{"id":8313,"date":"2024-11-10T10:57:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T10:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=8313"},"modified":"2024-11-10T10:57:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T10:57:56","slug":"breaking-steelers-qb-justin-fields-provided-unique-advantage-vs-commanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=8313","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers QB Justin Fields Provided Unique Advantage vs. Commanders.."},"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:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Justin-Fields17-e1731200224167.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Justin-Fields17-e1731200224167.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Justin-Fields17-e1731200224167.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Justin-Fields17-e1731200224167.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Steelers QB Justin Fields.\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" data-img-load-time=\"576\" data-dom-ready-time=\"631\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields played a key role in preparation for Week 10 vs. the Washington Commanders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0defense might have their hands full in Week 10 as they face off against rookie sensation\u00a0Jayden Daniels\u00a0and the upstart\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0offense.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, head coach\u00a0Mike Tomlin\u00a0did utilize one unique advantage while preparing for Daniels and Washington \u2014 dual threat backup quarterback\u00a0Justin Fields.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt definitely helps, Justin [Fields] has done an unbelievable job all week of giving us a good look [at Daniels\u2019 skill set],\u201d star outside linebacker\u00a0T.J. Watt\u00a0told reporters\u00a0on November 8, regarding Fields running the scout team in practice. \u201cI feel like they\u2019ve prepared us as well as they can for a mobile quarterback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Veteran cornerback\u00a0Donte Jackson\u00a0echoed that sentiment\u00a0on November 8\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt helps a lot, man, it helps a lot,\u201d Jackson told the media when asked about Fields\u2019 impact on defensive preparation for this specific QB matchup. \u201cNot every team gets to simulate that type of style at practice, so you can\u2019t take it for granted when you have a guy like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson added that Fields has been \u201coutstanding\u201d this week, asking questions about Daniels\u2019 tendencies and play style.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been just an utmost, great professional in that standpoint,\u201d the CB concluded. \u201cIt\u2019s a plus when you have guys in the building that can sort of replicate that type of athleticism at the quarterback position.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Justin Fields Is Settling Into QB2 Role With Steelers<\/h2>\n<p>Every professional athlete wants to be out there on the field when the clock starts and the whistle blows, but Fields appears to be settling into his QB2 role nicely with the Steelers \u2014 and that\u2019s very helpful toward what Tomlin is trying to build in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>At 6-2, the Steelers are a legit Super Bowl contender in 2024, and they might need both quarterbacks if they\u2019re going to find their way to the promised land.<\/p>\n<p>Fields wasn\u2019t available last week, but he\u2019s off the injury list for Week 10 and it will be interesting to see if Pittsburgh utilizes him at all throughout the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would always anticipate seeing [a Fields package on offense] as long as both guys are on our roster,\u201d\u00a0Tomlin told reporters\u00a0ahead of the Commanders matchup, teasing the potential of both quarterbacks playing a role on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>This could simply end up being a well-delivered bluff from the veteran head coach, but even if it is, that\u2019s just another advantage of having Fields on the roster behind\u00a0Russell Wilson. Most defenses spend the majority of their week preparing for one QB. When teams play the Steelers, however, they must split their focus a bit on both.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to Fields mirroring Daniels as practice, little things like this can be key in a strategic sport like football. And a well-coached team like the Steelers will do their best to stack the deck for their players each and every week.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Must Beat Commanders to Keep AFC North Lead Over Ravens<\/h2>\n<p>After the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0defeated the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0on Thursday Night Football, it once again put the Steelers in a position where they must win in order to retain their lead atop the AFC North.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Pittsburgh leading the division ahead of Week 10, a\u00a0midseason poll of NFL.com analysts revealed that most football pundits do not believe in the Steelers long-term.<\/p>\n<p>25 voters predicted that the Ravens would end up winning the division on November 6, before Baltimore beat the Bengals. Only two chose Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe preseason favorite is now the midseason favorite despite entering the halfway point in second place,\u201d the NFL.com team wrote. \u201cAlthough a (near) unanimous selection to win the division, Baltimore\u2019s back-to-back bid is anything but a sure thing. The Ravens have an unforgiving second-half schedule (their next four opponents are a combined 21-8) and sit at 3-3 in the conference and 0-1 in the division.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, the Steelers have a difficult back half of the season too with \u201cthe third most difficult schedule remaining in the NFL (.570),\u201d including all six divisional games against their AFC North rivals.<\/p>\n<p>If Pittsburgh is victorious over the Commanders on November 10, they\u2019ll stay a half-game ahead of the 7-3 Ravens at 7-2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyPittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields played a key role in preparation for Week 10 vs. the Washington Commanders. 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