The Pittsburgh Steelers are always worried about the present. Mike Tomlin has talked about him owing the current team his undivided attention, and trying to make decisions as the head coach that are geared toward the future would be doing his current group a disservice. That is why Russell Wilson always made the most sense to be the Steelers’ starting quarterback.
It is the front office’s job to look ahead and have a loose plan for how the team should be built with one eye on the future. That might be why we have heard from Dianna Russini, Albert Breer, and others that there are people within the organization who were pushing for Justin Fields to start.