In training camp, protecting the quarterback is easy. They’re off-limits. Can’t be touched, hit, or sacked. Step inside a stadium and it’s a whole new world. Russell Wilson and Justin Fields were under constant siege in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills Saturday night. Combined, both quarterbacks were sacked four times, hit 10 times, and had little time to do anything meaningful in the pocket behind a Steelers’ o-line that didn’t get the job done.
Post-game, Mike Tomlin wasn’t happy with the offensive line’s performance.
“We didn’t do a good enough job of protecting the quarterback,” Tomlin said via the team’s YouTube channel.