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Mike Tomlin's Strategy with Fields and Wilson Explained
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9/9/2024
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00:00
Here is Mike Tomlin for you, who you love.
00:06
Mike Tomlin loves you, too.
00:08
Here's Mike afterwards.
00:09
Of course, with the win, 18-10, the topics are always going to be quarterbacks with Mike
00:14
because Justin Fields did get himself a win.
00:16
But what happens if Wilson's healthy for next week?
00:19
Mike wasn't really getting into a lot of that, but he said Fields played well.
00:22
Really appreciative of his efforts and his play, certainly.
00:26
What happened in pregame?
00:27
Can you take us through that decision-making process?
00:30
Was Russ even a consideration?
00:32
It's really not a long, drawn-out process.
00:35
I'd rather deal with short-term misery, to be quite honest with you.
00:38
We're in week one.
00:40
There's a lot of ball out in front of us.
00:42
I just thought it was appropriate to put the healthy guys on the field.
00:44
I felt really good about both quarterbacks.
00:46
I was very clear to you guys when I named Russ the starter how comfortable I was with both quarterbacks.
00:52
And so if that is true, why not be really comfortable with playing Justin under the circumstances
00:57
with Russ being in less than ideal physical shape?
01:00
And so that was a thought process.
01:01
It wasn't a lot of discussion.
01:03
Russ was very supportive of the day, and that was appreciated.
01:05
But we went with Justin.
01:06
Man, I'm glad we got two real capable quarterbacks, as I've mentioned before.
01:11
Listen, you have to play who is healthy.
01:14
The one that is healthy is the guy that goes.
01:16
They have both of them.
01:17
One guy's an angle breaker.
01:19
The other guy is steady as she goes.
01:22
I guess, like I won't deny, I think Russell Wilson throws the ball better than Justin Fields.
01:30
But Justin Fields can make plays that Russ Wilson just simply cannot nor will he ever make.
01:36
Okay?
01:37
One guy is strictly a pocket passer, and the other, he cannot run anymore, Russell Wilson.
01:44
Who are you kidding?
01:45
And then Justin Fields can do both.
01:49
One of them he does poorly, but the other one he does great.
01:52
He runs the ball.
01:53
He's dangerous.
01:54
I mean, I think he's the most dangerous.
01:56
Who's better than him running the football?
01:59
Like, honestly, Josh Allen maybe?
02:01
That's about it.
02:02
Who else?
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