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Mitchell Trubisky will be the starting quarterback for the PittsburghSteelers in their preseason opener.

The order for Saturday's game is indicative of how reps have been divided. Most of the first-team reps have been taken by Trubisky.

"I was not going to be blowing in the wind about quarterback rotation." We've been careful about giving guys an opportunity to work in different groups, but our intentions are to play them very much the way we started this process."

Mitch Trubisky (left to right), Mason Rudolph, Kenny Pickett, and Chris Oladokun are competing to become the Steelers starting quarterback. AP Photo/Keith Srakocic

The order indicates that the former first-round pick has the inside track to the starting job, but the backup job is still up for grabs. All three of them will get an opportunity to play on Saturday.

"We're not trying to show everything, which is why you want to go out there and execute," Trubisky said. If all 11 guys are on the same page, it can work really well. We aren't going to show everything. It may be a bit more basic.

Playing against an NFL defense is important for evaluating his progress.

The man hadn't been in a live pocket yet. "None of the quarterbacks have the ability to operate and make decisions in a timely manner, their ability to absorb the punishment, and that is significant in terms of their play, their ability to operate and make decisions in a timely manner, their ability to absorb the punishment." The game and position are the ones that come with it. Live quarterback play involves their ability to protect the football. It's a big chance for him and other people.