Steelers’ Justin Fields spotted working with esteemed QB guru ahead of 2024 training camp
The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently all over the world right now. Getting some rest and relaxation before training camp begins in approximately a month, Steelers QB Justin Fields was recently seen riding Camels in Morocco. But the grind didn't stop as Fields was also spotted working with Quincy Avery, one of the best private QB […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently all over the world right now.
Getting some rest and relaxation before training camp begins in approximately a month, Steelers QB Justin Fields was recently seen riding Camels in Morocco.
But the grind didn't stop as Fields was also spotted working with Quincy Avery, one of the best private QB coaches in the world.
Fields Works With Avery
Avery has worked with some premier NFL QBs, including Deshaun Watson while in Houston, C.J. Stroud as seen here, and many others. He is renowned for his ability to create a friendly dynamic with his athletes while monitoring and improving the chinks in their armor.
And for Justin Fields, he currently has plenty of chinks. Part of the reason why Russell Wilson is the starter heading into camp is not only because he is feeling the fountain of youth but because of his fundamentals.
For Fields, he has to work on multiple aspects of his mechanics. The Steelers were seen tooling with his foot placement earlier this offseason, have tightened up his throwing motion, and worked on some of his arm slots in an effort for Fields to become more consistent as a passer.
And if he can, he has a chance of starting sooner rather than later, but for now the idea that there is an actual QB battle in Pittsburgh is widely overblown.
"Zero. I just don't think there's enough time for that," The Athletic's Mark Kaboly recently told 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh when asked about the chances Justin Fields starts Week 1. "It's more than just being a quarterback. It's being a leader, taking those guys to dinner. It's being that type of leader that they haven't had in a number of years now. So I don't worry about Justin Fields right now. I think you worry about him next year…
"…Watching [Justin Fields] in these two weeks, sometimes he looks like Ben Roethlisberger out there, and sometimes he looks like Mark Malone out there", Kaboly said. "To be honest with you, that's just how I view it. He needs some more work to be done. You can see the talent. He's easily the most athletic guy out there. I mean, he just makes people look like fools out there in this setting. But you've got to be consistent, and that's what the issue was in Chicago".
Consitency starts with reps and Fields is getting plenty of reps even during his downtime.
