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I’ve done a deep dive into what went wrong with Russell Wilson in Denver and in that deep dive, I said the Pittsburgh Steelers were meeting with Russ but would refuse to sign him when Wilson shows up acting like a robotic weirdo programmed to be a polite teenager asking if he can take your daughter out to the local sock hop.
BREAKING: QB Russell Wilson plans to sign with Steelers. (via @RapSheet) pic.twitter.com/cGq7uLMCai
— NFL (@NFL) March 11, 2024
And then Russell Wilson immediately signed with the Steelers like, shortly after my article went up. Love that.
Russell Wilson—and the unhealthy mental disorder that makes him believe he’s constantly filming a reality TV show called “My Beautiful Football Life”—is moving into a Pittsburgh Steelers franchise that is one bad season away from a massive existential crisis where a once great organization has to reckon with their slow and exhausting decline.
Let’s do a best case/worst case on the Russell Wilson Pittsburgh Steelers
What’s the best case scenario?
Last season, Russell Wilson finished in the Top 10 with 26 passing touchdowns. Kenny Pickett threw 6. The Steelers still made the playoffs with a QB incapable of scoring points. Pittsburgh fired their offensive coordinator and replaced him with former Falcons head coach, Arthur Smith.
Smith is a shit head coach but served as the Titans OC for the 19 and 20 seasons. They were Top 10 scoring offenses and in 2020, they had the 2nd best running game in the NFL. The Russell Wilson/Najee Harris run-pass option could give defenses hell.
Last season, Russ took off running 80 times and rushed for 341 yards. Not Lamar Jackson numbers but he’s still quick enough to steal first downs with the scoot.
Maybe this has more to do with my feelings toward Sean Payton or Aaron Rodgers and his poker buddies like Nathaniel Hackett riding his coattails but It would be hilarious for Russ to thrive in Pittsburgh after looking like the worst quarterback in the league in Denver.
We need to get DangeRuss into a playoff game with all eyes on him so can an atrocious performance in front of millions of people who weren’t watching him crush it all season long so they walk away from the 2024 season with the same thought they came in with: Russell Wilson sucks.
What’s the worst case scenario?
It’s still super possible for Kenny Pickett to have a better training camp and straight-up beat Russ for the starting job. Wilson is turning 36 this season. He hasn’t made every single start since 2020. He’s good for at least one tweaked hammy he deals with for a month.
Russ’s slow decision-making and inability to read a defense pre-snap as well as his height making it impossible for him to see downfield over the offensive linemen, means he’s an old man who gets sacked a ton. Not the script for a healthy year.
Oh, and Russ sucks.
A third Russell Wilson interception in the end zone ends the game and five game win streak for the #Broncospic.twitter.com/OxYAPN7YfI
— MileHighReport (@MileHighReport) December 3, 2023
I cannot stress enough that Russ isn’t good enough to ‘cook’ and this will most likely be the final year he starts an NFL game. Don’t be shocked when he retires after the year when NFL teams stop calling.
Get ready for Russell Wilson and Kenny Pickett to be in a terrible QB battle all year with boy guys get starts and trading terrible games while JJ Watt desperately keeps the team afloat, as he has for his entire career.
Are the Russell Wilson Pittsburgh Steelers a real threat this year? Leave a comment below. Respond on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. Or shoot me an email at Deadseriousmailbag@gmail.com. Let’s chat, bay-beeeee. Let me know if you Kenny Pickett is better than Russell Wilson so I can agree.
