Justin Fields traded to the Steelers for a conditional 6th round pick

SAINTSFAN said
How many times has DA defended him in press conferences, sometimes at the expense of throwing other players under the bus? He seems very concerned with Carr's feelings. I think that is more the issue with the locker room culture than other players.

As far as $3.2 million. That is absolute peanuts for a backup QB. It only is about $2 million than Peterman will cost us (assuming that hopefully he is at league minimum). If we would be that concerned with paying $2 million more to have someone like Fields to backup Carr rather than a guy who would be a backup at best in Arena Football, we have other issues.

It appears that Mike Tomlin is more concerned with the feelings of Russell Wilson. It was let known that Tomlin called Russ immediately after the Fields trade to assure Wilson he would be the starter for the Steelers in 2024. Say What? Feelings? This is a game played by men. Set your feelings aside and compete. Let the best man win the starting job.

Handing Wilson the torch when both he and Fields are newcomers on one year prove it contracts undercuts the culture of true competition. It may have sent a comforting message to Russ but what kind of message did that send to Fields and the rest of the Steelers?

It would be poetic justice should Fields take over the starting job due to injury or poor play be Russ and show out only to spurn the Steelers in free agency next year by moving on and signing with another team as the Starter. Not out of the realm of possibility.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...1&cvid=b39090afcf56416cb53bdccb68c92fa5&ei=19
The Peterman signing may not have sent similar shockwaves throughout the Saints building but at least we didn't hear of DA calling Carr to make sure his feelings weren't hurt. Geez!