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“Steelers WR Diontae Johnson supports Mason Rudolph to start”

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See the link below. From the article:

“PITTSBURGH -- With the Steelers' starting quarterback plans still up in the air, wide receiver Diontae Johnson voiced his support for backup Mason Rudolph.

"Yeah, I want to see him play," Johnson said Thursday when asked if he'd like to see Rudolph "get a shot."

"I know he's ready to play. I know it's probably in the back of his mind like, 'Dang, when I'm going get my chance?' I feel like this week is it for him. I know he's going to do everything it takes to be prepared this week, get ready for Sunday."

With free agency acquisition Mitch Trubisky as the primary backup to rookie Kenny Pickett since Pickett took over the starting job in Week 4, Rudolph has been inactive every week this season. But Pickett's status for Sunday is in doubt after the quarterback sustained his second concussion in eight weeks early in the Week 14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.”

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Steelers WR wants Rudolph to start if Pickett out

Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson said Thursday he wants Mason Rudolph to start at quarterback Sunday if Kenny Pickett is ruled out with a concussion.
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Tomlin’s OBVIOUSLY. o_O got this, but it still isn’t helpful for a player to advocate for a particular starting QB publicly.
 
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Generally speaking, it never seems to be a good idea when teammates start to publicly advocate for one QB or another. Doing so has the potential to create a team rift. Let the head coach make the decision and talk to the media.
 
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BobPSU92 said:
See the link below. From the article:

“PITTSBURGH -- With the Steelers' starting quarterback plans still up in the air, wide receiver Diontae Johnson voiced his support for backup Mason Rudolph.

"Yeah, I want to see him play," Johnson said Thursday when asked if he'd like to see Rudolph "get a shot."

"I know he's ready to play. I know it's probably in the back of his mind like, 'Dang, when I'm going get my chance?' I feel like this week is it for him. I know he's going to do everything it takes to be prepared this week, get ready for Sunday."

With free agency acquisition Mitch Trubisky as the primary backup to rookie Kenny Pickett since Pickett took over the starting job in Week 4, Rudolph has been inactive every week this season. But Pickett's status for Sunday is in doubt after the quarterback sustained his second concussion in eight weeks early in the Week 14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.”

www.espn.com

Steelers WR wants Rudolph to start if Pickett out

Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson said Thursday he wants Mason Rudolph to start at quarterback Sunday if Kenny Pickett is ruled out with a concussion.
www.espn.com www.espn.com

Tomlin’s OBVIOUSLY. o_O got this, but it still isn’t helpful for a player to advocate for a particular starting QB publicly.
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Democracy in action. Not only should players get to vote on who starts, but I feel that a consensus should be reached by the offensive team on every snap. Performance bonuses and contract extensions for highly compensated athletes are at play. These decisions are far too important and complex for coaches, who should be concentrating on their gibberish answers to to irrelevant questions in the post game press conference.
 
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NittPicker said:
Generally speaking, it never seems to be a good idea when teammates start to publicly advocate for one QB or another. Doing so has the potential to create a team rift. Let the head coach make the decision and talk to the media.
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makes you wonder how solid Tomlin's control of the team is
 
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Nitt1300 said:
makes you wonder how solid Tomlin's control of the team is
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Well, Mac Jones has screamed at the Pats OC a few times the last few games. I’m not disagreeing with you about Tomlin, but I would guess most people wouldn’t say Belichek has lost control of the team. However, sometimes I think we lose sightof the fact that these are grown men with egos and opinions, not high schoolers who have to fall in line or run suicides at the end of practice.
 
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Imagine if they left it up to the center and which qb tickled the balls the best.
 
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