The top free agent storyline around the league remains Aaron Rodgers‘ next destination. That could be the Vikings, although it remains to be seen if they will match his willingness to take a Minnesota deal. 
Retirement is also an option for the 41-year-old, but if does elect to play – and the Vikings decline to submit an offer – the Steelers and Giants loom as interested suitors. Both Pittsburgh and New York have made a pitch to sign Rodgers, with the latter’s believed to be the best one on the table. Much of the remaining movement at the quarterback position will likely wait until after this situation reaches a conclusion.
In the case of Russell Wilson, his landing spot therefore remains uncertain for the time being. That is not due to hesitation on the player’s part, however. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports Wilson is ready to sign at any time, a notable update given his recent Browns and Giants visits (video link).
The 10-time Pro Bowler met with Cleveland on Thursday and then New York yesterday. The Browns have already made one move under center by trading for Kenny Pickett, but they are still in the market for another passer. The Giants are also set to make multiple additions, a factor which explains the strong Rodgers pursuit as well as their continued interest in Wilson. Prior to the former Seahawk and Bronco’s decision to take a one-year Steelers pact last offseason, he met with the Giants. As Fowler notes, though, Wilson’s market is on hold until the Rodgers domino falls.
Handling starting duties since from Week 7 onwards, Wilson saw his play (and that of the team in general) decline at the end of the 2024 campaign. Justin Fields – who had support from some in the building to stay atop the depth chart even when Wilson’s calf injury healed – was widely viewed as Pittsburgh’s preference to retain over the veteran this spring. Fields ultimately took a two-year Jets deal, though, leaving Wilson in play as a fallback option should Rodgers not head to Pittsburgh.
Whereas Rodgers has a number of options to consider, Wilson’s market seems to be more limited. The 36-year-old has not been connected to the Vikings yet, while a report from earlier this week indicated the Titans are not interested despite their need for Will Levis competition. Provided one of Pittsburgh or New York end up acquiring Rodgers, the other could pivot to Wilson in short order.
Given the offset money left from his Broncos pact, Wilson was able to sign for just $1.21MM with Pittsburgh last year. He will be aiming higher this time around, but no movement should be expected with respect to his market before Rodgers’ future is determined.
All these teams competing for mid QBs. Funniest result would be Rodgers going to Minnesota and Russ to NY.
Funny, and as a Steelers fan, I hope that’s the playbook.
I agree with Bueno
Im not gonna complain if they sign either ,
But Mason Rudolph is such a G that idc if they sign another QB at this point
lmao, Mason Rudolph will guarantee a 4-13 season.
Rudolph is 9-8-1 as a starter, and was actually good down the stretch in 2023, unlike Wilson who folded like binder in 2024
I don’t think it’s that crazy to say that Rudolph is similar option to Wilson at this point , and younger
Wow, 9-8-1 so impressive. He was straight trash last year and has barely played in the previous *four* seasons. Wilson is not a great QB but he is an order of magnitude better than Rudolph.
Also, Rudolph being “good down the stretch in 2023” is a reach. He beat the Bengals (staring Jake Browning because Burrow was hurt) and Seahawks, who both had horrible defenses, and a Ravens team with nothing to play for that started Tyler Huntley. y’all are in for a rude awakening if Rudolph is your starting QB next year.
He’s becoming an urban legend around here
They’ll probably sign a QB. I just wouldn’t be that upset about Rudolph and a rookie
…infact id be more upset that they wasted a draft pick on a rookie in this class than I would be with Mason starting week 1 lol
And Wilson was 6-5 and 7 years older
They are both burning trash to be honest. Either one at his bestvwill kead a team to no more than a bad draft pick.
Always laugh at the pretzel logic
I say the Steelers beat the teams they should have beaten this year and nothing more, and guys like you jump down my throat.
We say Rudolph had a nice stretch here—which he certainly did-and the response is this
4-13? Not likely
Whether it’s Mason or Russ or Aaron or Jameis or Joe, this isn’t much more than an 8-10 win team at best with any of them
So why spend the money?
Why not try drafting a QB until you get it right?
