I'd say more Justin Simmons beat the Chiefs, and it was the first time since mahomes took over. Russ choked hard against the pats in a must win to get to the playoffs.
@@PatriotWatchUSA No he didn’t. Tomlin said Russ had “pole position” and said nothing contrary to that. ESPN and YT podcast jabronis made up a competition for content. No one in local Pittsburgh sports media (except that idiot Filliponi) thought Russ wasn’t going to start.
@@PatriotWatchUSA Steelers 2-0. Also. Rookie Nix didn't look too good against our defense. Guess big mouth Sean Payton isn't the biggest offensive genius of all time. Lolol
When did Russ last win a divisional playoff game....2014 w/ sherm, Marshawn, etc..... and has he ever won anything without a top 5 defense and run game? No. Seriously it's been 10 years since Russ was good and it was only because Seattle was great around him, as soon as Russ got paid they became mediocre.
Russell Wilson is 115-72-1 in his career. he is the much better QB (although Fields is the better athlete), Russ the QB gives Steelers the best chance to win.. Russ threw almost 30TDs last season with Denver, all Russ needs to do is have the production similar to what he had in his last season in Denver (26TDs-8INTs) with Steelers already good defense, many of yall football acumen is grade-A trash and it shows this is why most of yall are coaches in Madden on Rookie difficulty and not in real life... thank God for that
I've been saying the same thing. I've even gone so far as to say the team will be strong with him just NOT having the worst season of his career. He just needs to be competent, and I think he's more than good enough to clear that low bar. He was definitely cheap enough to give it a try...
If the Steelers go out and steamroll Atlanta, it's going to change some things up. At the end of the day, NOBODY knows what we'll see outta' Pittsburgh this season. Everything is new offensively. What we DO know is that defense will be stout.
I can tell ya as a broncos fan, russell cant run most of the plays in the playbook. Payton saif he had to dumb down the offense and javinte williams yesterday said it was nice to have a qb that can actually call the play.
@@PatriotWatchUSA Defense certainly wins championships. 49ers had the best defense in the league last year, chiefs had a top 5 defense, ravens a top 3 defense all the top 5 teams have the best defenses in the league they cant solely win them anymore but you def cant win without one
TJ Watt, Patrick Queen, Cam Heyward, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Highsmith, Porter Jr....you'd like to think the Steelers could win with 21-28 points most weeks. They went to the playoffs with Mason Rudolph last year, I think they will be better. Not expecting a Super Bowl, but wouldn't want Pittsburgh coming to town for my team, either.
Lol. Russ is so concerned with keeping his interceptions low that it will drive you insane. At least ten times last year he had a jump ball shot to courtland Sutton he didn't take and immediately ran into a sack. I know Steelers fans think this is gonna go somewhere good but he won't last a month and once he gets benched he will have to be cut or traded.
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There’s a reason Denver’s paying Russ $37.8 million dollars this year for him to play somewhere else. You had a QBs coach in Sean Payton, that did all he could to get Wilson’s play better. Taking 45 sacks in 15 games, mostly on 3rd downs or red zone killing plays. Not to mention the 19 INTs & 16 fumbles in 2 years. With an 11-19 record. I feel sorry for Pittsburgh. Arther Smith’s already defending Russ’ poor play in Denver. He says it was the coaching staff that made Russ play like garbage. Hope he remembers that quote when the Steelers start 1-5. Cause it’s coming. 😂
No they tried to defer his guarantee because they screwed up and gave him way too much money. His decision made the cut inevitable but it was expected and exactly what Sean wanted. He doesn't listen to coaching, every 3 step drop becomes 5, or 5 becomes 7. He didn't throw numerous 3rd and long jump balls to Sutton and took sacks cause he's afraid if he throws too many pics he won't get another huge contract.
Russell Wilson is an excellent quarterback. Check his stats. Don't respond to me, I don't care about your opinion of Russell. I'm tired of the media making negative comments about Russell.
@@DeCurtaRicanNope just saying I remember Cowherd being the TV agent for Peyton for like 6 weeks straight and that 70-point egg the Brocos laid against Miami. I guess Wilson should have played defense also that game.
I think the Steelers are going to do similar to what they did in the 90s with kordell. Make Justin a slash, give it to Naj and Jalen. Use fields for the wild card, abs they can do some killer stuff. The D just needs to stay healthy, I mean if they had Russel’s numbers last yr, they could have won a playoff game. Who knows man, I’m excited to see how it goes
@@waterinthedesert81well, how do we know he can’t do any of those things? My thought was even if they line him up out there, put him in motion, have him come in at qb, then have him in at WR, or RB, keep the other teams guessing. I mean Ben wasn’t a punter, but he punted the ball many times. I mean for how athletic that dude is, im sure they have some killer plays dialed up for him. We will see how it goes tho.
No one will ever convince me get the schedule is accidental this is not a good schedule you do not want hard hitters like that at the end of the season especially back to back like that
Russ doesn’t have to be a hero, but he CAN still be a hero. His Qtr 1-3 numbers will be much better this year, and his 4th quarter metrics were the best in the league last year under Payton - who was purposely sabotaging Russ.
Mike Tomlin has never had a losing season, and he has just as many Superbowl rings as Sean Peyton at the head coach position. NFL is a TEAM Sport no matter what the media states about QB's. Every play has 22 moving components Not counting the coaches' calls.
@@herbtapp3031 QB position is most important position. It's weighted differently and team success shows it. Mike Tomlin, what have you done for Steeler nation lately?
@@JenniferMarchese Not much left in the RW tank, but he can still sling desperation throws into the end zone late in the 4th and sometimes....they hit their target.
