{"id":226,"date":"2024-10-21T08:20:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=226"},"modified":"2024-10-21T08:20:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:20:04","slug":"steelers-mike-tomlin-says-4-words-on-qb-decision-after-russell-wilson-beats-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=226","title":{"rendered":"Steelers\u2019 Mike Tomlin Says 4 Words on QB Decision After Russell Wilson Beats Jets.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2178264248.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2178264248.jpg 780w, https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1_GettyImages-2178264248.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2_GettyImages-2178264248.jpg 1350w\" alt=\"Mike Tomlin Russell Wilson\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"148\" data-dom-ready-time=\"162\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin responded with only four words after receiving a question on whether starting Russell Wilson was the boldest decision in his coaching career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0scored a season-high 37 points in the debut of quarterback\u00a0Russell Wilson\u00a0on October 20, head coach Mike Tomlin didn\u2019t receive any questions about who might start behind center next week. In fact, the media present at Tomlin\u2019s postgame press conference didn\u2019t address the Wilson versus\u00a0Justin Fields\u00a0debate from before Week 7 with any of their questions.<\/p>\n<p>That is, until former NFL wide receiver Brandon Marshall stepped into the media room. A Pittsburgh native and former\u00a0New York Jets\u00a0wideout, Marshall received the opportunity to ask Tomlin his final question of the postgame press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas that one of your boldest decisions to go with 3,\u201d\u00a0Marshall asked with No. 3 referring to Wilson.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coach Mike Tomlin Postgame Press Conference (Week 7 vs Jets) | Pittsburgh Steelers\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b2Gwyy9HZ9I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tomlin answered simply with, \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m well-compensated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers head coach received significant criticism for benching Fields in favor of Wilson before facing the Jets. In the first quarter on October 20, it appeared Tomlin\u2019s critics were correct that it was the wrong move.<\/p>\n<p>But Wilson came on strongly in the second half to finish with 264 passing yards. That\u2019s the most ever for a quarterback making his Steelers debut in history.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson also threw 2 touchdowns and ran for another, leading Pittsburgh to a 37-15 victory.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers\u2019 Mike Tomlin Received Significant Criticism From Around the League Before Week 7<\/h2>\n<p>Based on the amount of noise around Tomlin prior to facing the Jets, the Steelers head coach could have pumped his chest a lot more about turning to Wilson in Week 7.<\/p>\n<p>Tomlin received criticism from everywhere for the decision to bench Fields. NFL analysts,\u00a0Steelers fans on social media and even former Steelers quarterbacks Terry Bradshaw and Ben Roethlisberger were vocal about disagreeing with Tomlin\u2019s choice of Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI totally disagree with this decision by Mike Tomlin, the head coach,\u201d Bradshaw said on the FOX NFL pregame show on October 20,\u00a0via Steelers Depot. \u201cI would stay with Fields. Fields fits this team\u2019s personality. They like to run the football. He\u2019s a big, strong running quarterback, athletic enough but also a guy who can move the football through the air.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand the move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Sean Payton, one of the greatest offensive minds in the NFL, gives up on a guy that throws 25 touchdowns and 6 interceptions after 15 games, I\u2019m telling you that there\u2019s something wrong with Wilson that I don\u2019t know about. But I know this, in my opinion, Wilson should not be starting today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Multiple NFL insiders reported\u00a0before Week 7 that even members of the Steelers organization disagreed with benching Fields. On October 20,\u00a0The Athletic\u2019s Dianna Russini reported\u00a0that \u201csome people\u201d she talked to around the league believed the Steelers were only starting Wilson\u00a0to avoid the conditional sixth-round pick\u00a0they sent to the\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0for Fields becoming a fourth-round choice.<\/p>\n<p>That will happen if Fields plays 51 percent of Pittsburgh\u2019s offensive snaps this season.<\/p>\n<p>Russini also wrote\u00a0on October 19 that the Jets were \u201chappy about the news\u201d Wilson was starting instead of Fields.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Russell Wilson Stars in Steelers Debut<\/h2>\n<p>But the Jets were certainly not happy after having to face Wilson. The veteran quarterback turned it on in the second half,\u00a0completing\u00a08 of his last 12 passes for 119 yards with a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Behind that strong second half, the Steelers produced their best offensive performance of this season. In addition to their most points,\u00a0the Steelers had a season-high 409 yards and 6.2 yards per play average.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson didn\u2019t produce dynamic scrambling plays as Fields did in the first six weeks. But, he scored a touchdown on a 1-yard sneak. Furthermore, after Wilson converted a few passes down field, the ground game opened for Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers rushed for 149 yards versus the Jets.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe for the quarterback\u2019s performance, Tomlin should have also told the media that\u2019s why Wilson is well-compensated.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0will make $39 million for the 2024 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if Tomlin had, he would have been referring to Wilson\u2019s salary with the\u00a0Denver Broncos. 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