Despite their unbeaten start, questions still hang over Justin Fields as Steelers' QB 1

Mike Tomlin said there is 'no need' to name Justin Fields as the Pittsburgh Steelers' QB 1 despite 3-0 record

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00:00What more do you need to see from Justin?

00:02Why not name him the starting quarterback going forward?

00:05Because there's no need, you know,

00:08I explained to you the variables of the week.

00:10It has not changed.

00:12He's going to walk in this building

00:13with that mindset tomorrow.

00:15And so I really, there's no need to.

00:17Sometimes in this business, man,

00:19there's a myriad of complex decisions that need to be made.

00:22I've learned to make them when it's appropriate

00:24and it's not necessary as we sit here right now.

00:28When Russ gets to an appropriate point of health

00:31and we have a decision to make,

00:33I'll make it and I'll announce it

00:34and I'll be really transparent about it.

00:36But until then, I don't care how many ways you guys ask me,

00:40you know, I got no intentions of making the decision

00:44that's unnecessary at this juncture.

00:45What is that appropriate point of health or healthy

00:48that Russell has to hit for you to make that decision?

00:50We'll know when we get there.

00:52He'll not only be healthy in terms of keeping himself safe,

00:54but he'll be healthy in terms of being able

00:56to be productive and do the things that he needs to do

00:59and we need him to do.

01:00No question, Justin has played well

01:02and that's exciting for him and for us,

01:06but I'm not surprised by that.

01:08And I hadn't looked at it in terms of the decision-making

01:10because it's not time yet.