There are people who are beyond delusional about big ben lmfao this man said he wasnt the same since 2016!!!!!!! Ben went 11-0 in 2020 threw for 4000 had 32 tds and 7 picks with a 69% completion rate the man also had the fastest passing time in the nfl that year too YES I know we lost 3 of our last 4 that year I also know the next year in 2021 was his last year and he only had 25 tds and 10 picks but he had MATT FUCKING CANADA as the offensive coordinator the games we won that year were because big ben audibled out of Canadas plays in the 4th quarter like I'm almost positive 5 of our 9 wins that's year were comebacks and 3 of our losses big ben brought us within 1 score after getting smashed all game YES people YES big Ben's movement wasnt the same since 2016 but his throwing abilities were only getting better so the fact people really say he wasnt the same and needed to be gone are LITERALLY delusional
Are These People DUMB? Are We saying that being 36 is Older than 40? What's the Difference that Aaron Rodgers at 40 gets a Superbowl and Russ at 36 is Washed Up. Who did their achilies and the Jets are paying for a QB that Never Played for them. 😂Sean Peyton NEEDS Russ to Save His Teams.. Mike Tomlin NEEDS Russ to be Better than Kenny Pickett. People who Don't Understand Tomlin isn't Payton. Payton like Belicheats like Reid NEED A Bonafide QB. NOT Tomlin!! People are so Simple Minded. 😂😂😂 Imagine if Tomlin had a Drew Brees, a Tom Brady a Pat Mahomes.. 😁😁😁 How You Know Mike Tomlin is GREAT.. Look at Those HCs Records WITHOUT a Bonafide QB. 😂😂😂 They Can't Win WITHOUT Superstar QBs. Take Out the QB and they are DONE!!
A young Wilson was able to avoid sacks. Now, he's a sack machine (typically #1 sacked QB). He has an ultra-slow read of the field (and now panics with pressure) but when he was younger that was offset by his athleticism to buy time. He no longer has that athleticism - and you can't play a "ball control" style offense when your QB makes 2nd or 3rd down 15+ situations all the time. You'll see what i'm talking about.
@@PatriotWatchUSA Wait... 😂😂😂😂 Emojis Speaks Confidence to YOU?😂😂😂 No Wonder why You don't understand football. 😂😂😂😂😂 Um What do you think they made Emojis for? For Weak People?😂😂😂😂 Someone come and help this one. He feels some kind of way about emojis 😂😂😂😂😂 SOFT
I don't think Russ wanted to be Josh Allen with those turnovers and losses but Russ needs to go ahead and retire. The skill that made him great he can't do much anymore.
IMO Cleveland and Baltimore will take a step back this year, maybe opening the door for the Steelers. The Steelers still have a terrible O-line though. So we will see.
Got rid of thier best option in Duplee. Starting hasbin Wilson. Fields will get hurt. Runs too much! I predict losing season. Proof is his inability on coaches challenges. Life long Steeler fan.
Steelers went 10-7 with a poor performing QB and WR room and a much worse OL. We have less talent at WR, but more cohesion. We have a better Defense, QB room, and OL. Najee and Jaylen just been to carry the rock.
Tomlin hasn't done nothing in years and some reason he can't be even talked about and if he is they always start out with hes 1 my favorite coach are I would love to play for him. U have pete and belichick fired who been to more sb and yet they had to go because the path to sb wasn't there anymore, peyton got hit with all kinds of criticism close to calling him racist because russ now no one is blaming Tomlin if he can't make russ work isn't that interesting it will be russ fault not Tomlin if they don't do well.
Get this lady off the air. You mean the Denver defense that had the most takeaways in 7 games the broncos won..in the whole NFL?? It was all the defense and courtland sutton making amazing catches. Stop it lady. Retire to Florida
@@TPG1 Russ had 4 4th QTR comebacks last year he has to get credit for that since you have to assume the defense gave up the lead. I can think of 4 games the defense sold out and gave away the game. Raiders, Washington, Miami, and Patriots.
Steelers don't need to draft a QB, Broncos cut Russ and made them the gift of an elite superbowl caliber multi probowl selected QB for free and are paying his salary of 38Million for the first Steelers season on top. The media is strangely collaborating with the Russ hating Payton and pushing the washed Russ narrative abusing him as the scapegoat for Payton refusing to tailor the offense to Russ traits. With a solid o-line Russ is a TD-monster.
I think at this point in his career, Wilson is a bit like Mayfield or Flacco. If you put them in a bad situation, you wonder why they are on a roster. In a decent spot, you can win with them. For the league minimum, Pittsburgh gives him a chance to have a career re-birth. If it doesn't happen, a spot next to Richard Sherman at the desk would be hilarious.
WILSON HAS NEVER BEEN GOOD, they made a mistake with this decision, but yet they can always replace him with Fields at anytime, my guess is game 4 Fields will be starting.
Why would Russ have wanted to BE Mahomes while in Seattle when he was outperforming Mahomes?! Look at their numbers and performances? If Russ had had a little more help in Seattle, like Mahomes did, Russ likely would’ve won at least one SB between 2017 and 2020. Btw, the type of team Russ now has is what Mahomes had in 2023. All QBs are system QBs, and all need help!
Oh no the steelers have all those division games at the end what a gauntlet they barely scraped by the division last year with a record of .... ummmm .... oh 5 - 1 .... scary.
Your division was broken last year. This year you will have your hands full. 28th ranked offense with worst QB in your division. Your defense is third best in your division. Slow down.
