Steelers coach names new starting quarterback

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been both the feel-good story and the talk of the town this NFL season.

Almost every NFL pundit and pundit picked Pittsburgh to finish last in their division heading into the season. The opposite has happened.

The Steelers’ win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday catapulted the team to 8-2 on the season and cemented their spot atop the AFC North. While the Steelers are known for always having a reliable defense, their offense has been a welcome surprise this season.

What has been most surprising about the Steelers’ offense is that they have used two different quarterbacks.

Russell Wilson was named the team’s starter heading into the season, but a calf injury sidelined him early. Justin Fields stepped up in Wilson’s absence and led the Steelers to an impressive 4-2 start.

When Russell Wilson was healthy again, head coach Mike Tomlin inserted him back into the starting lineup, much to the surprise of analysts and fans across the country. Wilson has since gone undefeated in four games as a starter.

That doesn’t mean the team has forgotten about Fields, though. The quarterback came on late against the Ravens and had two critical runs to help put the game on ice against Baltimore.

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Now, Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is clearing the air about the team’s quarterback situation.

“There’s a fine line in that. I don’t see Justin in this role as a gadget guy. Justin to me, we have two starting quarterbacks. A hell of a football player, so if he can help the team,” Smith said, according to Bleacher Report.

“And there’s a fine line. I’ve done it a little bit in my past. We did it down the stretch with Ryan Tannehill and Marcus Mariota, but a different situation.

“So when you have the opportunity to put things together and just the way the game was going, throw something at them and put another dynamic football player out there, that definitely helps us.”

Naming both Fields and Wilson as the starting quarterback is an unorthodox move, but unorthodox has worked a lot for the Steelers this season.

(Bleach Report)