Asked & Answered: Steelers, Bengals have QB questions; Kyler Murray, Minnesota offer answers

Every week in the NFL season brings a host of new questions … and answers some old ones, too. Let’s run down what we learned in Week 1 … and what we’ll be wondering about in Week 2 and beyond.

Asked: Do the Steelers have a QB1?

You know the old line about quarterbacks: If you’ve got two, you’ve got none. Pittsburgh has spent the past few months either bucking or verifying that adage, depending on the day. Russell Wilson began the season as the designated starter, but didn’t even take his first snap before getting sidelined with calf issues. In came Justin Fields, the twitch-legged, questionable-armed former Bears QB cut loose for Caleb Williams. One victory over the hapless Atlanta Falcons later, and we still know … not much.

Fields was, as expected, exceptional between the 30s. If football was all about getting your team into field-goal range, Fields would be headed for Canton based on Sunday alone. The problem is, the Steelers can’t expect to face teams with the Falcons’ offensive ineptitude all season, and Fields — or whoever runs this ship — is going to have to get the team at least within the shadow of the goalposts. (Fantasy owners with Chris Boswell, who went 6-for-6 Sunday, may disagree.)

The real question for the Steelers is what exactly they have in Wilson. His performance over two years in Denver was so erratic, and so far removed from his Seattle median, that it’s tempting to throw out that entire misbegotten era of his career. But can Mike Tomlin do what Sean Payton couldn’t? Wilson will need to get on the field first for us to find out.

Answered: Whether Kyler Murray can lead the Cardinals to success

Week 1 showed us that several teams — the Cowboys, the Bills and the Dolphins — are, to quote a famous philosopher, who we thought they were. The more interesting questions are deeper in the schedule, and sometimes, on the other side of the win-loss line. The Cardinals, for one, ended up losing to Buffalo … but not before…

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Publish date : 2024-09-09 14:19:43

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