The move at starting quarterback from Justin Fields to Russell Wilson in Week 7 for the Pittsburgh Steelers against the New York Jets on Sunday Night Football is a rather curious choice for Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin.
It’s a decision that many within the organization reportedly don’t agree with, as Fields was playing well and had the Steelers at 4-2 on the season coming off of a 32-13 blowout win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 6.
Tomlin wasn’t letting good be the enemy of great, though. According to ESPN’s Jeff Darlington, Tomlin wants to find out what he has in Wilson as the starting quarterback now during this stretch of the season against the Jets and New York Giants before the Week 9 bye week rather than needing to find out later in the season.