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By now, it seems like it would be beneficial for the Pittsburgh Steelers to openly commit to Justin Fields as their starting quarterback. And yet, head coach Mike Tomlin continues to dropkick that notion in the groin.
In a Tuesday media conference that is starting to look like someone keeps accidentally loading up a re-run, Tomlin went through his repetitive lines: Russell Wilson is limited in practice; Justin Fields should be focused on being the starter; nobody is getting named permanently to anything; I’ll make the decision when I need to make the decision.
Listen to him long enough on this subject and it will get stuck in your brain, alongside I pledge allegiance, to the flag … our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name … everybooody, rock your booody …
So, yeah. For the fourth straight week, no permanent starter has been named at the quarterback spot in Pittsburgh. This despite Fields being 3-0, playing a lot of mistake-free football, and putting together his best game of the season from the pocket in Sunday’s 20-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Naturally, the question got asked Tuesday: Why won’t Fields be named the starting quarterback?
“Because there’s no need,” Tomlin said. “You know, I explained to you the variables of the week. It has not changed. He’s going to walk in this building with that [starting] mindset tomorrow. And so I really — there’s no need to. Sometimes in this business, man, there’s a myriad of complex decisions that need to be made.”
“I’ve learned to make them when it’s appropriate and it’s not necessary as we sit here right now. When Russ gets to an appropriate point of health and we have a decision to make, I’ll make it and I’ll announce it, and I’ll be really transparent about it. But until then, I don’t care how many ways you guys ask me, you know, I got no intentions of making the decision that’s unnecessary at this juncture.”
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Publish date : 2024-09-24 19:38:37
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