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It appears that the quarterback change isn’t a popular choice.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 4-2 and coming off a 32-13 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Despite that, all signs point to Russell Wilson taking over the starting quarterback job this Sunday night when the Steelers host the New York Jets on Sunday Night Football. Wilson took first-team reps in practice, and Tom Pelissero reports that Wilson is in line to start.
Sources: The #Steelers plan to give Russell Wilson first-team reps in practice this week, putting him in line to make his season debut and start Sunday night against the #Jets.
Pittsburgh is 4-2 with Justin Fields. But Wilson’s calf is fully healed and now he gets his shot. pic.twitter.com/vrhgo7LfgO
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 15, 2024
Now, more reports out of Pittsburgh paint a bad picture when it comes to Mike Tomlin making the change. According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, there a lot of people in the organization that want to stick with Justin Fields as the starter.
“There are a ton of people in that place right now that feel like Russell Wilson would limit them on offense in a way that Justin Fields does not,” Breer said on The Rich Eisen Show. “Which I think is a big part of the reason why so many people there just wish that Tomlin would stick with Fields.”
From a production and results standpoint, pulling Fields doesn’t make a lick of sense, and it appears that people within the organization agree and hope Tomlin comes to his senses.