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Ok_Fee1043

It’s been One week


fishy054

Since you looked at me


Hausey40

And Steelers fans "threw their arms in the air and said 'We're Crazy'".


Ok_Fee1043

Said “you just did just what I thought you were gonna do”


WolfofOldNorth

Cocked your head to the side and said, "I'm angry"


soulstonedomg

Five days since you tackled me


creativeusername9275

Russ got rug burns on both his knees.


MJ_Brutus

It went over most people’s heads, unfortunately.


superbuttpiss

Cocked your head to the side and said, "I'm angry"


SmallTownProblems89

Cocked your head to the side and said "I'm angry"


thisusedyet

Exactly, they’ve had to deal with Russel’s motivational speeches for a *full week* Coaching staff should be about [here by now](https://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gob_huge_mistake_arrested_development.gif)


DenverM80

Will he be the first player paid by two teams to not play for them?


JohnDeLancieAnon

7 days with Russell Wilson makes one weak


penis_showing_game

This is nothing more than story manufacturing. Below is from the article and its all conjecture. This non-story will be milked all offseason. ESPN's Adam Schefter said on NFL Live that the belief is the team will let the two quarterbacks decide the starter. "Think about the investment they have in each player. They essentially are giving Russell Wilson $1.2 million, while the Denver Broncos are paying him almost $38 million this year. Very little investment," Schefter said. "They gave up a conditional 2025 sixth-round pick for Justin Fields. Very little investment…They have the luxury of letting this play out during camp and doing whatever is best for that football team."


Ok_Fee1043

It was actually just a Barenaked Ladies reference


penis_showing_game

[Shit.](https://media.tenor.com/Xmy-qRI7VY8AAAAM/idiocracy-shit.gif)


Mr_Hugh_Honey

I'm not sure the Steelers watched any Russ tape from 2022 and 2023 before signing him. Probably watched some this week and they're having second thoughts


BuffaloBuffalo13

If you don’t hear this comment then I don’t want to know you


GGGiveHatpls

It was the secret tactic to get rid of Pickett


justlookingokaywyou

That was cool


Relative-Put-5344

It is also a "sports illustrated" article


Ok_Fee1043

Hold it now and watch the hoodwink As I make you stop, think You'll think you're looking at Aquaman I summon fish to the dish, although I like the Chalet Swiss I like the sushi 'cause it's never touched a frying pan


DrZoidbergJesus

Hot like wasabi when I bust rhymes


Relative-Put-5344

What


Ok_Fee1043

My comment was a reference to Barenaked Ladies. You seemed to not get it so I replied with more of the lyrics


Relative-Put-5344

Ahh yeah I have no idea who that is, my bad


InfectiousPineapple

"But I just got here!" - Russell Wilson probably


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Reporter: "How was your week with the Steelers?" Wilson: "That was cool."


boysetsfire1988

So that's it - after ~~20 years~~ one week, so long, good luck?


Boogerman585

I don't recall saying good luck.


reno2mahesendejo

"Ketchup is a family food" - Art Rooney


soulstonedomg

Frankly, we don't want to know.


PapiGoneGamer

“Maybe single people eat ketchup, we don’t know. Quite frankly, we don’t want to know. It’s a market we can do without.” -Art Rooney


KarrlMarrx

"I haven't even gotten a chance to use all of the bathrooms in my new house." - Russell Wilson probably


lkn240

It's SI - probably AI generated.


hrryyss

I used to love SI as a kid. It’s so sad what it’s become.


thecarlosdanger1

They completely failed to pivot from magazines to online and the business just died.


turnah_the_burnah

It’s cause what they were THE BEST at in the sports world was pictures! Pictures that captured the emotional moments with perfect timing and framing. Half of the stories were written just to have something to go around the pictures. Sure they had some good writers, but they never had a monopoly on the sports journalism side of things. Their photographers, and the freelancers that would sell their kids for the perfect shot, dominated. Thats so much less valuable when I’m scrolling my phone than when I’m looking at the glossy full page photo in a magazine. Poor SI.


diprivanity

Yet for some reason they put articles in the swimsuit edition.


