Steelers' Justin Fields Doesn't Easily Earn Permanent QB1 Status With Win Over Dallas: 'He Doesn't Wow Us'

McCoy is one of many analysts around the league that aren't buying the Fields hype. Despite the fact that he has a career-best in completion percentage, quarterback rating, and averaging the most yards per attempt, Fields isn't being given credit for the changes he's made. Here's what the former running back had to say when asked if a win against Dallas would solidify his spot as the starting quarterback.

"The way I watch the Steelers play, and the way I know how he plays, I just think that he's never going to do enough to 'wow' us like, 'He deserves to have this spot no matter what,'" McCoy told the crew. "That's not the way he plays. I think the way the Steelers are running their offense with him is just pretty safe. The way he plays is like, he's not taking over the quarterback job. Taking that job is what I've seen when Michael Vick was the starter with the Eagles with me and Nick Foles took over."

While McCoy does have some valid arguments about Fields being a game manager, the stat sheet says otherwise. After comparing some statistics between Fields and Patrick Mahomes, it seems that Fields has arguably had the better season to this point. 

Fields has continued to develop nicely and there's no denying that. Another win, which would come on the biggest stage in a home Sunday night match against Dallas, would almost certainly put Fields ahead as the starting quarterback. 

If Pittsburgh wins convincingly, like how they performed in the second half of the Colts game, then the quarterback debate should be put to rest. It would bring no benefit to throw in Wilson after starting off 4-1 and leading a tough AFC North division. 

Steelers’ Defense Needs To Step Up After A Rough Week 4 Outing 

Fields led the offense to a season-high 24 points last week, which typically would be more than enough to get the win. Unfortunately, the defense played their worst game of the season by allowing an early 17-0 deficit. The Cowboys don't have much to work with on the offense aside from wideout CeeDee Lamb, so the defense should go back to dominating. 

Both Pittsburgh and Dallas really need a win on Sunday night. A Pittsburgh loss opens up the division, and a Dallas loss puts them at 2-3.