Justin Fields' Impact on Steelers & Russell Wilson's Role

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00:00Justin Fields is, you know, to me, the reason why the Steelers are where they are.

00:10But George, for whatever reason, there is some infatuation with Russell Wilson.

00:14I cannot figure out why this is the second team to do this, to continue to start him

00:18when his career is clearly over.

00:20He is not going to play well, George, for the Steelers.

00:23I don't understand this at all.

00:25I'm not cutting Fields in any league.

00:26I'm still hanging on to him, and Fields has rushed for, I think, 200 or more yards already

00:33this season, too.

00:34Like, he's been a really good fantasy quarterback.

00:36This is an absolute hold for me with Justin Fields.

00:39I think that Wilson's going to get a shot, he's going to fail, and they're going to go

00:41back to Fields quick.

00:45I agree with everything you said there.

00:46I also don't understand the fascination with Wilson.

00:48I also think his career is done.

00:50Fields gives you a better chance to win, especially with your weapons, or your lack of weapons

00:54is what I should say.

00:55I understand he didn't have the greatest game against the Cowboys on Sunday night, but didn't

00:59you have a lead there?

01:00Yeah, you had a lead late.

01:01You know, your defense let you down more than Fields did.

01:04You hold that lead, hey, you win the game here.

01:07But you didn't.

01:08It'd be different if you had a great offense.

01:12Maybe Wilson could run a little better if it was a great passing offense.

01:14You don't.

01:16You need Fields, and you need his flexibility, the fact that he can run the ball all over

01:19the place, that he can be an extra running back for you.

01:21If I'm Tomlin, or Arthur Smith, by the way, Craig, I think they need to let Fields go.

01:26And what I mean is, do what you gotta do, buddy.

01:30I think they held Fields back Sunday night against Dallas until they were trailing in

01:33the fourth quarter.

01:34Then we saw quarterback draws.

01:35Then we saw quarterback run plays.

01:37And it was like, why'd you wait so long to do that?

01:40You know, and I think they were trying to keep him in check for a while here.

01:43We don't want the turnover.

01:44I understand that.

01:45You don't want the turnover.

01:46You don't want him fumbling.

01:47You don't want him taking hits and all that.

01:49But, you know, he's probably not going to be your quarterback next year, right?

01:52Your quarterback of the future is none other than your roster, so what are you worried

01:54about here?

01:55You know, let him do what he has to do to win games now.

01:59That's how I would approach it with Fields.

02:00But I said I agree with everything you said here.

02:03If Fields has one more bad game, or one more so-so game this week, we'll see Wilson next

02:08week.

02:09It sounds like Wilson may play this week.

02:11Who knows?

02:12All right.

02:13Next one is actually an easy drop for me.

02:16You know, probably some people see this differently, but I mean, why would anybody hold and start

02:22Antonio Gibson?

02:23Just because of the fact that he has a heartbeat, maybe that's the reason.

02:28But every time this guy's been given an opportunity to play and start, he hasn't made the most

02:33of it.

02:34He hasn't been good.

02:35He's fumbled.

02:36He plays on the worst team in the NFL.

02:38I understand the notion to have the worst team's best running back, which may be what

02:43Gibson is if Stevenson is out, but I would have also no problem cutting him and starting

02:49like Eckler, as an example, on Washington as the second guy, or starting Irving or Tracy.

02:57I am not in on Antonio Gibson at all.

03:00I know he had a couple of good games and a couple of good moments, but what do I have

03:04to do?

03:05Go back, look three years at Washington.

03:06What did he do?

03:07Nothing.

03:08I don't disagree.

03:09All right.

03:10Listen, we know there are injuries, right?

03:13And you may have no choice.

03:14By the way, unless I don't disagree, I mentioned that one league I'm playing, I imagine there's

03:17others out there with me here.

03:19You may have Cook and you may have White.

03:23If Gibson's out there in that league, I'm not going to have a choice, Craig.

03:26I'm not going to have a choice.

03:27I'm going to have to start him.

03:28I'm not.

03:29And I think that's what it comes down to.

03:30If Stevenson's out, or likely to be, I think he is officially out now.

03:34So you don't have a choice here.

03:35You just don't have a choice.

03:36You're going to have to go with Gibson.

03:37All right?

03:38You're just going to have to go.

03:40I hate it.

03:41Because once again, if he doesn't get in the end zone, and how many touchdowns they scored,

03:45you're not going to get double-digit points.

03:48So I would be thrilled.

03:49I said I would do a little party if I started Gibson and he got me 12 points.

03:52I'll take that and run.

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