Three-time Tremendous Bowl champion and present NFL analyst Mark Schlereth beforehand ripped the “poisonous positivity” that allegedly has hovered over Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson throughout no less than the previous few years.
Schlereth clearly wasn’t impressed by what he noticed from Wilson within the veteran’s 2024 preseason debut this previous weekend.
“You recognize what I believe his downside is…He needs to be a hero,” Schlereth stated about Wilson throughout the newest version of the “Stinkin’ Reality” podcast, as shared by Alex Kozora of Steelers Depot. “I believe he needs to be a hero. I believe he needs to be the rationale…if he had any sense about him, he’d stand in entrance of the rostrum, and he would sit there and say, ‘I’ve to be higher. My offensive line was high-quality. I gotta put the soccer on the targets. I’ve gotta learn the protection.’”
Wilson had been slowed by a calf damage for a lot of coaching camp however took the sphere for Saturday’s preseason matchup versus the Buffalo Payments. He in the end completed eight-of-10 passes for 47 yards, however he additionally took three sacks.
That ultimate stat understandably sparks issues contemplating StatMuse exhibits no quarterback took more sacks throughout the previous two common seasons than Wilson (100).
Per Josh Carney of Steelers Depot, legendary head coaches Invoice Cowher and Bill Belichick each defended Wilson throughout Monday appearances on “The Pat McAfee Present.”
Belichick indicated the offensive line was a “greater” downside for Pittsburgh than quarterback play, whereas Cowher argued that the Steelers ought to begin Wilson over Justin Fields for the Week 1 recreation on the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 8.
Schlereth sounds satisfied the problems that plagued Wilson throughout his Denver tenure will forestall him from discovering success with Pittsburgh.
“Russell Wilson has received to do a greater job of understanding soccer and throwing the soccer to open receivers,” Schlereth stated. “Versus pulling the soccer and taking sack after sack after sack. Three-and-out, three-and-out and three-and-out.”
As of Tuesday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook continued to listing Wilson because the betting favourite at -425 odds to start out over Fields (+300) in opposition to Atlanta. It stays to be seen if Fields can do sufficient by this coming Saturday’s preseason finale on the Detroit Lions to leapfrog Wilson on the depth chart by Labor Day.
