The Pittsburgh Steelers are 3-0 and they don't even have the man who was expected to start at quarterback entering the season. That would be no less than Russell Westbrook, acquired before the season from the Denver Broncos.
Instead, they've been using backup Justin Fields, acquired before the season from the Chicago Bears — as Wilson has been sidelined with a calf injury.
So ahead of this Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts, you'd think the Steelers would know their starter. And maybe they do. But coach Mike Tomlin won't officially say it's Fields.
Why not?
"Because there's no need," Tomlin told reporters when asked why he won't name Fields the permanent starter, via Brooke Pryor of ESPN. "I explained to you the variables of the week. It has not changed. He's going to walk in this building with that mindset tomorrow, and so really, there's no need to. Sometimes in this business, man, there's a myriad of complex decisions that need to be made.
"I've learned to make them when it's appropriate and it's not necessary as we sit here right now, when Russ gets to an appropriate point of health and we have a decision to make, I'll make it and I'll announce it and I'll be really transparent about it, but until then, I don't care how many ways you guys ask me, I got no intentions of making the decision that's unnecessary at this juncture."
Granted, the Steelers have been winning games primarily because of their stellar defense, and they have yet to get into the meat of the NFL schedule. Still, some were surprised they managed to down the Los Angeles Chargers last weekend. Either way, they frankly don't need to make any changes as long as they keep doing what they're doing. And what they're doing has been downright impressive.
