The decision would seem pretty cut and dry after Stewart completed 13 of 25 passes for 195 yards, with much of that coming against Green Bay's first unit. He did throw two interceptions, but for the most part he did things that Mike Tomczak, who started for the Steelers part of last year, and Jim Miller couldn't do as reserves Sunday night. Apparently there is no such thing as a front-runner in the race to become the starting quarterback in Pittsburgh after the main man last year, Neil O'Donnell, went to the New York Jets as a free agent. In fact, Cowher said that despite Stewart's effort, the race was still wide open. Maybe I haven't done a good job of explaining that.
Every quarterback has the same opportunities to do things.
The throw on the first interception was probably ill-advised. But the second one got batted. But don't get me wrong. He still did some good things. For his part, Stewart did not give himself a sparkling review.