I've made this point before, but I think the comments regarding the Steelers QB situation being bad are super exaggerated. I know PFF has its flaws, but it had Wilson at a rating of 77.5 last year, which was 18th in the NFL and effectively tied with Mayfield and Carr. That generally fits what I've gathered from looking at his stats as well, he's a roughly league average QB on par with Carr. Fields was outside of the top-20, but he still ranked at a PFF rating of 74.6 which was ahead of Pickett's 70.6.
Right now, the Steelers have 2 QBs that are better than any QB they had on the team last year. Wilson is about on par with mid-30s Ben, although the offense will not be even close to as pass heavy as the offense was when they had mid-30s Ben. Fields is a low end starter but has potential with his athleticism, which is especially worth the gamble considering he cost a 6th round pick. I just really do not understand why there is so much doom and gloom about their QB situation.
And you can win with that.
But hey, if you cannot get the next Burrows or Mahomes for a sixth round pick you might as well give up and pack it in.
That is the floor. An average quarterback that you can win with. The question is whether an athletic 25 year old quarterback can get even better.
There is room for that.
Sure thing? Obviously not, or other teams would have stepped in and given a lot more.
Though that was somewhat situational, and the Bears completely screwed that up by asking too much, waiting too long, and then being left to take whatever they can.
But the entire point is that the team has drafted very well the past two years and look like they are young and up and coming. They simply are too good to crash and burn and get a top five pick quarterback.
So, by far the best option is to go with Fields long term, and Wilson short term (who had numbers similar to Fields), and hope for the best.
