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Originally Posted by Sainters7
Totally, which is why the news today of the Steelers looking to sign Russ long-term doesn't make a lot of sense to me, and may also get the team's relationship with Fields off to a bad start. I assumed he'd just be a 1-2 year stop-gap / mentor while Fields finds his way. Odd
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Really? Yeah, I agree with you that that would be a bit premature.
Not sure why you would sign Russ to a long term contract without seeing him play in the new system...Also, what if Fields is much better? Locking into an aging Russ seems very 'un-Steeler' like.
Fields needs to be more open to running if he has room to do so, as it forces the D to play him a little more conservatively... Processing speed is another thing entirely. Having OSU never ending 1st round WR machine to throw to made him look better than he is... he's still got some tools, but NFL windows are tight and being a half beat to late can end up as a PBU or worse...