STEELERS QB plans kept quiet

Coach Bill Cowher is forcing Jacksonville to devise two defensive game plans.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Coach Bill Cowher isn't telling who the Pittsburgh Steelers' starting quarterback will be Sunday in Jacksonville, Tommy Maddox or Kordell Stewart.
He isn't telling the Jaguars, that is.
Maddox, briefly paralyzed by a hit in Tennessee on Nov. 17, has been cleared by doctors to play. But Cowher said the two quarterbacks' styles are so different, they force a team to structure two defensive game plans.
"They are a very contrasting type of quarterback, so need I say more?" Cowher said.
Pressed further for an explanation, Cowher repeated himself, saying, "Need I say more?"
Obviously, losing Jacksonville as a division opponent wasn't enough for Cowher to put aside a rivalry that thrived for several years in the former AFC Central.
Stewart resigned
But while Cowher won't say who will start, Stewart seems resigned to returning to the bench. Despite completing a team record 84.6 percent (22-of-26) passes in a 29-21 victory over Cincinnati on Sunday, Stewart said afterward there's no reason to think Maddox won't start.
"Of course, I want to play," Stewart said. "But I'm more than sure Tommy is the starter on this football team."
Maddox has no lingering medical problems from his scary mishap in Tennessee, and, he said, "I want to get back out there as soon as I can." Maddox started seven straight games before sitting out the Bengals game.
By delaying his decision, at least publicly, Cowher also gives Maddox time to settle back into the routine of practice. Maddox did not work with the starters last week, although he ran some 7-on-7 passing drills at the end of the week.
Injury notes
The Steelers will go into Jacksonville (5-6) without backup linebacker and special teams captain John Fiala. He was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with two damaged left knee ligaments and thus can't play again this season, even though he doesn't need surgery.
With the Steelers growing thin on the offensive line, they also signed center-guard Jeff Smith, who played for the Chiefs from 1996-99 and the Jaguars in 2000 and 2001. He was released by Tennessee during training camp.
The Steelers made the move because starting center Jeff Hartings (knee) will miss at least one more week, and right guard Kendall Simmons (knee) is doubtful. Simmons is the emergency center, meaning Chukky Okobi might have been without a backup if the Steelers hadn't signed Smith.