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The new what are your expectations for Russel Wilson thread!

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Blast Furnace, May 2, 2024.

  1. Steelvision

    Steelvision Well-Known Member

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    Hes going to be Maddox 2.0, comeback player of the year followed by a quick fade. Will hopefully make way for the next franchise Qb. This is partly wishful thinking but i do honestly think wilson will have a good first year with us (pro bowl level) under tomlin and revamped o line. But he’s 36. That’ll be all she wrote after that.
     
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  2. Steelersfan43

    Steelersfan43 Well-Known Member

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    If he is Tommy Maddox of 2002 with less turnovers,this is not that bad
     
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  3. Steelersfan43

    Steelersfan43 Well-Known Member

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    I hope he will be much better this year that the majority think he will be...Need a good start or he will be benched for Fields after 3-4 games
     
  4. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    Again.....all I can say is.....if our running game is as good as it was last year....which wasn't awesome, but it wasn't bad either. Russell will make teams pay for trying to play us the same way they did last year. Even if it's just as much as Mason did .....that will be a bonus for the team, and the D won't be worn out by the 3rd Quarter. He doesn't have to be great just don't turn the ball over, and take what they give him.
     
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  5. Steelersfan43

    Steelersfan43 Well-Known Member

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    Good point

    For the running game,they were bad in the first half of the season but much better after that....I hope they can run the ball well for the entire season this time and Wilson can make some big play on play action!
     
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  6. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Just chilling

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    And yet probably an improvement from last year

    11-6
     
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  7. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Just chilling

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    Less than good start he will not be benched

    A horrible start and at least 6 games maybe

    It’s not like there is anyone behind him unless we go with Allen
     
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  8. Steelvision

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    From what im hearing from bronco fans was he was ok, not great, and not worth the 37 million. Hes apparently not the Russ from Seattle. Maybe its a little bit of Payton’s system that hamstrung him. If Tomlin and Smith can let him freelance a bit and do what he can still do best maybe he has a resurgent year: better than game manager. Maybe Kirk Cousins territory.
     
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  9. SGSteeler

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    If he can be just top 20, it will be better that pretty much anything we've had since Ben retired. We will be a threat to win a playoff game or two if Russ can be close to an average NFL player this season. Let's hope he is.
     
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  10. Arch Stanton

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    The key word here is "probably", but we're not going to know that until the season unfolds. Russ might throw a few more TD's, and pass for more yardage than Pickett/Rudolph, but that doesn't necessarily equate to getting more wins
     
  11. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Just chilling

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    Russ didn’t throw a few more touchdowns

    He threw twice as many as our 3 quarterbacks combined
     
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  12. Steelvision

    Steelvision Well-Known Member

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    Most of that was Canadas offense. Not KP.
     
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  13. Arch Stanton

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    True, and he was 7-8 as a starter for the Broncos last year. Not exactly awe inspiring. Pickett was 7-5, and Rudolph was 3-0 as starters for the Steelers last year respectively. Trubisky doesn't count :lolol:
     
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  14. DJ18Baller

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    I’ll have what your drinking :drinks:
     
  15. Steel_Elvis

    Steel_Elvis Staff Member Mod Team

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    My expectation of Russ is that he’ll be a mid-tier starting QB. This team can win a lot of games with a mid-tier QB.
     
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  16. Voice of Reason

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    I think blaming the Broncos record solely on Russell takes things a little out of context. The Broncos had a bad defense, which was also a contributing factor to their record.
     
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  17. Voice of Reason

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    Agreed - our collective QB play last year was just that bad. It doesn’t take much to beat 13 passing TDs in a season.

    Defense and ground game will help take pressure off Wilson. He doesn’t have to come in here and throw 40 TDs.
     
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  18. Born2Steel

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    2.5-3 seasons as Steelers QB
     
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  19. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Just chilling

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    I have a beer fridge and a wine cellar

    I’m willing to share :drinks:
     
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  20. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Just chilling

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    Do you think maybe our defense had something to do with the record as well

    And Wilson gets the pleasure of that same if not better defense this year

    Otherwise you are sort of mixing apples and kumquats
     
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  21. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Just chilling

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    Both most certainly
     
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  22. Arch Stanton

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    I'll give you that much, but the Steelers defense wasn't exactly stellar itself. The Steelers defense was ranked #21, the Broncos #29
     
  23. Vox Ferrum

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    This is a good and realistic position. I think the real issue is the O line, can or will Russ buy into Smith's system, doing so will the TE's become a defacto "Nr 2" helping Pickens and the other Wr's to get open down the field. If the line gels and the running game gets going, the type of year you suggested Russ may have will likely happen.
     
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  24. Steelersfan43

    Steelersfan43 Well-Known Member

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    The Broncos defense were just brutal in the first 5 games of the year last year when they were 1-4.....They gave up 70 points in Miami in one game :lolol::lolol::lolol:
     
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  25. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Just chilling

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    Keep in mind part of that #21 is a function of the offense

    If the O repeatedly goes 3 and out the D spends a lot of time on the field

    Plus maybe not deliberately but you are cherry picking stats

    That #21 is based on yards

    Scroll across the columns to points allowed the most important stat and they were #6 considering the O that is excellent even exactly stellar
     
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