While he was far from alone, Terry Bradshaw was adamant Justin Fields should keep his starting job over Russell Wilson mid-way through the season. The Pittsburgh Steelers were 4-2, in first place, and Fields had shown strides in his six starts. Why fix what’s not broken? Fast forward two months and Mike Tomlin’s decision to go against the grain has paid off in spades. And has Bradshaw saying sorry.
“I just marveled at the fact that Tomlin was able to make this move after sitting Justin Fields down,” Bradshaw said on the Fox pre-game show Sunday. “Their record was four and two, folks.