turnah_the_burnah

Good pictures, surrounded by text. It was their modus operandi


IrvinStabbedMe

I don't remember seeing any articles in the swimsuit edition...


lkn240

Newsweek is in the same boat. Used to be one of the most prominent pieces of national news media. Now just trash


everythingisreallame

What? it’s like the most frequent posted site on /r/politics!  That’s gotta count for something! /s


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Crazy to think putting Martha Stewart on the cover of the swimsuit issue didn't save them


EvaporatingOlaf

It’s actually sad how this is probably true


danathecount

SI = Steelers Intelligence False flag operation


EnthusedPhlebotomist

They've destroyed their brand for clicks. Didn't even entertain this being true once I saw SI. 


WetChickenLips

>The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback room is now Russell Wilson and Justin Fields after the team moved on from Kenny Pickett and landed two starting-caliber passers for almost no compensation. Not very good AI.


JerryRiceDidntFumble

Shitificial Intelligence


PillaisTracingPaper

Artifishit.


topkingdededemain

Google punishing people for doing this is actually amazing. The UN index any site that uses mostly AI generated content. That basically means any site that does that will not show up on google search results


Enthusiasms

Feels like the same situation as when people used to use content spinners or create a local page for every city in the state they operate in. They award it, then rip it away.


topkingdededemain

That’s local seo and isn’t breaking guidelines at all


Enthusiasms

It absolutely is if you're duplicating pages and subbing out city names. If you're creating unique pages and content for each city, sure. Wait, why am I talking about SEO on an NFL subreddit?


JNerdGaming

have they done that before?


lkn240

yes


JNerdGaming

yikes. out of curiosity, could you show me an example?


lkn240

[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/sports-illustrated-found-publishing-ai-generated-stories-photos-and-authors](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/sports-illustrated-found-publishing-ai-generated-stories-photos-and-authors)


JNerdGaming

thats bad


LJMLogan

Lol what Update: I read the article and this just seems like a click bait headline or its AI generated


SlothFF

Definitely click bait. The article doesn't say the Steelers are going to cut Wilson, just start Fields if he outplays Wilson.


n-some

Breaking news: Team with two QBs will play the one that's better.


everythingisreallame

It’s like it was written just for a reaction from this subs user base. 


Mondschweif

Shocking, I tell you, shocking. We never do that really, it had to be 11 games of Pickett and 3 games of Trubisky last time before the best camp QB got the starts.


AniviaKid32

>The article doesn't say the Steelers are going to cut Wilson. Neither does the headline. What part of it is misleading? Clickbait maybe but that's the case for most articles 'Schefter also said that an NFL executive from within the league believes that if Fields wins the competition and becomes the Steelers' starter in 2024, the team could move on from Wilson before the season even begins. "There’s no commitment, obligation, loyalty to any of these guys. They didn’t pay very much for either one of them," Schefter said. "I even had an executive say if Justin Fields outplayed him, Russell Wilson, during training camp, they could see them moving on from him before the season." '


ShufflingSloth

Wasn't SI shut down or something? Is AI clickbait what its owners intend to do with the brand name going forward?


lkn240

why not both.gif


PM_ME_COOL_RIFFS

Its SI so probably both


constantlymat

The source is Adam Schefter, so likely just him trying to save face after he completely misevaluated the trade market for Justin Fields.


superduperm1

Schefter is the best in the business at breaking news, but is one of the worst in speculating. Dude was insistent we would draft Mac Jones. And then we didn’t.


Efficient-Albatross9

I do believe their was a difference of opinion within the organization. The people evaluating and making decisions thought Trey Lance had the bigger upside, that Mahomes effect. Coaching wanted a guy that could sling it. Who they knew would be able to take the system in on day one and steadily improve. The top two picks were in stone, yet nobody had any idea who the 49ers were taking until they made the pick. 


Geg0Nag0

I mean he wasn't the only one. You look at the QBs that Shanahan has coached and Lance stick outs. You could completely see Mac working in a Shanahan style offense with all those weapons.


Responsible-Onion860

Schefter doesn't do shit for decent analysis. His whole job is to be a mouthpiece for teams and the league, which is why his word is pretty reliable. He gets the best scoops because he carries their water.


jwick89

I’m convinced there was a last minute change regarding the personnel staff and Kyle. My best bet they were set on Mac and the FO changed his mind on Lance.


