Justin Fields made his debut with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday evening as their beginning quarterback in a 20-12 loss to the Houston Texans, and the previous Chicago Bear put up strong numbers by going 5-for-6 passing for 67 yards.
It was a strong debut from Fields as he seems to be to claw his method again to a beginning gig, and former QB Dan Orlovsky shared his ideas on the debut after the sport.
In a clip Orlovsky shared on X, he highlighted what he noticed from Fields within the recreation and broke down three totally different performs, and he identified the priority he had with Fields taking snaps below middle after fumbling twice, which may have been merely as a result of a disconnect along with his new middle.
3 performs from Fields for @steelers
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-Tempo of drop nonetheless a problem pic.twitter.com/APyOQEXlGM— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) August 10, 2024
In one other play, Orlovsky highlighted a third and 13 play the place none of Fields’ receivers have been able to catch the ball after Fields had already accomplished his drop, which Orlovsky believes is as a result of he dropped a bit too shortly.
These are each little issues that may have an enormous influence and may absolutely be ironed out over time, and each points usually pop up when working with new personnel on a brand new staff.
Each points may stem from Fields being barely jittery within the pocket after spending years getting mauled behind the Bears’ offensive line, so he’ll should be taught to be extra affected person now that he’s taking part in behind a line that’s hopefully a lot improved.
He has an outdoor shot to win the starter’s job, however even when he sits a yr or two behind Russell Wilson, it might be nice for Fields’ improvement long-term.
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