Mike Tomlin said he is considering making a change at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Steelers have posted a 4-2 record and sit in a tie for first place in the AFC North with Justin Fields at quarterback. Yet, Tomlin said Russell Wilson starting at quarterback when the Steelers take on the New York Jets in a Week 7 game on Sunday is “in consideration.” Tomlin added that Wilson, who has fully recovered from a nagging calf injury, will get first-team reps during practice week.He is in consideration this week,” Tomlin told reporters on Tuesday. “We’ll see where that leads us, man. Both guys at the quarterback position are scheduled to work [Wednesday] and we’ll just walk it day by day. All geared toward putting ourselves in best position to win the football game.”
Some fans might look at the Steelers, coming off an impressive 32-13 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, and wonder why Tomlin is even considering making a change.
Fields, 25, has completed 106-of-160 passes (66.3%) for 1,106 yards with five touchdowns and just one interceptions in six games. In addition, he has run for 231 yards and five touchdowns. On the other hand, the offense has been very inconsistent with Fields at quarterback. The Steelers are 26th in total offense, 28th in passing and 20th in points per game.
While Fields’ completion percentage is at a career high, he has thrown for fewer than 150 yards and completed fewer than 60% of his passes during the past two weeks.
Justin has been really good, and we’ve been really good at times, but not to be confused with great,” Tomlin told reporters. “Man, this is a competitive league. We’re trying to position ourselves to be that team, and we got a player with talent who hadn’t had an opportunity to play, so we’re going to potentially explore those things.
