RUSSELL WILSON THROWS A PASS TO TIGHT END DARNELL WASHINGTON IN THE WIN OVER THE N.Y. JETS, 37-15, OCT. 20. (PHOTOS BY BRIAN COOK SR.)
On Sunday, October 20, QB Russell Carrington Wilson made his regular season debut with the Pittsburgh Steelers. When Wilson was introduced during the pregame intros, he was booed passionately by some of the “yinzer” nation.
The insertion of Russell Wilson as the starting quarterback against the N.Y. Jets was disapproved by many because Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin chose to start Wilson, instead of the younger QB Justin Fields, a former number one draft pick that Pittsburgh acquired from the Chicago Bears. Fields had led the Black and Gold to a 4-2 record. The performance of both players seems to indicate at least for the next few years that the Steelers may have solved their issues at the quarterback position, without having to waste another first-round draft pick.
After the Jets and their current starting QB Aaron Rodgers received some additional help for the Jets offense in the person of wide receiver Davante Adams, all of the Russell Wilson naysayers scurried to place bets with all of the sports betting agencies. Armed with their property deeds and vehicle titles in hand, they were confident they’d fulfill the promises of taking the wife and grandma on that bucket list safari and cruise with their winnings. But alas, they were about to be unpleasantly surprised by the repossession of their vehicles. They are also dreading the knock on the door by the sheriff with work gloves and a eviction notice in hand. Also, what happened to the smug arrogant look and sneaky smirk that Aaron Rodgers had on his face at halftime? It appeared that his smile was just a frown turned upside down, my friends.
The seating capacity of Acrisure Stadium is approximately 65,500. The majority of these fans are delusional, falsely imagining that they are the pseudo head coaches of the Pittsburgh Steelers, all 65,500 of them. Mike Tomlin is the one that has the power to decide if Russell Wilson will be the first- or second-string starter for the Black and Gold. After Wilson performed so admirably and ran away with a victory, now all of a sudden, the yinzers were forced to put their slow cookers on low so that they could cook their “filet of crow” nice and slow so that when they were forced to eat it, it would be nice and tender. Some journalists even dared to compare Mike Tomlin’s decision to start Russell Wilson as a “Lone Ranger” type of decision. I can see Tomlin being compared to the “Black Panther” but I can never visualize him as the Lone Ranger, hell no, no, no….
RUSSELL WILSON AND AARON RODGERS MEET AT MIDFIELD AFTER THE GAME…
Tim Benz penned a post-game article on Triblive.com titled: “Feats of Strength: Mike Tomlin’s ‘Lone Ranger’ decisions to start Russell Wilson; Bean Bishop comes up big.” First of all, the first name of the Steelers star rookie cornerback is Beanie, not Bean! As big and bold as the font of the title is, the spelling of Bishop’s first name should have been discovered and corrected before the article was published. Here are a few “nuggets of observation from Monsieur Benz.” Benz wrote: “Even though there were a few ‘Jus-TIN Fie-LDS’ chants from the crowd after a sluggish start, Wilson had the folks cheering his name by the end of the game.”
That’s not correct because they were booing Russell Wilson and chanting Justin Fields’ name before the game even began.
Beanie Bishop Jr. was gracious in his praise for Aaron Rodgers, saying: “He’s a Hall-of-Fame quarterback, I’ve got a lot of respect for that guy. To be able to get not one, but two, of them off of him is crazy.”
Aaron Rodgers might be headed toward the Hall of Fame, but on Oct. 20, he was formally inducted into the “Beanie Bishop” Hall of Shame.
Tim Benz had this final quote from his column, perhaps saving, “the least for last.” “Perhaps most importantly, the coaching staff seemed willing to let Wilson take shots into any quadrant of the field whenever he liked, as opposed to the restrictions that were apparently on Justin Fields. Or, maybe just as well said, throws that Fields just wasn’t trying.”
Hey, how about the incompetent play calling of the Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith during the Steelers’ two losses? Having to endure the putrid performances of the Steelers’ 2023 QB room and the just-as-putrid ex-Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada or a combination of both: Steelers wide receiver George Pickens has been justifiably frustrated, with good reason.
All the Steelers had to do was throw him the ball. Instead, it seemed as if the choice of Arthur Smith was to silence Pickens and keep him in his place, regardless of whether the Pittsburgh Steelers suffered because of Smith’s quest to keep another big-mouthed young player of color in his place and to also quench the thirst of Smith’s insatiable ego.
Derrick Bell posted the following on Steelers Now. “Maybe Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin knows what he is doing after all? After a week’s worth of quarterback controversy that led to many doubters from all angles, his squad pulled out a huge, 37-15 shellacking of the N.Y. Jets.”
If you haven’t already noticed, this is the first time that I have mentioned the score because the yinzers and their cronies are homicidal mad because Omar Khan and Mike Tomlin have the quarterbacks of the present and the future in their stable. The Steelers had better cease trying to sign some overpriced wide receiver and concentrate on keeping Wilson and Fields wearing Black and Gold. Aaron Rodgers has Davante Adams and they both exited Acrisure as battered and bruised losers.
STEELER NATION LOVES RUSSELL WILSON…