Oh and here’s an idea, why not bring in a QB guru to refine young QB mechanics? You know, someone Tomlin doesn’t see as a threat
Rude awakening? Naw, we already had that in Pickett and Trubisky
I know the draft lacks star power at QB and I admit I thought Nix to the Broncos was almost like picking the leftovers but my disapproval over Nix is way different than Rodgers. Young guys can surprise you outta nowhere’s like Brady or Mr Irellevant Purdy but are teams banking on regression at his age a year removed from season ending surgery. I don’t quite know the baggage he brings along but fair to say some. I obviously misread his market I thought he’d have to be humble enough to end his career a backup or just retire and that’s shifted to him holding up the secondary QB market. Playing at that age is a rarity and usually once you show you lost it someone either signs you to be a back up or you walk away first ballot HOF. You’re not gonna win anything with him might as well spend a second or third rounder for someone who has potential to play above their draft grade. Happens at least once a year or more
You make some good points, but I’d be much more excited about doing that in 2026 where there’s more likely a QB like nix
Not every draft has QB talent, and most of these qbs would need a of development on the bench regardless.
I do like Will Howard round 4 or 5. And while Dart is everyone’s favorite 3rd QB , steelers could really stand to beef up their Dline, while still having big questions at RB and CB
It would be so much better to have a strong core in place for a rookie qb to step into next season, especially without a strong RB to take the pressure off.
In short, I’d rather have an DYNAMIC RB or shut down CB on a team with Rudolph/Flacco at QB , than a rookie QB on a team with neither
I’ll take Shough over Dart or Howard based on the games I’ve seen
Someone mentioned Shadeur falling to the Steelers. Why not? The kid is an athlete and has a pedigree (I don’t think he lasts until 21)
I’m actually hoping they do nothing in terms of signing any of the retreads and go this route
Agree with Seth 100%
And I said the same thing about Nix. Wasn’t overly impressed with him at Auburn or Oregon but he had a helluva rookie season
Nix is still a very unique player with great versatility and mobility.
A lot of people weren’t wild about his pocket presence, but he’s extremely similar to Big Ben in using his legs and TOR to extend plays into more comfortable windows.
I’m not sure there’s anyone so unique in this class. Nor do the Steelers have Sean Payton to create an ideal setting. But I think if you’re looking for a potential Nix, then then you should be on board with Will Howard who could rely on the same style of mobility into pocket extension for success.
Again, I’d go with Shough before Howard. No brainer to me
But you’re right. They have no QB guru here. So whomever they’d draft would have to work with a private coach left as is
Another guy i forgot about could be Cam Rising day 3 pick
My steelers mock draft
R1: CB Will Johnson
I have Maxwell Hairston going super early as CB1. infact I have Hairston, WJ & Baron all gone by 21.. if that’s not the case then I’d gladly take a cb. I think maybe WJ slips if Sanders and both TE are taken top 20 and scouts love Hairston as much as i do.
DTs like Harmon, Grant and Nolen seem most likely at 21.
Omarion Hampton also an option but we’ll get to RB later…
R2: traded for DKM
R3: RB DJ Giddens
should be able to find a load bearing bruiser here. Perhaps Scattebo slips, but plenty of options like Ollie Gordon, Kaleb Johnson, Rocket Sanders. Or if one of the OSU kids or Dylan Sampson slips here too. Should be able to make a solid choice
R4: WR Jaylin Noel
While Savion Williams is an interesting prospect and Jayden Higgins round 4 would be a dream, both seem more like a future GP14 replacement than an immediate complimentary piece.
Noel gives them a quick slot target to help out underneath, if we’re assuming that Roman Wilson is not the answer there..
R5: DT Deone Walker
There’s some big boys in this draft, and while they won’t be getting the versatility of a Day 1 Dliner , they can catch a great scheme fit to man defensive center here. Other stout contributors potentially available could be Nazir Stackhouse, Cam Jackson, DeAndre Jules, or Yahya Black
R6: QB Will Howard
We did it. My number 2 QB prospect in the whole draft is scooped as a luxory pick round 6. Howard needs to sit for a season or 2, but has the right physical tools to be a pro QB.
Other more realistic options include Dillon Gabriel or Tyler Shough.
