A new — and likely brief — era started for the Pittsburgh Steelers leading up to Week 7 when Mike Tomlin made the bold decision to start Russell Wilson over Justin Fields.
Under Wilson, the Steelers have defeated two teams with a combined record of four wins. He’ll be tasked with much more than that after the Steelers return from their bye next Sunday.
On Thursday’s “4th&1 Podcast,” media personality and former All-Pro quarterback Cam Newton challenged Wilson with the statement, “All I’m saying is you better win the games that you’re supposed to win.”
Wilson is off to a good start. Was he supposed to defeat the New York Jets? Yes. Was he supposed to defeat the New York Giants? Another yes.
Looking ahead at the schedule, what other “supposed to win” games might those be? Perhaps Washington, perhaps Cleveland.
Newton isn’t yet sold on Wilson, but Steelers Nation is behind him. We trust that Wilson will channel his veteran experience to be the best quarterback he can be for Pittsburgh.
The Steelers must navigate a brutal second-half schedule — one of the toughest in the league — to pose a legit AFC playoff threat. It’ll not only take Wilson playing smart football but the entire team firing on all cylinders.
