Pittsburgh Steelers legend and Corridor of Fame operating again Jerome Bettis is not amongst those that imagine quarterback Russell Wilson will let the group down this coming season.
“He can nonetheless play 100%,” Bettis mentioned about Wilson throughout a Thursday look on Pittsburgh sports activities radio station 93.7 The Fan, as shared by Joe Clark of Steelers Depot. “And he will probably be efficient on this offense. He will be good for this offense.”
A number of members of the NFL group have identified that the wedding between Wilson and Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton was basically doomed from the beginning. Nonetheless, the numbers present the 35-year-old wasn’t an entire catastrophe for his former membership final season. Per Professional-Soccer-Reference, Wilson completed final season ranked eighth within the NFL with a 98.0 passer ranking. Whereas he was twenty second with a 50.7 adjusted QBR, he was additionally ninth with 26 landing passes that he amassed throughout 15 video games.
Wilson ought to profit from a run-heavy scheme embraced by new Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, however Bettis recommended he is anxious some inside the group will need to get significant seems at younger signal-caller Justin Fields. Pittsburgh acquired Fields from the Chicago Bears for a conditional 2025 sixth-round draft choose in March.
“Are you curious about discovering out what each quarterbacks can do? Or is it nearly who’s one of the best quarterback and we’re gonna play him and we’re gonna attempt to win championships with that one individual,” Bettis continued. “If that is the case, then Russell Wilson is the man, and belief me, he will be particular. I actually imagine he has all of the expertise and the know-how and the skillset to be big-time, and this offense can enable him to try this and it isn’t gonna ask him to do a complete lot since you’re gonna have the ability to run the soccer.”
Some thought even earlier than Denver launched Wilson in March that the one-time Tremendous Bowl champion is not a median participant on the sport’s most essential place. Others are sure Wilson will thrive after the Steelers bolstered their offensive line through the draft.
Wilson doubtless should win the beginning job throughout a contest with Fields that might run from coaching camp by means of Pittsburgh’s last preseason sport. Bettis appears satisfied that head coach Mike Tomlin ought to merely identify Wilson the membership’s QB1 right now and “let Russ prepare dinner” till additional discover.
