Pittsburgh Steelers OC Arthur Smith hinted that Russell Wilson might still be limited.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2024, 2:59 p.m.Pittsburgh quarterback Russell Wilson in game on Aug. 17, 2024. Kylee Surike | Special to PennLiveNearly a month after suffering a calf injury during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ training camp conditioning test, and it appears that quarterback Russell Wilson is still not 100 percent healthy. Wilsonagainst the Buffalo Bills, instead opting to sit in the pocket and play with a limited menu.
Wilson is not running any bootleg or rollout concepts, which is vital to Smith’s outside zone play-action scheme. With the Steelers offensive line struggling, Smith was unable to change the launch points for plays with Wilson injured. More than anything,, where he can move out of structure and create magic, is neutralized.
The Smith offense requires a base level of mobility to execute. If Wilson is not healthy enough to carry out the concepts within Smith’s offense, then there needs to be a serious discussion about if he can truly play Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons. That is why Fields’s sparkle with his mobility popped even more.
“The beauty of my position now, give your opinion. That’s how they figure out,” Smith said. “Obviously, if Mike does a good job, Omar, Mr. Rooney, you can see it’s collaborative, but having been in that situation, that’s not my decision to make.”
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