It is a whole new world for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the preseason. Traditionally, Steelers starters played very little in the first two preseason games and only sparingly in the third. But with such a young team at so many starting spots, head coach Mike Tomlin knows he has to change things up.
In his Thursday press conference, Tomlin announced that his starting quarterback for Saturday’s preseason game with the Seattle Seahawks would be Mitch Trubisky. Trubisky is also the projected starter for the regular season. Tomlin also noted the team would play three quarterbacks this week.
Tomlin also announced his starters would play around one quarter in this week’s game. Another departure for a Tomlin-led team. The Steelers are currently starting two new offensive linemen so it makes sense to get this group of five as many reps together as possible.
No word on some of the dinged up guys like running backs Najee Harris and Benny Snell but it could be a perfect opportunity to see what guys like Anthony McFarland and Jaylen Warren can do against a starting defense behind the starting offensive line.
