The veteran QB was largely believed to be in the driver’s seat for the starting job early in the offseason, but the combination of time missed for Wilson and a few splash plays from Justin Fields in camp has helped to narrow the margin between the two signal callers. We’d be jumping the gun a bit by assuming that Fields will wrangle away the starting job at this pace – he was, in fact, trailing well behind Wilson during Spring OTAs, and it took an injury to Wilson to give him the opportunity to make things interesting. Nonetheless, that’s how things have played out and Fields could be back in fantasy starting lineups sooner than we originally thought a few weeks ago. While Wilson likely delivers a steadier hand in commanding the Pittsburgh offense, his fantasy ceiling remains much lower than that of Fields (whose rushing upside has the potential to place him squarely in the fantasy QB1 conversation). However, the Steelers are built to rely on a strong defense while deploying a complementary offense – something Wilson likely fits the bill much better than Fields for. At the end of the day, with Pittsburgh and Mike Tomlin looking to maintain their streak of non-losing seasons, it’s unlikely that either QB holds onto the starting job for an extended period of time; however, should Fields continue to impress in camp, he could draw the start in Week 1 – or at the very least, shorten Russell Wilson’s leash come the regular season.
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