@PatriotWatchUSA broken 🤣🤣 the first time a division had teams with winning records across the board was broken. You ever think about trying stand up you got some good jokes
@@cheezits3632 Try and make your point without the emojis next time. Which team in the division won the super bowl? Which team finished with it's starting QB? It was broken and why I say the Steelers are in trouble this year. The other teams in your division OUT CLASS you with offense. All three are on a different level offensively with WAY more talent. You in trouble.
let me guess another sports talk show commentator that either knows more than Rooney and Tomlin or cares more about Steelers being successful than Rooney and Tomlin ?
Fields was still in Bears mode of not making mistakes and at least have a high completion percentage even though the yards and TDs aren't there. To at least be a backup next year and out last some of the others in his draft class he is going down this pass, the problem is his career win percentage will not be much better than it is now. Trubisky is moving toward that mode but has an above 500 win percentage because his coach fooled teams for a half season, and he went for it when he was starting and made a lot of mistakes but won games. The Steelers had bottom 2 or 3 QBs in the playoffs since they won their last game and almost all the top 10 QBs make the playoffs.
@@johnny.b.goode1lol, and you “Seattle fans” Couldn’t get enough of Russ during his day there. Y’all were the reason for the second Super Bowl loss, talked ol Pete into going against his better intuition and giving in to the “let Russ cook” narrative. I lived in Seattle during the legion of boom days, loved every bit of the franchise during those days, but the fans, you fans, made that whole era truly something to forget…
@@josephm6808 I thought Russ was a good QB in Seattle when he had the twitchy mobility wish plays into existence. It was crazy fun to watch. If we didn't have the LOB in those days we wouldn't have sniffed the SB. I actually do blame (even when he was in Sea) Russ for the breakup of the LOB - that was his desire, and he was a true egomaniac.
Who cares when we play our division Mike? We went 5-1 in our division last year and played the Browns and Ravens early on. Russ beat the Chiefs last year. Get outta tahn.
@@shinski8114 Wait till you see what happens when a QB who thinks they are still fast, lacks anticipatory passing skills, can't read a defense and likes to hold onto the ball for 5 seconds+ is behind center.
People act lije Russ is some big deal.. Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson have 1 SB too.... Whats common denominator? All road coat tails of great defenses...Russ was BLACK not sweet...
No, if Wilson would have bombed in Detroit, Fields would be starting qb, unless Fields would have bombed even worse. Wilson will be benched before or by mid season, unless the D makes him undefeated. But, no one's D is that good. Wilson used to have the ability to run the read option which the young Fields is now capable of doing. However, Pitt is not going to use the RO as a bread and butter play for rushing and play action. They are not that innovative on offense. They want Russ to be a pocket passer and game manager. Like I said, it won't work as he is not a pure pocket passer and the D would have to constantly be putting their O in a position to win. Expect to see Fields this season. If you need a game manager who can throw critical passes at times, I would have developed Kyle Allen and kept Mason Rudolph. Bottom Line: Steelers O line will not be able to provide Wilson with a consistently clean pocket to be a pocket passer. He's not as fast and decisive feeling the pressure and coming out of the pocket like he was in Seattle. Couple this with his more often than not slow reads in the secondary and lack of anticipation of receiver openings, and you have a disaster awaiting you. At very best, mediocrity.
Wow, surprised Florio has forgotten. Russ wanted to be Brady, not Mahomes. He didnt want to scramble, he wanted to be a pocket WB (at 5’11”) and play until he was 42. THATS what he wanted to be in Denver. But he can’t see the field, he doesn’t throw over the middle and he watches the rush. That’s not what Brady did
That schedule is a GIFT to the Steelers, and it makes no sense that Fields will be the better guy for toughest part of the schedule when he isn’t the better QB for the less demanding part.
@@edwardotrawick8113 throwing deep involves scrambling around to buy more time for the receivers, which he doesn't do well at all anymore. But he takes a lot of quarterback sacks. I will give him that. It's a rarity when he passes the ball over the middle. Don't fool yourself
That lady is 100% right the Steelers have never had a high draft since Ben Roethlisberger. We always get the middle of the road draft pick and to win in this league. You gotta have a high draft pick quarterback.
@@SeanDenard oh ffs. I didn’t list every single one but last I checked out of the top 20 current QBs 8 of them were taken past No. 15. Tanking is never worth it.
No, I’m not saying Tankit and you’re right. Even Tom Brady was a low draft choice but look at the top ones that are out now. I guess it’s just a parity that the NFL wants.
Steelers fans on this thread having hope for a QB that can’t read and that was bailed out by courtland sutton and the the defense that had the most takeaways in the nfl. This lady is like Russ cooked, can’t get a story right
@@TPG1 All false as there's well over 20 min worth of 2023 highlights and overall statline to prove you incorrect. Kinda pathetic on your part.They beat the Chiefs last szn. I guess I could watch that game and just claim that Mahomes sucked all year using your logic. Wilson haters are certified weirdos
He did not and Steelers will take those numbers, too. His las szn with Seattle was when he broke his finger and rushed himself back so that really doesn't count.
@@jordanjmdjmd74there better then last year bud, and won ten games people don’t realize is that we know how to win in the north and that’s all that matters
While Wilson's 2:1 TD to INT ratio is better than the Steelers 1:1 over the last two years, he threw for no more yards, fumbled about the same amount, and took 25 more sacks than the Steeler QBs in that time. Yes Wilson is an upgrade on paper, but he is not a guy his teammates rally around. Feels like a net neutral move to start Russ.
Hold up didn't russ beat the chiefs last year
Yeah thanks to a great Broncos team that game. Not because he balled out or anything.