R7: OG Clay Webb
Could use some depth at guard after offloading Washington. Seaumalu should be productive enough to push things down the road a little.
Other options could include doubling down on some NT insurance with Jay Toia or gritty ILB who can audition for a larger role in 2026
Overall not the flashiest draft, but it really sets them up to focus purely on drafting a QB in 2026, while addressing the other notable holes immediately
I like your ideas here, Goku
I just think they’re either going to go D-line in round 1 or surprise everyone and go QB
Depends on if they actually are waiting on a retread. I don’t believe they are.
Khan is known to keep reporters off track.
I think the Rudolph signing signaled as much, really, and I think the secondary signings along with a healthy Trice makes them focus elsewhere
Trice is intriguing but not sure if he’s a safety or corner yet, a major reason they were able to get him so late. He’s a major tweener.
I’m not comfortable one bit with Slay being the only option outside next to JPJ.
Like I said, I have the top 3 CBs gone by 21, but if especially one of WJ or Hairston is there, they should be the pick.
I do think Harmon is the favorite at this point, or like you said, maybe a suprise Sanders or Dart pick, depends on free agency.
The Steelers should’ve re-signed Justin Fields.
Except that he couldn’t trust Tomlin.
He decided to go to the Jets to end his career, which given the money that he’d probably never make any other time, it probably was a good move on his part.
He is Quincy Cartering his career
Nah he’s a sloppy qb. It’s like watching college ball.
He’ll fit right in on the Jets
How are they supposed to sign someone that chose another team? You act like they didn’t try.
That’s why I said should’ve* re-signed him. It was a huge mistake on the bears to trade him and draft Bust Williams. Sorry but it’s so rare for a usc qb to succeed in the NFL. I’m not even a bears fan but I know several people that don’t like Caleb. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt for his 2nd year. Being in Las Vegas unfortunately they’ll show the Raiders every week for some reason.
You do know that until CJ Stroud, it was just as unlikely for an Ohio State QB to succeed, don’t you?
Mike Tomczak the second best?
I don’t think steelers had any interest in signing Justin Fields for 20 mil per year
The 5th year player option was less than that, and steelers declined it
Why on earth would the Steelers sign him for 20M a year?? lol If he was worth that money then he wouldn’t have been beaten out by Wilson when he became healthy in October
Agree with you, although was he really beaten out?
The kid goes 4-2, yeah, nothing special, and they turn to Russ
Point is, Russ was Tomlin’s choice from the start. He said as much
But I don’t blame Fields for going elsewhere. How could he trust things here?
Tomlin is the most overrated average coach in history. He won a SB with a QB who he didn’t pick or develop and a team he didn’t put together. He has been average since, and worse after Ben. Hus whole so calked HOF career is based on not havingva losing season over a decade. The definition of average.
I know that “it’s nothing personal…it’s just business” but I wonder how Russ feels about coming back to Pittsburgh
He had an OC rein him in after lighting up the Bengals for 44 points and the rest is history
Now they’ve put all their eggs in Rodgers’ basket and let him twist in the wind
This is all Tomlin.
And truth is, I don’t think Rodgers, or Russ, get them more wins than Rudolph will. Too many holes here
Move on and draft a QB
This is probably not the draft to do it, unless they decide to reach on Dart.
Actually, one mock is projecting Shedeur to drop to them – link to athlonsports.com
The OC didn’t “rein” him in. That was supposedly a myth fabricated by Wilson’s camp.
I feel like Wilson’s camp has been complaining about that type of thing for years and years.
You’re the first person to say as such
Look, the proof is in the results
Wilson lights up the Bengals and then the Steelers decide to be run-oriented the rest of the way, resulting in consecutive losses
I don’t care one way or the other. I saw nothing special in Russ. It’s just that Tomlin is a hard head And so is Smith
Wilson complained for years in Seattle that the team should “let Russ cook”
Tomlin doesn’t call shots in Pittsburgh. The Rooneys fired Arians when he threw too much. They fired Haley when he threw too much. They fired LeBeau when he got too old. They fired Kevin Butler and called it retirement. Some of you still don’t get it though and allegedly have been a fan of this franchise forever. The Rooneys have a certain way they want to play football even if they don’t have the players to play that way. That’s why Harris was force fed the ball when anyone could see that wasn’t going to work with how slow he is and how bad their offensive line is, but that’s what they’re going to dictate to Tomlin to make happen and he continues to despite the roster shortcomings. They want a physical run first team that plays stout defense to win games. As silly as it sounds, throwing too much displeases them, and that’s why things happen the way they happen surrounding this team.
