From George Pickens and beyond, Russell Wilson is willing to trust his receivers

When deciding where to throw the football, some quarterbacks obsess over completion percentage and touchdown-to-interception ratio.

Russell Wilson is not one of those quarterbacks.

Wilson is willing to throw caution to the wind and trust his receivers. We're seeing this play out in a big way for the Steelers, giving them their best quarterback play since Ben Roethlisberger retired.

Since George Pickens' rookie year, it has been obvious that, as he recently wrote on his eye strips, “Open fucking always.” Even if he is covered.

If a man is on Pickens, throw it to him. There's a good chance he'll catch it. When two guys come at him, throw it to him. There's a good chance he'll catch it.

Wilson is the Steelers' first quarterback who is consistently willing to do something that seems so simple at first glance: throw the ball on the 14.

Russ is also ready to show it to others. He uncorked several long balls against the Giants to multiple receivers. So what if it becomes incomplete? So what if it gets picked up? Wilson realizes that the potential reward is worth the risk.

The reward for Wilson and the Steelers was two wins in two starts. Now he and the Steelers have nearly two weeks to prepare for three games in 11 days against the Commanders, the Ravens and the suddenly resurgent Browns.