It was just like his Super Bowl win: the defense did all the work
I'd say more Justin Simmons beat the Chiefs, and it was the first time since mahomes took over. Russ choked hard against the pats in a must win to get to the playoffs.
Russ was [6th] in passing and was held out the last 2 games, I think we're okay🙄
Only the media hyped it as a competition.
@@PatriotWatchUSA Incorrect.
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No he didn’t.
Tomlin said Russ had “pole position” and said nothing contrary to that.
ESPN and YT podcast jabronis made up a competition for content.
No one in local Pittsburgh sports media (except that idiot Filliponi) thought Russ wasn’t going to start.
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He named a starter because he HAD TO. The gyatt damm season is about to start.
FFS.
Russ will prove haters wrong. 9 probowls 100 QB rating 43k passing 5300 rushing 338 Tds 106 int 39 game winning drives. Superbowl champion
@@PatriotWatchUSA Steelers 2-0. Also. Rookie Nix didn't look too good against our defense. Guess big mouth Sean Payton isn't the biggest offensive genius of all time. Lolol
Russ has had a successful season more recently than Watson lol
Just the fact you had to make that comparison is the problem.
When did Russ last win a divisional playoff game....2014 w/ sherm, Marshawn, etc..... and has he ever won anything without a top 5 defense and run game? No. Seriously it's been 10 years since Russ was good and it was only because Seattle was great around him, as soon as Russ got paid they became mediocre.
Russ will prove haters wrong. 9 probowls 100 QB rating 43k passing 5300 rushing 338 Tds 106 int 39 game winning drives. Superbowl champion
Love Tomlin
Russell Wilson is 115-72-1 in his career. he is the much better QB (although Fields is the better athlete), Russ the QB gives Steelers the best chance to win.. Russ threw almost 30TDs last season with Denver, all Russ needs to do is have the production similar to what he had in his last season in Denver (26TDs-8INTs) with Steelers already good defense,
many of yall football acumen is grade-A trash and it shows
this is why most of yall are coaches in Madden on Rookie difficulty and not in real life... thank God for that
I've been saying the same thing. I've even gone so far as to say the team will be strong with him just NOT having the worst season of his career. He just needs to be competent, and I think he's more than good enough to clear that low bar. He was definitely cheap enough to give it a try...
Florio really loves the Steelers.
Its all good the hate on russ and the steelers is cool steelers going to win regardless because thats what they do
Nobody hates the steelers. Its wilson we dont believe.
Mike tomlin on thin ice too.
@@thestarisalie BIG FACTS COULDNT HAVE SAID IT BETTER!
@thestarisalie russ hasn't won consecutive playoff game in 10 years plus ....we need to see what fields got
@@PatriotWatchUSA naw it's hate
@@thestarisalie you need to believe.. mike tomlin is just fine
I like listening to mike
Good Points Mike, he just needs to be himself and we're going deep in playoffs
I think Tomlin (after all those years with unmotivated Ben) is just trying to keep his QB room working hard.
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If the Steelers go out and steamroll Atlanta, it's going to change some things up. At the end of the day, NOBODY knows what we'll see outta' Pittsburgh this season. Everything is new offensively. What we DO know is that defense will be stout.
What we do know is he’ll be better than Kenny Picket! And that’s all we need to know
I can tell ya as a broncos fan, russell cant run most of the plays in the playbook.
Payton saif he had to dumb down the offense and javinte williams yesterday said it was nice to have a qb that can actually call the play.
@@PatriotWatchUSA I mean that’s your guess but you don’t know anymore than the last guy.
@@LA5150cali I mean that's your guess. You don't know he will be better than Pickett so far he has been worse
@@PatriotWatchUSA Defense certainly wins championships. 49ers had the best defense in the league last year, chiefs had a top 5 defense, ravens a top 3 defense all the top 5 teams have the best defenses in the league they cant solely win them anymore but you def cant win without one
I view it as experience vs potential. It's watch the opening games and see if Wilson is effective. The decision has been made now it's evalution time.
Love the "potential" thing. You have potential., and you have potential and you have potential. Everyone has potential. CAN YOU DO IT?
You gave the most sensible comment here sir
This offense needs a hero.someone to rally these young guys.unfortunatly it may take time.time they don't have
Russell Wilson needs to start ending media appearances with; "Steelers Nation, Let's Weld!"
That is weak tag..😂
CRINGE. 😖
Trust… it could be a local blue collar union request.
😂
They have not had a " winning" record since 2003. They have had a "non-losing' record. They went 8-8 in 2006, 2012, 2013, and 2019.
TJ Watt, Patrick Queen, Cam Heyward, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Highsmith, Porter Jr....you'd like to think the Steelers could win with 21-28 points most weeks. They went to the playoffs with Mason Rudolph last year, I think they will be better. Not expecting a Super Bowl, but wouldn't want Pittsburgh coming to town for my team, either.
7:06 Mike spitting bars.
It don't matter if they don't have an offensive line to hold up
NFL get Russell Wilson another WR so we can be entertained!!! Steeler Nation!!!
Your on target in my opinion
He needs another WR bad. George Pickens will be triple covered on every play
Lol. Russ is so concerned with keeping his interceptions low that it will drive you insane. At least ten times last year he had a jump ball shot to courtland Sutton he didn't take and immediately ran into a sack. I know Steelers fans think this is gonna go somewhere good but he won't last a month and once he gets benched he will have to be cut or traded.