Yes he does.
This is the most ridiculous take I’ve seen for some time
Tomlin is the face of the franchise. He has a hand in all decisions and essentially calls all the shots. This Rooney is unlike the previous in that he’s much less hands-on and cedes all decisions to Tomlin.
Your Harris comment is humorous. I’ll make a bet with you that behind a good line in LA, he has his best year and is among the top backs this coming year. Slow?
I used to like Tomlin, but he wishes to squelch other ideas and modern approaches. He’s a big part of the problem here
Face of the franchise doesn’t mean you make decisions. That’s the job. That’s the gig, to take the bullets in public and coach the team to the owners’ vision. They’re as involved as Jerry Jones is in Dallas but don’t get the blowback because they rarely have losing seasons. Why do you think their ownership always gets Ds and Fs on those player report cards? Do you really think Mike Tomlin not only would hire a dummy like Mike Canida but stick with him for a whole year and half when their offense hadn’t gotten over 300 yards in a calendar year? But he was the in-house promotion, which is something else they always do after doing a dog and pony show like there really are lots of external candidates for jobs.
Fascinating and naive take.
In fact, I’m not sure I’ve heard it anywhere, for years now.
No fan, no columnist, no broadcaster and no national media have flown in this direction. In years.
Tomlin’s not alone in this regard. Belichick in NE had the same authority. I get it. You’ve been around this long and have had a modicum of success, you get the trust
But the Steelers? Tomlin calls the shots
I just can read. I remember when Arians was there, the Rooneys criticized him throwing too much and getting Roethlisberger hit too much in his scheme, not Tomlin. Then, suddenly he “retired,” which he admitted wasn’t a retirement when he took the Colt job. He even criticized Tomlin for not going to bat for him. Does that sound like someone who calls the shots if you want him to “go to bat for you?” He didn’t say he fired me. He said he didn’t go to bat for me. Wake up and smell the coffee and stop being the naive one you claim I am. That’s your problem, you need someone else to tell you what’s obvious when you say I’ve never heard that take anywhere else. Use your own brain and see what’s going on.
Following the 2011 season, the Steelers fired offensive coordinator Bruce Arians but tried to sell it as a retirement. Few non-Steelers fans were fooled.
In an upcoming profile to debut Tuesday night on HBO’s Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel, Arians opens up about the end of his time in Pittsburgh, which happened after his contract expired.
Arians explains to Andrea Kremer that he’d been told by coach Mike Tomlin a new contract was coming, with an adjustment aimed at reflecting the team’s performance on offense. A few days later, the call came.
“[Tomlin] said, ‘I can’t get you the money,’” Arians tells Kremer. I said, ‘Okay.’ He said, ‘No, I can’t get you a contract.’ I said, ‘Are you firing me?’ He said, ‘No. . . .’
“‘Well . . . it’s just a matter of words, Mike,’” Arian said. “‘Okay. If I don’t have a contract, I’m fired.’
“And he said, ‘I’m going to fly down and talk.’ [I] said, ‘Why waste the money and the time?’ And so that was it. Walked upstairs and told my wife. And I’ve never seen her cry. And she cried.”
Arians thinks that the firing happened because some thought he was “too close” with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
“I had done a good job,” Arians contends. “Maybe not the right image, but it was a damn good job. I was pissed. But again, time heals things.”
Time does heal things, especially when the retirement is temporary and ends with a Coach of the Year award as offensive coordinator of the Colts and then three successful seasons as head coach of the Cardinals, the second of which resulted in a second Coach of the Year award.
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Sure sounds like a guy calling the shots, lol. I’ll let you keep waiting on someone to spell s*** out for you like a little kid while I stay “naive.”
