WILSON SHOULD START AT DENVER

Here's an excerpt from my latest TribLive.com column:

If he’s healthy enough, Russell Wilson should be the starting quarterback at Denver.

Justin Fields won. He played OK, but no better.

Fields fumbled on his first snap as a Steeler. But he regrouped. His running ability adds something good.

But the Steelers offense didn’t score a touchdown.

Fields didn’t do enough to steal the job. He’s not the hot hand.

It’s also hard to imagine Tomlin not starting Wilson at Denver, the team that disrespected and dumped Wilson. That’s paying him $38 million to not play for them.

It’s also hard to imagine Wilson not getting mad if Tomlin starts Fields.

To read the entire column, click HERE.

If Fields had the exact same game statistically but the Steelers lost at Atlanta, the citizens would blame Fields and say he stinks. Rightly so.

Fields' passing numbers were typical of Kenny Pickett's. Fields' heat map duplicated Pickett's, too: Zero passes thrown in the middle of the field.

Fields wasn't good at Atlanta. He just won.

That's important. But it shouldn't be assumed that Fields will keep winning.