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TAKE THE SHOT
There’s a reason Denver’s paying Russ $37.8 million dollars this year for him to play somewhere else. You had a QBs coach in Sean Payton, that did all he could to get Wilson’s play better. Taking 45 sacks in 15 games, mostly on 3rd downs or red zone killing plays. Not to mention the 19 INTs & 16 fumbles in 2 years. With an 11-19 record. I feel sorry for Pittsburgh. Arther Smith’s already defending Russ’ poor play in Denver. He says it was the coaching staff that made Russ play like garbage. Hope he remembers that quote when the Steelers start 1-5. Cause it’s coming. 😂
It's because they tried to Force him to defer his injury guarantee. They had no choice after what they did to cut Russ.
No they tried to defer his guarantee because they screwed up and gave him way too much money. His decision made the cut inevitable but it was expected and exactly what Sean wanted. He doesn't listen to coaching, every 3 step drop becomes 5, or 5 becomes 7. He didn't throw numerous 3rd and long jump balls to Sutton and took sacks cause he's afraid if he throws too many pics he won't get another huge contract.
As John Madden once said, did Franco just score on us?
You people are always conspiracy theorists. Russell is the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, period.
Until you realize how bad he really is.
Russell Wilson is an excellent quarterback. Check his stats. Don't respond to me, I don't care about your opinion of Russell. I'm tired of the media making negative comments about Russell.
I hope this makes J Fields lock in and perfect his craft but Russ is gonna play well for sure.
Please I am not a fan of Wilson, but Sean Peyton will still be a hero coach after his 7-10 season in Denver by media standards.
So what are you trying to say?! It’s not clear!
You’re “not a fan of Wilson, but…” suggests that you’re calling out hypocrisy.
@@DeCurtaRicanNope just saying I remember Cowherd being the TV agent for Peyton for like 6 weeks straight and that 70-point egg the Brocos laid against Miami. I guess Wilson should have played defense also that game.
@@herbtapp3031 You can stop crying about it now he has his third chance coming up in ten days
Better than anything russ has done.
And now thanks to sean and george we have a good young team with no egos.
@@herbtapp3031collin is personal friends with russ' agent.
He was actually defending russ'.
Her take on this isn't good in my opinion
With the performance of the Steeler offensive line under Smith, unfortunately, injuries will ensure both QBs starts.
I really wanted Fields to start but Russ is gonna cook this year. Hoping Fields finds success some how though.
All prays to john madden… But These are not the type of quarterbacks he was talking about. It’s simply not fields time yet. But he has the skill set.
I think the Steelers are going to do similar to what they did in the 90s with kordell. Make Justin a slash, give it to Naj and Jalen. Use fields for the wild card, abs they can do some killer stuff. The D just needs to stay healthy, I mean if they had Russel’s numbers last yr, they could have won a playoff game. Who knows man, I’m excited to see how it goes
Everyone keeps talking about making Justin slash Justin's not a receiver or punter not the same
@@waterinthedesert81well, how do we know he can’t do any of those things? My thought was even if they line him up out there, put him in motion, have him come in at qb, then have him in at WR, or RB, keep the other teams guessing. I mean Ben wasn’t a punter, but he punted the ball many times. I mean for how athletic that dude is, im sure they have some killer plays dialed up for him. We will see how it goes tho.
@@ericsmith6633 Kordell's catching 50 yd touchdown passes 1 handed please stop it lol 🤣🤣🤣
@@waterinthedesert81 we will see how it goes, I’m sure they will have some different packages for him, so let’s see what he can do.
@@ericsmith6633 7-10
No one will ever convince me get the schedule is accidental this is not a good schedule you do not want hard hitters like that at the end of the season especially back to back like that
Russ doesn’t have to be a hero, but he CAN still be a hero. His Qtr 1-3 numbers will be much better this year, and his 4th quarter metrics were the best in the league last year under Payton - who was purposely sabotaging Russ.
That is the problem Russ always wants to be the hero and it will never change good luck Steelers!
Wilson will have to be a hero at times if they want to get above .500.
Mike Tomlin has never had a losing season, and he has just as many Superbowl rings as Sean Peyton at the head coach position. NFL is a TEAM Sport no matter what the media states about QB's. Every play has 22 moving components Not counting the coaches' calls.
Yes Q4 magic
@@herbtapp3031 QB position is most important position. It's weighted differently and team success shows it. Mike Tomlin, what have you done for Steeler nation lately?
@@JenniferMarchese Not much left in the RW tank, but he can still sling desperation throws into the end zone late in the 4th and sometimes....they hit their target.
@@herbtapp3031Everyone knows the QB position is most important. And Steeler Nation is asking Mike Tomlin, "what have you done for us lately?"
They can’t even give away #3 jerseys in Denver.
Play great Defense and run the Ball. Wilson just has to hit a few good deep passes to win.
lol ok
And lady 99 wasnt last time steelers went 6-10...that was 2003 get your facts straight
Russ is Q.B. 1. Fields is the future. Boots on the ground!
Well, he wasn’t a hero in Denver but sure loved playing hero ball. Good riddance.
99% of Denver fans have said the same thing.
