Russell Wilson didn’t wish to speak concerning the previous after the Steelers’ fourth consecutive loss Saturday night time — and ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt didn’t seem thrilled by the veteran quarterback’s remark.
Throughout a section of “SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt” following the sport, the community confirmed a clip from Wilson’s postgame press convention, the place he addressed Pittsburgh’s spiral to finish the common season, talked a couple of “tough few weeks” and mentioned the Steelers want to regulate — and stay targeted on resetting — coming into the playoffs.
“I don’t really wanna talk about the past just because I think we’ve been in that for a little bit here,” Wilson mentioned. “I think the best thing we can do is get ready for the playoffs. It’s a new season. That’s the only thing that really matters anymore at this point.”
However as Van Pelt and NFL analyst Ryan Clark broke down Wilson’s remark, the longtime anchor and host took a jab on the 36-year-old quarterback for not wanting to debate what went improper.
“It’s our job to talk about the past,” Van Pelt mentioned.
“It seems pretty relevant right now,” Clark, a former Steelers defensive again, responded.
“We’re not talking about 19 — we’re not talking about the Great Depression,” Van Pelt continued. “We’re talking about the game you guys just lost, that’s the fourth in a row.”
Wilson accomplished 17 of 31 passes for 148 yards and a landing towards the Bengals, and throughout 11 video games throughout his first marketing campaign with Pittsburgh, he collected simply 2,482 passing yards, 16 touchdowns and 5 interceptions.
Justin Fields began the Steelers’ first six video games whereas Wilson recovered from a calf harm — with Wilson inactive for 5 after which a backup for the ultimate recreation — and guided Pittsburgh to a 4-2 file.
Wilson then returned to the lineup and helped the Steelers rip off 4 further wins, offering early proof {that a} change of surroundings after two dismal years with the Broncos had labored.
However throughout Pittsburgh’s final seven video games, Wilson has managed simply 1,540 passing yards — a median of simply 220 per recreation — and 10 touchdowns.
Their tear to open the season helped the Steelers safe a postseason berth, however after being in competition for one of many AFC’s prime seeds, they’ll now must navigate the playoffs away from Acrisure Stadium — both dealing with the No. 4 Texans within the wild-card spherical if the Chargers lose or assembly the No. 3 Ravens for an AFC North showdown if Los Angeles defeats the Raiders.
And no matter which situation finally ends up materializing, questions concerning the slide — about what occurred in December, about how the Steelers masked this model of themselves for therefore lengthy, about, extra succinctly, the previous — gained’t fade into the background till a Steelers win snaps it.
