"Russell Wilson is officially the Steelers' starting quarterback." But not literally! The post Copying '98 Vikings, Mike Tomlin Using Russell Wilson's Injury to Defend Steelers' Justin Fields, Per Mike Florio appeared first on EssentiallySports.

On Tuesday, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and was immediately asked about the starting quarterback position. But it was clear that Tomlin was not in the mood to feed the media with anything related to what might or might not happen as the week progresses.

Will fans ever get to see the elusive Wilson-Wilson connection? Only time will tell, but for Fields' sake, let's hope his efforts with Roman Wilson are just as effective as the Steelers' passing offense, which ranks 29th in the NFL and could seriously use some extra firepower.