Don’t think it’s going to happen, but if the Steelers won the Super Bowl with Russ being paid 38M by the broncos… that would be an insane story
There are people who are beyond delusional about big ben lmfao this man said he wasnt the same since 2016!!!!!!! Ben went 11-0 in 2020 threw for 4000 had 32 tds and 7 picks with a 69% completion rate the man also had the fastest passing time in the nfl that year too YES I know we lost 3 of our last 4 that year I also know the next year in 2021 was his last year and he only had 25 tds and 10 picks but he had MATT FUCKING CANADA as the offensive coordinator the games we won that year were because big ben audibled out of Canadas plays in the 4th quarter like I'm almost positive 5 of our 9 wins that's year were comebacks and 3 of our losses big ben brought us within 1 score after getting smashed all game YES people YES big Ben's movement wasnt the same since 2016 but his throwing abilities were only getting better so the fact people really say he wasnt the same and needed to be gone are LITERALLY delusional
Russ is a hero whether he needs to be or not
Lol 1999 the Cleveland browns...basically expansion team only won 1 or 2 games
This is the year it all falls apart for gabrage Tomlin
Sorry... Didn't KP ask for the trade? Sounds more like he got rid of the Steelers.
Are These People DUMB? Are We saying that being 36 is Older than 40? What's the Difference that Aaron Rodgers at 40 gets a Superbowl and Russ at 36 is Washed Up. Who did their achilies and the Jets are paying for a QB that Never Played for them. 😂Sean Peyton NEEDS Russ to Save His Teams.. Mike Tomlin NEEDS Russ to be Better than Kenny Pickett. People who Don't Understand Tomlin isn't Payton. Payton like Belicheats like Reid NEED A Bonafide QB. NOT Tomlin!! People are so Simple Minded. 😂😂😂 Imagine if Tomlin had a Drew Brees, a Tom Brady a Pat Mahomes.. 😁😁😁 How You Know Mike Tomlin is GREAT.. Look at Those HCs Records WITHOUT a Bonafide QB. 😂😂😂 They Can't Win WITHOUT Superstar QBs. Take Out the QB and they are DONE!!
A young Wilson was able to avoid sacks. Now, he's a sack machine (typically #1 sacked QB). He has an ultra-slow read of the field (and now panics with pressure) but when he was younger that was offset by his athleticism to buy time. He no longer has that athleticism - and you can't play a "ball control" style offense when your QB makes 2nd or 3rd down 15+ situations all the time. You'll see what i'm talking about.
@@johnny.b.goode1 Is Wilson Now Better than Kenny Pickett Now?😂😂😂😂 Answer That!!
@@PatriotWatchUSA So You're saying Ben is Better than Mahomes and Brady?😳
@@PatriotWatchUSA Didn't you Predict that Every Year 😂😂😂 Nothing Better than Watching a Boy Hate on a Man because He can't do what he does 😂😂😂
@@PatriotWatchUSA Wait... 😂😂😂😂 Emojis Speaks Confidence to YOU?😂😂😂 No Wonder why You don't understand football. 😂😂😂😂😂 Um What do you think they made Emojis for? For Weak People?😂😂😂😂 Someone come and help this one. He feels some kind of way about emojis 😂😂😂😂😂 SOFT
We miss Big Ben!!
I don't think Russ wanted to be Josh Allen with those turnovers and losses but Russ needs to go ahead and retire. The skill that made him great he can't do much anymore.
@@jacobstrouble6631 how do you know
Russ wasn’t that bad last year. He had a coach who hated and belittled him publicly. And his stats were not bad. He will play well.
Remember u said they will finish last this season people! 12and 5 this season Russell going to be great people and so is the rest of the team!!
IMO Cleveland and Baltimore will take a step back this year, maybe opening the door for the Steelers. The Steelers still have a terrible O-line though. So we will see.
I see the opposite. Cleveland is regularly competing for the playoffs and The Ravens are…y’know. The Steelers look to have a lower projection.
haha based on what they got better up front
Stop it with the Seahawks Russ, he was 7th in the NFL in td passes and how many games did he miss...... you, people are wackos
Got rid of thier best option in Duplee. Starting hasbin Wilson. Fields will get hurt. Runs too much! I predict losing season. Proof is his inability on coaches challenges. Life long Steeler fan.
Thank the Lord for that because he won’t be
No matter what team he is on going forward, he is still short, slow, selfish and can't see over linemen. Good Luck Steeler Nation
After 3 sacks in the opener he will be replaced.
Come on...the 2023 Steeler defense is no-where near as good at the Seattle defenses in the early to mid-Wilson years. Thats crazy talk.
Steelers fan here and I agree my guy that Legion of Boom was different to say our D is on that level definitely too far
Shereen is so mids😂😂
He doesn’t have to be a hero- we’re just going to see him throw a million check downs without reading the field anyway. 😅
Justin Feilds not Built for the Playoffs Wilson is the Stater Duhhhjjj
Russ will take the Steelers to the Super Bowls trust me still believe in Russ
Steelers went 10-7 with a poor performing QB and WR room and a much worse OL. We have less talent at WR, but more cohesion. We have a better Defense, QB room, and OL. Najee and Jaylen just been to carry the rock.
I don’t see more cohesion. Steelers trading Diontae Johnson was stupid!!
That Oline is better?
@@PatriotWatchUSA Yes, obviously.
@@WordAte Obviously? Based on pre-season I've never seen such a bad line.
@@PatriotWatchUSA I do not evaluate talent based on your limited observations.
Tomlin hasn't done nothing in years and some reason he can't be even talked about and if he is they always start out with hes 1 my favorite coach are I would love to play for him. U have pete and belichick fired who been to more sb and yet they had to go because the path to sb wasn't there anymore, peyton got hit with all kinds of criticism close to calling him racist because russ now no one is blaming Tomlin if he can't make russ work isn't that interesting it will be russ fault not Tomlin if they don't do well.
Get this lady off the air. You mean the Denver defense that had the most takeaways in 7 games the broncos won..in the whole NFL?? It was all the defense and courtland sutton making amazing catches. Stop it lady. Retire to Florida
This lady doesn't know football....all the stats she mentioned are one offs and not the whole picture.
the same defense that gave up 70 points? Steelers defense is leagues and leagues better than the broncos defense. Like its not even remotely close.