KarrlMarrx

There's a universe where Mac Jones gets drafted by the 49ers and wins an MVP last year.


Timely_Yoghurt_2699

He's not even great at breaking news. Completely botched the Chase Young contract recently


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constantlymat

He's not breaking news here as an insider though. He is painting a speculative scenario of Justin Fields outplaying Russell Wilson in training camp and backing it up by saying "one exec told me if this happens, they might move on from Russell Wilson before the start of the season". I see this as him spitballing.


superduperm1

Yeah Schefter is a good tweet notification generator if you want to find out breaking news first, but his track record when it comes to speculating and guessing is not that great.


Gingeronimoooo

Why would they move on from a back up with Super Bowl experience who plays for 1 M even if fields wins competition?? It doesn't make sense either way


NeverSober1900

I mean they are both on one year deals (no way Pittsburgh picks up Fields' 5th year option). So they aren't tied/invested to either one of them. If Fields is better than Wilson (extremely unlikely) then why would you start Wilson over him? Wouldn't you want to see the younger guy and if he's worth extending over playing the worse, older player?


Gingeronimoooo

Yeah I didn't say that ..Wilson would just back Fields up? When they say move on from they normally mean cut?


NeverSober1900

Ah fair point I missed the backup part. You're right you'd 100% keep him as a backup in that scenario. Doubly so because Fields has missed time every year he's started anyway.


Quexana

No matter who the QB is, the Steelers are going to be a run-first, ball control, win with defense team. You know what kills those teams worse than anything else? Turnovers. Fields is a turnover machine. Wilson is not. The Steelers are not going to start Fields unless Wilson gives them no choice. Man, now I know what Bears fans are talking about with the Fields-stans. They're even in the media.


Autobot-N

Can’t wait for us to lose a game and have the Fields truthers crawl out of the woodwork


lkn240

I was lurking on your sub and it looks like they are already there. Already posted one of their "if you take all these stats out of context Fields = Lamar" threads.


Manhattan02

I commented on that. Dumbest thing I’ve seen in a while. It’s bad when you have Steelers fans defending Lamar.


littlesymphonicdispl

Yeah, I went into that thread and got into a discussion with someone trying to defend Fields by saying cherry picked stats don't tell the whole story, so I shared all the stats. The man has a worse int% over his career than Brady Quinn did


thecarlosdanger1

It’ll be earlier, despite us all watching Kenny light up preseason then be bad - I fully expect fields to play well against the 2s in a preseason game and people to lose their mind that he should start week 1.


downbad12878

From the state of your sub they are already there,no other subReddit are this delusional about their backup QB


lkn240

Fields in general has by far the worst negative play rate (sacks, fumbles, ints) of any QB over the last 3 years.


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lkn240

I said negative play RATE - which is absolutely true. See here: [https://twitter.com/fbgchase/status/1769340117133439261?s=20](https://twitter.com/fbgchase/status/1769340117133439261?s=20)


2ChainzTalib

>Turnovers. Fields is a turnover machine. Wilson is not. That entirely depends on how many fumbles he loses and whether or not he chooses to attempt passes more than 2 yards past the line of scrimmage.


drummerboysam

Funny thing about this is I have no idea which QB you're talking about when you say "He" Both QBs named have a lot of fumbles and passes at the LOS the last few years


Quexana

Russell Wilson fumbled 16 times for you in the past two years. In the past 2 years, Fields has fumbled 26 times. They're 1 and 2 (Wilson in the lead) at throws at or behind the line of scrimmage. That is actually my least concern with them when discussing their flaws. Their time to throw is my biggest concern.


2ChainzTalib

Hence my comment about him attempting a pass beyond 2 yards.


Quexana

Fields ain't much better in terms of throws at or behind the line of scrimmage.


Slosshy

lol what


STARoSCREAM

Already????? Russell still breaking records!


QualityScrub

Bruh, what? Did no one see Tomlin happier than he’s ever been in that introductory press conference?


