When the Pittsburgh Steelers completely overhauled their quarterback room this offseason, shipping Kenny Pickett to the Eagles while acquiring Justin Fields and Russell Wilson, the general feeling for many is that the Steelers got two quarterbacks who were upgrades over what they had last year. Certainly Russell Wilson is an upgrade, even coming off some of the worst seasons of his career, but are the Steelers better off with Fields over Pickett had the latter remained in Pittsburgh as the backup? CBS Sports’ Cody Benjamin listed the top-10 backup quarterback situations in the NFL this morning and had both Pickett and Fields near the top of the list, and he has Pickett ranked one spot ahead of Fields.
CBS Sports Ranks Justin Fields As Fourth-Best Backup QB Situation, One Spot Behind Kenny Pickett
