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[Mark Kaboly @MarkKaboly]

Russell Wilson’s debut wasn’t pretty but was it really that bad? Not really

By Mark Kaboly
Steelers Correspondent for Pat McAfee Show

PITTSBURGH — Do you remember when Kenny Pickett shredded the preseason (including the Buffalo Bills) en route to what very well could’ve been the best month-long performance ever by a quarterback in games-that-don’t-matter?

You should because it happened a year ago as Pickett was crowned as the next superstar quarterback in the NFL after a jaw-dropping preseason.

Well, we all know what happened when things got real in Week 1. Pickett went from a can’t miss star to out the door in months that should’ve jaded us about the preseason forever.

How soon do we forget.

Here we go again putting way too much emphasis on a meaningless game and, in this instance, way too much blame on the quarterback in a game where he played 21 snaps.

In this case, it’s very much unwarranted, or at least premature to broadly label Russell Wilson as a bust in Pittsburgh based on what happened Saturday night.

Wilson played five series in his Steelers debut — a 9-3 loss to the Bills at Acrisure Stadium. The veteran didn’t lead the offense to any points, didn’t have a drive last more than 3:27, didn’t have a drive go for more than seven plays, didn’t gain more than 22 yards in any series, led the team to only two first downs and finished with 47 yards passing.

Strictly looking at that, it’s understandable that there might be some concern from the masses on the outside that still have open flesh wounds caused by the failed Pickett and Mitch Trubisky era.

Well, let’s hold off on that right now.

It’s the preseason. It was Wilson’s first action of the year. It’s the preseason. Wilson basically had a week of real practice all camp because of a calf injury. It’s the preseason. The Bills have a heck of a front seven. And, was it mentioned that it’s the preseason?

The biggest issue with the offense wasn’t Wilson. Period. Turn the page. Believe what you want, but it wasn’t.

The most glaring problem was the position that he was put in time and time again. Every quarterback in the league would struggle when the offense doesn’t stay on schedule like the Steelers were incapable of doing against the Bills, except for maybe Patrick Mahomes and I’m not even too sure about that.

The Steelers did something that an offense just cannot do in each of the first four Wilson drives that caused the aforementioned schedule to be disrupted over and over again. It made it quite difficult for the offense and Wilson to succeed, and especially in his first action of the preseason.

Wilson even low-key mentioned to reporters after the game that mistakes were a problem.

“I think the best thing we can do is just stay on schedule,” Wilson said. “I think that's the biggest thing. That's football, no matter if you have all vets or all rookies. I think the reality is you've got to stay on schedule in this game, and that's the biggest thing.”

You can call it an excuse, but I call it a sobering reality.

Consider this:

• First drive: The Steelers faced a manageable 3rd-and-5, but a pre-snap false start penalty on receiver Calvin Austin III made the manageable third down much tougher to convert. A veteran quarterback should be able to overcome that but not when Greg Rousseau runs right past right tackle Broderick Jones and puts immediate pressure on Wilson that resulted in an unavoidable sack.

• Second drive: Pressure up the middle by Rousseau and Ed Oliver on first down put the Steelers behind the chains quickly. After a short run by Jaylen Warren, the Bills played the sticks on third downs (like good defenses do) and forced an underneath throw to Pat Freiermuth. It was the right decision by Wilson to get it to Freiermuth but 3rd-and-12 isn’t easy to convert when you are relying on a tight end to pick the yards up with his legs.

• Third drive: This drive was a little better as two strong runs by Najee Harris moved the chains. An interesting play-call to Cordarrelle Patterson went for no yards and a screen to Warren was blown up by guard James Daniels not being able to hold his block bringing up 3rd-and-7. Once again, it’s something that can be picked up but not when Rousseau shoves Jones out of the way and is immediately in Wilson’s face for yet another sack.

• Fourth drive: After a nice pickup by Quez Watkins on first down, a holding call on 2nd-and-4 made it 2nd-and-14. A drop by Van Jefferson made it third-and-long and once again the Bills played the sticks forcing a checkdown and a punt.

• Fifth drive: It was Wilson’s best drive of the game and it should’ve resulted in three points. He converted a 3rd-and-2 to Jefferson and was a hair away from a deep ball connecting with George Pickens inside the 10-yard line (the throw wasn’t perfect but it did give him a chance to catch it). A loss by Patterson on second down set up a third-and-long (again). On the outskirts of field goal range and facing a 3rd-and-11 in a 3-0 game, Wilson picked up four yards to set up Chris Boswell for a 52-yard field goal rather than a 56-yarder. Boswell hit the upright.

I don’t see a ton of information in five drives that says Wilson is a colossal disaster, do you?

Sure, Wilson could’ve played better and he would be the first to admit that. But when the Steelers decided to sign Wilson, it was also with the belief that he wasn’t going to have to win games for them. He was going to be more of a game manager who takes care of the ball, converts manageable third downs and allows the running game and a $160 million defense to do the rest.

That was always the allure of Wilson when the Steelers courted him and will remain that way until he shows that he can’t do it.

The first preseason game didn’t expose that Russ is cooked. It's just not the case based off what we saw on Saturday.

What it did reveal was that the Steelers need to stop taking silly penalties and clean up an offensive line that was supposed to be the team's strength because they aren’t good enough on that side of the ball to consistently overcome that.

If that happens, then you are going to see a different Wilson … or better yet, a different offense than was on display against the Bills.

“You have to understand the process, to understand what we're doing (well) … and then continue to do those things, and then the things we're not doing so well, let's fix them,” Wilson said. “Then you give yourselves the best chance, but you can't run from fixing the little details. We're closer than we know, I think, to be honest with you.”

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Happy 4th of July everybody

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Happy Birthday America

My dad was once a long haul truck driving mover.. my mom was a secretary.. They’re millionaires now because of a work ethic they shared with their kids.

I’m very thankful for those who have protected and made this country.

Let’s keep making this land better.. We’re all in this thing together.

Happy 4th Of July beautiful people