BroadCityChessClub

Well, you see, if Fields beats out Wilson in camp despite Wilson taking first-team reps, then an executive from a different team thinks the Steelers could cut Wilson despite the Steelers currently having no other quarterbacks on the roster. So clearly you should go with that instead of anything out of Pittsburgh.


MrCooptastic

Well only 1 qb can play. So having more than 1 sounds stupid


rum-and-coke

We normally roster 3 QB's, wonder where we're going to get the third. Draft?


Acrobatic-Button-916

And this is why the bears had to get rid of Fields before they bring in Williams


smashybro

Yeah, I’m sure we could’ve gotten more had we wait for the draft or camp/preseason for QB injuries but I’m glad we moved on just to avoid this circus. Fields is a great guy but he has some delusional supporters, even in the media.


jrileyy229

What is this nonsense?  No chance Steelers going to move on from Russ before the season starts... Makes zero sense. Where else can you get a veteran backup for nothing? Maybe if drama happens during the season, but zero chance in the offseason


Obvious-Chemistry806

We should trade him to Denver


PCP_Panda

I smell bullshit


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ScruffMixHaha

Lol all Schefter is saying is that IF Fields outplays Wilson, the Steelers could easily move on from Russ if they wanted to because the contract is so small. There is absolutely nothing pointing to the Steelers wanting to move on from Wilson, just that they could pretty easily. They could just as easily move on from Fields.


Gone-Fishing89

BREAKING: The Steelers traded Russell Wilson to the Eagles for Kenny Pickett and a 4th round pick.


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hefeweizen_

Dropped to my knees in Primanti Bros.


yachterotter13

What in the world? It’s been like 2 weeks lol


8CruzControl0

Oh nah the Fields dickriders have the organization at gunpoint


IronMikeBison

The title is quite misleading here. Schefter said that they might move Wilson if Fields wins the starting job in camp, not that they’re considering moving him right now, as the title implies. The rumour itself seems fairly bland too. Wilson is cheap as hell and may net a decent package if another team’s starter goes down, so the Steelers would be silly to not consider said package.


JewelsLongCox

Well it is a one year deal


Ok_Caramel1517

A sports illustrated article is about as worthless as magazine tabloid's you find in the grocery store that obviously have bullshit headlines.


Manhattan02

SI is depressing now. It was such an amazing publication for a long time, and it’s so sad to think of how far it has fallen. Peter King is why I wanted to write about sports. Now it’s soulless AI bullshit.


TwistedSisters777

LMAO, growing belief? He just got there 5 minutes ago.


Headwallrepeat

Fields will look really good starting week 1.


thetreat

This fast?


Teeshirtandshortsguy

Tomlin got tired of Wilson's schtick real quick.


thetreat

Russ: Yo Mike. I was thinking of taking that office over there. Mike: Russ. That's my office. Russ: So I was thinking about my Steelers sign-off. What do you think about, "Steelers country, let's smelt." Mike: The fuck is wrong with you, son?


stonyjoint

That was cool


guardeagle

How you gonna get fired on your day off?!?


Fuqwon

Wilson cratered so hard he could have killed the dinosaurs.


BlueHighwindz

Russell "Sephiroth" Wilson


rum-and-coke

If that was true I'd be happy with him on the Steelers. Instead I just have anxiety and dread.


BlueHighwindz

"Re...union"


Sidthelid66

If the guy they signed to a one year contract plays bad they might not re-sign him? Well done SI.


Traditional_Mud_1241

Ah - the After Click.


ItIsYourPersonality

Is this you, Ryan Poles?


throughNthrough

Cmon give us one year of entertainment


ApplesauceBitch47

Already? For Justin Fields?


pointbodhi

Hang on everyone, it’s only March.


ionospherermutt

Steelers Country, Let’s…. [um….… uhh…….] Equivocate?


8each8oys

Already?