7 games is not a full season buddy. Maybe that's why they won 8 games since they were playing part time defense.
@@Joel_Aleman the 7 games that were won was because of the defense not Russ buddy. Reading comprehension…it’s not for everyone
@@TPG1 Russ had 4 4th QTR comebacks last year he has to get credit for that since you have to assume the defense gave up the lead. I can think of 4 games the defense sold out and gave away the game. Raiders, Washington, Miami, and Patriots.
Steelers don't need to draft a QB, Broncos cut Russ and made them the gift of an elite superbowl caliber multi probowl selected QB for free and are paying his salary of 38Million for the first Steelers season on top. The media is strangely collaborating with the Russ hating Payton and pushing the washed Russ narrative abusing him as the scapegoat for Payton refusing to tailor the offense to Russ traits. With a solid o-line Russ is a TD-monster.
You’re gunna be highly disappointed when you find out the truth mid season……..
I’ll pray for you
I think at this point in his career, Wilson is a bit like Mayfield or Flacco. If you put them in a bad situation, you wonder why they are on a roster. In a decent spot, you can win with them. For the league minimum, Pittsburgh gives him a chance to have a career re-birth. If it doesn't happen, a spot next to Richard Sherman at the desk would be hilarious.
With a solid O-line Russell is a good QB. 4 out of 5 lineman are injured. Steelers also traded away fastest receiver Diontae Johnson!!
Hilarious because the Broncos had the #7 ranked OLine. The Steelers' won't even be top 20. 😂 You're in for a rude awakening, buddy.
Facts. Wanted Fields personally but I think Russ is gonna play well.
Wilson will get blasted by the Pittsburg fans about 5 sacks into this stint. Meaning after one game...
But he won't win them games with his missed receivers, checkdowns and short passes.. then he enters the Russ zone ( red zone) & fluffs it.
The downfall of Russell Wilson is unprecedented
WILSON HAS NEVER BEEN GOOD, they made a mistake with this decision, but yet they can always replace him with Fields at anytime, my guess is game 4 Fields will be starting.
it’s not the hero pittsburgh wanted. its the one they deserve.
Why would Russ have wanted to BE Mahomes while in Seattle when he was outperforming Mahomes?!
Look at their numbers and performances? If Russ had had a little more help in Seattle, like Mahomes did, Russ likely would’ve won at least one SB between 2017 and 2020.
Btw, the type of team Russ now has is what Mahomes had in 2023.
All QBs are system QBs, and all need help!
Nonsense! He had more than enough. Mahomes has worked with little. Much less than Wilson had over the years
Name all the seasons Mahomes had a defense that led the league in points allowed?
Oh no the steelers have all those division games at the end what a gauntlet they barely scraped by the division last year with a record of .... ummmm .... oh 5 - 1 .... scary.
Your division was broken last year. This year you will have your hands full. 28th ranked offense with worst QB in your division. Your defense is third best in your division. Slow down.
@PatriotWatchUSA broken 🤣🤣 the first time a division had teams with winning records across the board was broken. You ever think about trying stand up you got some good jokes
@@cheezits3632 Try and make your point without the emojis next time. Which team in the division won the super bowl? Which team finished with it's starting QB? It was broken and why I say the Steelers are in trouble this year. The other teams in your division OUT CLASS you with offense. All three are on a different level offensively with WAY more talent. You in trouble.
@@cheezits3632 Oh 🥱
let me guess another sports talk show commentator that either knows more than Rooney and Tomlin or cares more about Steelers being successful than Rooney and Tomlin ?
Fields was still in Bears mode of not making mistakes and at least have a high completion percentage even though the yards and TDs aren't there. To at least be a backup next year and out last some of the others in his draft class he is going down this pass, the problem is his career win percentage will not be much better than it is now. Trubisky is moving toward that mode but has an above 500 win percentage because his coach fooled teams for a half season, and he went for it when he was starting and made a lot of mistakes but won games. The Steelers had bottom 2 or 3 QBs in the playoffs since they won their last game and almost all the top 10 QBs make the playoffs.
Broncos Fans here: Good Luck.
which is exactly what we Seattle fans said to you Bronco's fans when you traded for Wilson.
@@johnny.b.goode1lol, and you “Seattle fans”
Couldn’t get enough of Russ during his day there. Y’all were the reason for the second Super Bowl loss, talked ol Pete into going against his better intuition and giving in to the “let Russ cook” narrative.
I lived in Seattle during the legion of boom days, loved every bit of the franchise during those days, but the fans, you fans, made that whole era truly something to forget…
@@josephm6808 I thought Russ was a good QB in Seattle when he had the twitchy mobility wish plays into existence. It was crazy fun to watch. If we didn't have the LOB in those days we wouldn't have sniffed the SB. I actually do blame (even when he was in Sea) Russ for the breakup of the LOB - that was his desire, and he was a true egomaniac.
Who cares when we play our division Mike? We went 5-1 in our division last year and played the Browns and Ravens early on. Russ beat the Chiefs last year. Get outta tahn.
Enjoy your QB "upgrade" steeler fans.
I can't wait to see the two most sacked QB in the league the last three years play. This is going to be great
we will cause its literally an upgrade lol kenny pickett was awful
@@shinski8114
Wait till you see what happens when a QB who thinks they are still fast, lacks anticipatory passing skills, can't read a defense and likes to hold onto the ball for 5 seconds+ is behind center.
