Reasoning behind Steelers' playmaking rookie being a healthy scratch on Sunday has come to light
The Pittsburgh Steelers might be undefeated, but they desperately need another WR alongside George Pickens to assert himself. Sunday's win against the Los Angeles Chargers saw some potential from Calvin Austin III and Scotty Miller in that regard, but the consistency is yet to be found. That's where you would assume rookie WR Roman Wilson […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers might be undefeated, but they desperately need another WR alongside George Pickens to assert himself.
Sunday's win against the Los Angeles Chargers saw some potential from Calvin Austin III and Scotty Miller in that regard, but the consistency is yet to be found.
That's where you would assume rookie WR Roman Wilson would come in.
Except, he was a healthy scratch on Sunday, leaving many questioning why.
Coach Tomlin explained on Tuesday:
Roman Wilson Not Ready Yet
"He just gotta keep working. It is very difficult to get on a moving train," Tomlin said in regards to Wilson being inactive last Sunday. "All you gotta do is look at Dean Lowry, for example. There's a veteran guy that missed a substantial amount of training camp and it was a third game before he got a hat although he's been healthy for three weeks. And so that gets multiplied when you're talking about a guy that has no NFL experience like Roman. And so my advice to Roman is to keep working and take that opportunity when that door is left ajar and to be ready when it is."
The Steelers were very cautious with Wilson's ankle injury, one that he suffered only a week into camp. And while he was dominant before the injury, training camp is different than preseason, which is different from the regular season, and Wilson has no experience in either of the latter.
Now, how long Steelers fans have to wait for Wilson to make his debut is what's up in the air. One would assume that it comes this week against the Indianapolis Colts after he logs his second week in a row of full practice, but Coach Tomlin may have other plans as he adjusts the roster for Indy.
We'll find out Sunday at 11:30 am EST.
