Russell Wilson might not have been the right piece to get the Pittsburgh Steelers over the top. But he’s hardly the reason why the team fell apart down the stretch. That’s how Fox Sports analyst and former NFL player Emmanuel Acho sums up Wilson’s first – and potentially only – season with the Steelers, defending Wilson and blaming Mike Tomlin during a Monday episode of The Facility.
“Russell Wilson was not the issue with the Steelers last year,” Acho told the FS1 panel. “At all. Russell Wilson was not the difference between the Steelers winning a Super Bowl and losing a Super Bowl.