Cope.
*Last time Steelers won a Playoff game was in KC vs Chiefs and the next Playoff win will be this season in KC vs Chiefs..... Take it to bank*
People act lije Russ is some big deal.. Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson have 1 SB too.... Whats common denominator? All road coat tails of great defenses...Russ was BLACK not sweet...
you guys look good good couple ✅✅😘😘 kissy Kissy😘😘
Show us the points, Mediocre Mike.
People said Desmond Ridder or Marcus Mariota didn’t have to be a hero in Arther Smiths offense as well…
Cheifs are loosing on Christmas day
No, if Wilson would have bombed in Detroit, Fields would be starting qb, unless Fields would have bombed even worse. Wilson will be benched before or by mid season, unless the D makes him undefeated. But, no one's D is that good. Wilson used to have the ability to run the read option which the young Fields is now capable of doing. However, Pitt is not going to use the RO as a bread and butter play for rushing and play action. They are not that innovative on offense. They want Russ to be a pocket passer and game manager. Like I said, it won't work as he is not a pure pocket passer and the D would have to constantly be putting their O in a position to win. Expect to see Fields this season. If you need a game manager who can throw critical passes at times, I would have developed Kyle Allen and kept Mason Rudolph.
Bottom Line: Steelers O line will not be able to provide Wilson with a consistently clean pocket to be a pocket passer. He's not as fast and decisive feeling the pressure and coming out of the pocket like he was in Seattle. Couple this with his more often than not slow reads in the secondary and lack of anticipation of receiver openings, and you have a disaster awaiting you. At very best, mediocrity.
Wow, surprised Florio has forgotten. Russ wanted to be Brady, not Mahomes. He didnt want to scramble, he wanted to be a pocket WB (at 5’11”) and play until he was 42. THATS what he wanted to be in Denver. But he can’t see the field, he doesn’t throw over the middle and he watches the rush. That’s not what Brady did
That schedule is a GIFT to the Steelers, and it makes no sense that Fields will be the better guy for toughest part of the schedule when he isn’t the better QB for the less demanding part.
Steeler fans will cheer JF onto the field
It womt be that fields deserves the job. Its that russ doesnt.
All you have to do with him is take away his swing passes and check downs, and make him scramble to his left and he's pretty much useless
So he can't throw intermediate throw deep dude stop .....
Russel doesn’t throw down the middle ….
@@Drewswaggy yes he does he has tape to show it man stop
@@edwardotrawick8113well I hope he lives up to your expectations brother….. the last three years have looked mid….
Not bad, mid.
@@edwardotrawick8113 throwing deep involves scrambling around to buy more time for the receivers, which he doesn't do well at all anymore. But he takes a lot of quarterback sacks. I will give him that. It's a rarity when he passes the ball over the middle. Don't fool yourself
Wilson and Fields are both dumpster juice. Carson Beck will be the Steelers QB next year
That lady is 100% right the Steelers have never had a high draft since Ben Roethlisberger. We always get the middle of the road draft pick and to win in this league. You gotta have a high draft pick quarterback.
Lamar, Prescott, Hurts…
That’s three of how many quarterbacks come out every year
@@SeanDenard oh ffs. I didn’t list every single one but last I checked out of the top 20 current QBs 8 of them were taken past No. 15. Tanking is never worth it.
No, I’m not saying Tankit and you’re right. Even Tom Brady was a low draft choice but look at the top ones that are out now. I guess it’s just a parity that the NFL wants.
Why is this even NEWS?????? JF is just as bad as 'Kenny Small-Hands' Pickett
Steelers fans on this thread having hope for a QB that can’t read and that was bailed out by courtland sutton and the the defense that had the most takeaways in the nfl. This lady is like Russ cooked, can’t get a story right
I don't know how a QB 'that can't read' has accumulated the numbers he has over a decade+ of a NFL career. Womp womp
@@JoeTecmo because of him having an amazing defense in Seattle and his legs. Now he has no legs and he sucks. Watch the games, don’t just read stats
@@TPG1 All false as there's well over 20 min worth of 2023 highlights and overall statline to prove you incorrect. Kinda pathetic on your part.They beat the Chiefs last szn. I guess I could watch that game and just claim that Mahomes sucked all year using your logic. Wilson haters are certified weirdos
Steelers Nation, let’s ride
He sucked his last few years with Seahawks so he has to go way back to early years ✌️
He did not and Steelers will take those numbers, too. His las szn with Seattle was when he broke his finger and rushed himself back so that really doesn't count.
@@JoeTecmo OK. I heard on one of the shows that his last 3-5 years with Seattle were sub-par. I was out of the country so I didn’t see it ✌️
@@cbalexander4444 It's 2024, not 1984. The truth is right at your fingertips. IF you have access to RUclips, you can do a 2-5 min search 🙄
A lot of time spent talking about a team that'll finish last in the division
Haven't finished last since the 80s
@@jameslee8519 That doesn't have any impact on this season
@@jordanjmdjmd74there better then last year bud, and won ten games people don’t realize is that we know how to win in the north and that’s all that matters
@@jordanjmdjmd74 I know they'll never finish last in the division including this year I'll bet the house on that
The media can't wait for a downfall of Mike T and would love for Russell to be included.
While Wilson's 2:1 TD to INT ratio is better than the Steelers 1:1 over the last two years, he threw for no more yards, fumbled about the same amount, and took 25 more sacks than the Steeler QBs in that time. Yes Wilson is an upgrade on paper, but he is not a guy his teammates rally around. Feels like a net neutral move to start Russ.
JF is about the same with less intelligence