Grant and Danny
Russell Wilson Has Been Named The Starting QB For Pittsburgh
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It does not change how I feel though, Danny. I think Fields still ends up starting more games than Russell Wilson this year, because I don't think the Steelers are going to be that good. They're going to try to keep Tomlin's streak alive without having a losing season as the head coach. But inevitably, I think they turn it over to Fields and because neither of them is a great quarterback, maybe they just have him run around and try to be the hardest offense to defend possible. And that might be with his legs making defenses go 11 and 11. Yeah, you had an Arthur Smith to that equation. And finally, updating their offensive coordinator position somewhat from a guy that got some pretty good results, frankly, out of folks in Tennessee over the years. And you've got some bones that are pretty decent, right? I know Jalen Warren's a bit banged up, but now as you hear us, I mentioned Warren has a good scap back out of the backfield, George Pickens, who's got some talent. So it's something that the cover is completely bare. To me, they're best served, as you said, a bit more read option, playmaking kind of a poor man's Baltimore doing it doing it that way with the dynamic quarterback in in Justin Fields. Then you would be with whatever Russell Wilson has left that he's one of the guys that was all time dead wrong about in terms of Wilson. I go as bad situation in Seattle, he needs to change a scenery. He needs a time machine and that also to have a positive effect on his body. He can't be Russell Wilson going back in time now. He needs to somehow jump back into younger Russell Wilson because that guy's not walking to the door. Well, the Steelers are probably built to be offensively like an eight or nine win team. Their defense is actually good enough that they could be a playoff team. It's kind of the same situation they're in most years. They've got a defensive player of the year, nominee year in and year out and TJ Watt on their defensive line. Cam Hayward, who's going to be all a famous still plays at a pro bowl level. They got some other guys on that side of the ball like Minka Fitzpatrick, like Joey Porter Jr., who are going to be really good for a long time. My problem with Pittsburgh, though, is the weaponry. Everybody acts like George Pickens is a number one. And let's say I'm wrong and he actually is that and that's what he becomes. They got nobody else at wide receiver. Deontay Johnson's in Carolina. They traded him. Van Jefferson and Calvin Austin are their starting wide receivers at the beginning of the year with George Pickens. But tight end, Pat Fryer-Muth is fine. They drafted Darnell Washington who's proven to be more of a blocker than a receiver so far in the third round. He's a huge guy. I just don't see good weapons. And if you add that to a bad quarterback situation, you get a really bad offense. There's really no way around that. With all due respect to Arthur Smith, I mean, you are trying to make filet Mignon at a hamburger helper. And that is not easy to do. But I think naming Wilson the starter was just inevitable. They'll eventually play fields as well. And it's going to be probably a step backwards for them this year. The thing even more of a problem than their personnel, those, the division. Yeah. But some more. Best division support. Cincinnati. Really good. Cleveland. Very solid. Three teams. All could be in the playoffs. Heck, all could make runs to the conference championship game. And I don't think it would really surprise anybody that much. So that's the issue for Pittsburgh. This episode is brought to you by Progressive Insurance. Whether you love true crime or comedy, celebrity interviews or news, you call the shots on what's in your podcast queue. And guess what? Now you can call them on your auto insurance too, with the name of your price tool from Progressive. It works just the way it sounds. 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