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Are the Pittsburgh Steelers really going to go into next season with four quarterbacks on their roster?
That remains a major question, as it is still unclear what Pittsburgh truly wants to do on that front. Right now, the Steelers have an obvious starting quarterback in 42-year-old Aaron Rodgers. There is no reason why Rodgers won't be the starting quarterback next year, especially after signing him again this offseason.
The obvious plan was for Rodgers to be the guy, and barring something drastic happening, that's exactly what's going to happen. Backup-wise, the Steelers have drafted two quarterbacks in the past two years in Will Howard and Drew Allar.
Both are respectable players coming out of major Big Ten programs in Penn State and Ohio State, but might not be ready for the NFL just yet. Regarding the veteran backup, Mason Rudolph, he seems to be the most likely option to at least get a chance if Rodgers were to go down. Regarding what else might happen on that front, one Steelers reporter recently had the latest on what could unfold.
“In most NFL cities, the backup quarterback situation is an afterthought. Not here. Not this year. Not when the starter will turn 43 this season, which automatically makes him vulnerable. Not when one of the backups has practically become a folk hero before his first live NFL snap and the other is a former folk hero maybe making his last stand in Pittsburgh… This will be much less of a story if the Steelers keep four quarterbacks, which actually might make sense in their predicament. Ex-Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch believes there is zero chance that will happen, as he said on a recent podcast, and he’s probably right.
“I suppose the Steelers could invent an injury for somebody and put them on IR, or try to pass Howard through waivers and onto the practice squad. We’ll see,” Joe Starkey wrote.
I don't think it would be surprising to see the Steelers try to invent some sort of injury here. Not that it would be the right thing to do, but we've seen it happen countless times now. The Steelers wouldn't be the first team to do it and surely won't be the last.
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That remains a major question, as it is still unclear what Pittsburgh truly wants to do on that front. Right now, the Steelers have an obvious starting quarterback in 42-year-old Aaron Rodgers. There is no reason why Rodgers won't be the starting quarterback next year, especially after signing him again this offseason.
The obvious plan was for Rodgers to be the guy, and barring something drastic happening, that's exactly what's going to happen. Backup-wise, the Steelers have drafted two quarterbacks in the past two years in Will Howard and Drew Allar.
Both are respectable players coming out of major Big Ten programs in Penn State and Ohio State, but might not be ready for the NFL just yet. Regarding the veteran backup, Mason Rudolph, he seems to be the most likely option to at least get a chance if Rodgers were to go down. Regarding what else might happen on that front, one Steelers reporter recently had the latest on what could unfold.
“In most NFL cities, the backup quarterback situation is an afterthought. Not here. Not this year. Not when the starter will turn 43 this season, which automatically makes him vulnerable. Not when one of the backups has practically become a folk hero before his first live NFL snap and the other is a former folk hero maybe making his last stand in Pittsburgh… This will be much less of a story if the Steelers keep four quarterbacks, which actually might make sense in their predicament. Ex-Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch believes there is zero chance that will happen, as he said on a recent podcast, and he’s probably right.
“I suppose the Steelers could invent an injury for somebody and put them on IR, or try to pass Howard through waivers and onto the practice squad. We’ll see,” Joe Starkey wrote.
I don't think it would be surprising to see the Steelers try to invent some sort of injury here. Not that it would be the right thing to do, but we've seen it happen countless times now. The Steelers wouldn't be the first team to do it and surely won't be the last.
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