Several insiders of the Pittsburgh Steelers have chimed in on how the quarterback competition has shaken out so far during spring practices with OTAs and minicamp taking place over the last month. Russell Wilson opened up the offseason with “pole position” to start, and there hasn’t been a major shift in that line of thinking after spring practices. If anything, the gap between Wilson and Fields has seemed to widen with reports of Fields’ inaccuracy and inconsistent play.
However true that may be, it is important to remember that the spring practices is more or less like seven-on-seven football, with no contact and routes often being run on air or with very loose coverage as to not break the league’s no-contact rules prior to training camp.