Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Justin Fields have been among the most-sacked quarterbacks in the league over the past few seasons, which has been a major crutch for both of them. In Pittsburgh, the hope is that they will be eliminated by whoever starts at quarterback, which will likely be Russell Wilson. Appearing on The Opening Drive on SiriusXM NFL Radio, former NFL quarterback and current analyst Ryan Leaf believes that the Steelers will be “solid” offensively with Wilson under center, provided he can limit sacks.
“The biggest thing for me with Russell Wilson and that he has to eliminate, and it will frustrate the heck out of Arthur Smith, is taking sacks.