04now Fields is my starter. Why doesn't he like Justin Fields? Why?

01:09This is why he's one of the best head coaches in the league Donnie. I love

01:14every move here, I love every notion and why would you not stick with Justin

01:19Fields? I mean he's 10 years younger, he's bigger, stronger, faster and a

01:24similar version to what you get there with Dangerous at the back end of his

01:28career and for Mike Tomlin you know you don't want to you don't want to mess

01:31with the the secret sauce right now. Everything is moving and grooving, it's

01:35good vibes obviously in the locker room. They start the season 3-0 Justin

01:40Fields, he's fixed the turnovers, he's still an absolute beast with his wheels

01:43getting out of the backfield and you've got Russell Wilson with no pressure and

01:47trying to get back up to 100% health. So suddenly as they progress through the

01:51season I tell you what they got a pretty favorable schedule going through the

01:54next four, five, six weeks here. They can make a bit of a run and they can

01:58bring Russ back if they want to, they can allow Justin Fields to stay in the

02:03mix and keep building confidence and this is a young player Donnie who's had

02:06his wings clipped the last couple of years. Never really had those weapons,

02:10he's been beat up and beat up time and time again in Chicago. He's now finally

02:14found a system and a head coach that believes in him and look at these

02:17numbers 518 passing yards, he's playing really efficient football. So for me

02:22stick with Justin Fields, no need to put him at number one on the death chart

02:26just let him cook and danger Russ can sit on from the sidelines.