Two video games, two wins for the Pittsburgh Steelers with Justin Fields as their beginning quarterback.
There needs to be loads extra of these to return for the Steelers, too, so long as Fields is below heart and enjoying the best way he’s: avoiding the killer turnovers, taking pictures down the sphere, and usually enjoying inside offensive coordinator’s Arthur Smith scheme.
At the very least, that’s what former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky believes.
Showing on The Pat McAfee Present Tuesday, Orlovsky said that he believes Fields is doing every thing requested of him and that the Steelers are an actual menace with him below heart.
“I’ve mentioned this, I believe Justin needs to be their starter, and I believe they may beat principally anyone with him,” Orlovsky mentioned.
By the primary two video games, Fields’ numbers haven’t been all that spectacular. He’s thrown for simply 276 yards throughout two video games with only one interception. Nevertheless, his completion charge is a career-high 69.8%. He’s enjoying effectively throughout the scheme, making all the throws which are there, and most significantly is avoiding the killer errors.
He’s solely been sacked thrice, too.
However saying they might be “principally anyone” is a little bit of a stretch, particularly after the Steelers have scored simply 31 factors by means of two video games.
The offense has seemed higher than it has prior to now, simply primarily based on the design, the room the Steelers are working with, and extra. However they only aren’t scoring factors, and to beat groups you need to rating factors. Granted, it helps that the Steelers have an elite-level protection reverse the offense that’s nonetheless getting its legs beneath itself. However that’s a troublesome ask for the Steelers, particularly in opposition to the likes of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Houston Texans, Buffalo Payments and extra within the AFC alone.
Orlovsky wouldn’t go so far as saying the Steelers can win the Tremendous Bowl with Fields, however he did say they will compete with these groups with Fields, including he doesn’t suppose they may try this with Russell Wilson.
“I don’t suppose like they’re explosive sufficient to beat, you understand, most likely like your Houstons, your Kansas Citys. I believe the Jets can get scorching, Buffalo. So, my level in saying that’s I don’t suppose they will try this with Russ,” Orlovsky mentioned. “I simply don’t. I don’t consider that they’re able to doing that with Russ. I believe in the event that they proceed to progress, I may see them changing into extra explosive on offense.”
Fields is definitely the extra dynamic participant proper now at this level of their respective careers. There is no such thing as a denying that.
Nevertheless it looks like a little bit of a stretch to say that with the best way Fields is enjoying proper now that Wilson can’t try this, which is take some pictures down the sphere, hit some rollout throws, make the most of play-action and have some success. It’s not as if Fields is doing something outlandish exterior of his jaw-dropping throw on Sunday that was negated by a penalty.
The Steelers very clearly have a mode they’re snug with proper now on offense and as a staff. They’re profitable video games and placing themselves in a very good place.
Proper now although it’s a stretch to say that they will beat anybody with Fields below heart and that the identical can’t be mentioned for Wilson with the fashion of play.