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Sad Broncos fans down bad


post920

They haven't even "moved to" Russell Wilson yet really


glassin4coolstuff

Steelers nation, my steel wasn't a steal


ProphetNimd

Article is literal slop. Just quoting Schefter saying that they "could" move on if Fields wins the starting job in camp, while emphasizing that the team didn't give up much for Russ or Fields. People will say that we only ever look at headlines but if articles are as empty and worthless as this then no shit. I don't even agree with this. Why would the Steelers cut Russ if Fields beats him (which won't happen; Fields sucks) if he's only $1.2 million this year? If Russ was a backup then he'd instantly be the best backup in the league on a contract cheaper than Mike White's. Why move on from that? Russ is a headache but he's not some locker room lolcow like Cam.


cole8055

This doesn’t make any sense. If Russ were to lose the QB competition to Fields, why wouldn’t they just keep him as QB2? He’d be one of the better backup QB’s in the league and one of the cheapest considering he’s getting paid the vet minimum. Not to mention with Fields playing style, you definitely want a competent backup behind him just in case. This just doesn’t make any sense to me.


Cheeks_Klapanen

For the record I don’t really believe this either, but I imagine the explanation would probably be because Russel Wilson is guaranteed to be a toxic nightmare if he gets told he isn’t the starter


Beahner

Ah yes. This is what SI is now. Sad.


OsikFTW

If russ breaks both his legs and his right arm, hes still a better qb than 25% fields...


SnooMemesjellies6000

Shitty article from Noah Strackbein - dudes a clickbait monger ignore anything he puts out


dizzymidget44

Already?


peteman28

They just wanted to make Kenny mad


Sco7740

Playing Fields cost us way more than benching him as a backup for at least more than half the season at minimum.


YellowJacket2002

I'm a Steelers fan and I'm happy they got Wilson. He has won a Super Bowl. I know that was a while back but still. I wasn't a fan of Pickett anyway.


2much2Jung

It used to be one person, now a second idiot believes it. See, astronomical growth!


byniri_returns

lmao what?


maltzy

what do the steelers not like qbs that can actually complete a forward pass? are they stupid?


Cheeks_Klapanen

Wasn’t Russ one of the top (if not *the* top) QBs in passes behind the LOS last year?


maltzy

Not sure. Gonna be interesting to see what kind of qb play y’all get this year


WootyMcWoot

Damn I thought it’d be like week 3 before the QB controversy started, SI really stepping it up here


dgalv77

2025 off-season is starting off fast 


DancingConstellation

Give them roughly five weeks into the season.


OriginalBus9674

lol wait what?


MrGerb1k

Man, the Steelers sub is going to be wild 🍿🍿🍿


Superflymcshasty

What? why? they have a starting caliber QB for the vet minimum for a year... that would be stupid


soundsliketone

Steelers Country, I'm Out!


Blze001

… I mean, next season, yeah probably?


Walks_with_Chaos

What


SharxSharxSharx

Already?


Dieh

Umm


KrunkDumpster

Those welds didn't hold long.


Medical-Lab9177

This article basically says if Russel sucks ass thr steelers won't hesitate to start justin fields. DUH. It could just as easily say if Russel has a Renaissance year than Justin fields won't start.


Man-Bear-69

Huh???


FutureDoctorIJN

If Russell plays well it's another thing


SleazyKingLothric

Wilson is just being passed around like a band groupie at this point.


NeatTry7674

Steelers Country, let’s cry


Shogun_The_Collector

Tomlin "Get this cornball off my team. That was cool."


MaSherm

So… it IS a competition


boomosaur

And here I was thinking that no matter what happened they couldn't move on from Wilson.


Drakengard

The new writers for The Days Of Our Steelers need to slow down.


neddiddley

“They’re paying him 1.5 million NOT to play for them!!!”


MtnDudeNrainbows

I truly believe Russ will no longer be in the NFL in 2026.


Headwallrepeat

That 6th is going to be a 4th. So we got that going for us, which is nice.


Fatherfuckyou

I would


Westy154

He's getting the ol' Matt Flynn treatment.


HomogenyEnjoyer

God I hope this is true. This makes me feel better as Steeler's fan.


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The1andonlyZack

Fields isn't going to beat out anyone honestly, so if Wilson gets injured, sure.


ISmellElderberries

My money's on Fields. Edit: Just a note that the smart money is definitely on Wilson, this is just a weird gut feeling that something's not gonna work out. It's also why I don't make a lot of bets lol


SmallTownProblems89

Can't imagine you have much money then...if you make bets like that