{"id":4045,"date":"2024-10-31T04:32:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T04:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=4045"},"modified":"2024-10-31T04:32:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T04:32:51","slug":"stephen-a-smith-feels-russell-wilson-fills-steelers-qb1-spot-pretty-well-despite-justin-fields-amazing-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=4045","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith feels Russell Wilson fills Steelers\u2019 QB1 spot pretty well despite Justin Fields\u2019 amazing record.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 15, 2024, Russell Wilson inked a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the veteran&#8217;s minimum of $1.2 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers achieved a 26-18 victory against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. With the win, the Steelers extended their dominance on Monday night football, marking the 22nd consecutive home win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Russell Wilson<\/strong>\u00a0has been effective and maintains an undefeated record as a starter for the Steelers. Wilson, supposed to be the starting quarterback ahead of the season, picked up an injury ahead of the start. The injury to Wilson handed the baton to\u00a0<strong>Justin Fields<\/strong>, who had been excellent in his role, keeping a winning record in the first six games of the season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FIRST TAKE | Steelers' ceiling with Russell Wilson is the Super Bowl! - Stephen A. tells Shannon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K0Fyr-TdCsw?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K0Fyr-TdCsw?feature=oembed\" data-lazy-method=\"viewport\" data-lazy-attributes=\"src\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Wilson came back to the foray against the New York Jets. Wilson made\u00a0a spectacle of a comeback\u00a0by recording the highest number of yards covered by a Steelers\u2019 quarterback on their debut. He also led the Steelers to their highest point margin since the retirement of legend\u00a0<strong>Ben Roethlisberger<\/strong>. Wilson continued his magical run against the other New York team, The Giants on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>There was\u00a0a lot of concern\u00a0before Wilson took the stage for the Steelers. The quarterback, despite enormous pressure, came through perfectly for the Pittsburgh team. The performances haven\u2019t gone unnoticed either.\u00a0<strong>Stephen A. Smith<\/strong>, famed NFL broadcaster, expressed confidence in Wilson after the Giants game in a clip posted by First Take.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote><p><em>I\u2019m watching the dimes that he\u2019s throwing and it\u2019s been very, very impressive. Whether it\u2019s the van Jefferson, whether it\u2019s Pickens\u2026 they know, they got a deep game.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><cite>Stephen A. Smith said<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenasmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@stephenasmith<\/a>\u00a0is confident in Russell Wilson at the QB1 spot \ud83c\udfaf<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m watching the dimes that he&#8217;s throwing and it&#8217;s been very, very impressive.&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tWKuZGJTXI\">pic.twitter.com\/tWKuZGJTXI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 First Take (@FirstTake)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirstTake\/status\/1851272847114510562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith noted that Wilson has formed result-oriented connections with the receivers. For example, in a brief period, Wilson and George Pickens recorded nine receptions for nearly 200 yards (185 to be precise). There were even two touchdowns \u2013 a nullified one and an overturned chance as well.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-stephen-a-smith-contends-that-russell-wilson-and-the-pittsburgh-steelers-are-super-bowl-threats\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stephen A. Smith contends that Russell Wilson and the Pittsburgh Steelers are Super Bowl threats<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mike Tomlin<\/strong>,\u00a0the bold and savage Steelers coach, hasn\u2019t faced a losing season so far. The Steelers have made it 11 consecutive playoff appearances and Smith thinks that they might take it a notch higher this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2230079\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TJ-Watt-1-1200x675.jpg\" sizes=\"auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TJ-Watt-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TJ-Watt-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TJ-Watt-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TJ-Watt-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TJ-Watt-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TJ-Watt-1.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"TJ Watt\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TJ Watt ended a sackless rut versus the Big Blue on Monday (Image via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a segment on First Take, Smith had this to say about the Steelers outfit. He noted that he didn\u2019t mean to say that they were the favorites to win the championship. However, he expressed that they exhibited some impressive quality and proved to be a threat to the other AFC and NFC teams.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote><p><em>I\u2019m looking at the Pittsburgh Steelers, and there are no questions about their defense. Offensively, with Justin Fields, they averaged 20.7 points per game, and he posted a 4-2 record. But now with Wilson, they\u2019re scoring 31.5 points and racking up 417.5 yards in the two games he\u2019s started. That\u2019s more like it. If Wilson keeps performing like this and the Steelers\u2019 defense is anchored by none other than TJ Watt\u2014I\u2019m telling you, I can\u2019t dismiss the Pittsburgh Steelers as a serious threat.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><cite>Stephen A. Smith said<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenasmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@stephenasmith<\/a>\u00a0thinks Russell Wilson makes the Steelers a serious Super Bowl threat \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Russell Wilson could continue to look this way with the Steelers defense \u2026 I can\u2019t dismiss the Pittsburgh Steelers as a threat.\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RBcreJ2duM\">pic.twitter.com\/RBcreJ2duM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 First Take (@FirstTake)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirstTake\/status\/1851645893918740825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>TJ Watt<\/strong>\u00a0had a clinical performance on Monday. The Steelers can make the run possible if Wilson keeps on nourishing the bond they have between him and the receivers. It is also beneficial to know that there\u2019s a pretty strong contender if Wilson fails to play.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 15, 2024, Russell Wilson inked a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the veteran&#8217;s minimum of $1.2 million. The Pittsburgh Steelers achieved a 26-18&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Stephen A. 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