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported after the regular season that Mike Tomlin wanted to retain offensive coordinator Bruce Arians.
The Steelers and Tomlin never denied these reports. Two weeks later, the Steelers forced Arians to “retire.” Arians quickly found work with the Colts.
There is a strongly held belief in Pittsburgh that the Rooney family forced Tomlin to get rid of Arians. There is also some belief the Steelers forced Tomlin to hire Todd Haley as offensive coordinator instead of an in-house candidate.
Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette raises this question in a column for Thursday’s paper. PFT’s Mike Florio also heard chatter at the Super Bowl that Tomlin didn’t want to hire Haley.
The Steelers won’t ever confirm this. Tomlin will attend Haley’s press conference Thursday, but the head coach won’t speak. By the time Tomlin does speak, he’ll know just what to say to quiet any controversy.
Cook notes that Tomlin’s contract runs out after the 2012 season with an option for 2013, and wonders if Tomlin might want to move on to another job because of meddlesome owners. Tomlin looks weak in all this; head coaches are supposed to have control of their staff. (Especially Super Bowl-winning head coaches.)
The Rooneys are held up as some of the best owners in team sports, but we’d criticize the Cowboys or Dolphins ownership if they pulled a similar stunt with their coaching staff.
The difference is that the Rooneys have usually displayed great instincts with their decisions. (Like hiring Tomlin instead of an in-house candidate.) Perhaps hiring Haley will be the best thing for the Steelers, even if Tomlin and Ben Roethlisberger don’t like the idea right now.
“It’s going to be definitely different for us,” Roethlisberger told Cook. “The powers that be make decisions and we live with it and go with it. We’ll just have to see where we go from here.”
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But I’ll keep being “naive,” while you keep ignoring the obvious. Like I siad, he’s the face of the franchise, which means taking the bullets for unpopular decisions and playing football the way they want it played. Let’s not go into the quote by Roethlisberger his last year that Tomlin and Colbert wanted to move on, but the Rooneys stepped in and said no. But yep, Tomlin calls the shots, lol. It’s no different from the Cowboys. I know that’s hard to hear.
Well stated
Agree with everything you’ve written here
It just doesn’t pertain to how things have evolved and the current state of affairs
Two notes in this regard:
One, take a look at the types of assistants who have been hired in the last 2-3 years. What jumps out at you?
Two, take a look at their success in the draft up until the past 4-5 years. Wonder why
I agree with your thinking in most regards here but I think that over time, upper management and *this* Rooney have shifted too much power in one direction
The assistants are picked by management. Even when they hired Haley, Rooney admited that there were only two candidates, lol. Like I said, the Steelers get Ds and Fs on the ownership report card for a reason. Like when they finally fired Canida when everyone knew he should have been fired after like five games, Tomlin had to trot out there like a dog and say this was my decision alone. Why do you even have to say this unless management told you to make sure they know we didn’t have anything to do with this debacle? Not to mention that everyone knows they’re cheap, which is why this Metcalf trade and extension caught everyone off guard. Hey, this isn’t my team. I don’t care. I just find it amusing that so many Steeler fans are clueless as to how their team operates.
What’s clueless are your takes from 10-15 years ago. It’s pointless debating when you’re in such a fog.
Tomlin calls the shots here and has his hands in everything. That’s natural for such a tenured coach. But like so many in a position for so many years, his ego precludes listening to new ideas
His way or the highway
He’s the problem here
No proof or actual fact to that story. Most say it came from Russ and his camp to explain his bad play. Everyone else who would know denied it.
I know it’s not going to happen, but he should sign with Cleveland just so that biznatch can whine and ask to be traded again because he’s scared of competition.
I’d love that to happen
Yinzers have made Rudolph into a folk hero, but…realistically…
Are Wilson or Rodgers actually that much better at this point?
The 3 best games of QB play the Steelers have gotten post-Ben were from Rudolph. Faint praise, yes, but…the fact remains.
I’m sure I saw his best game, but…Winston looked pretty good against PGH in the snow. Just sign him (or someone like him) and make he and Mason compete for the job.
Use the extra money saved to upgrade 3 or 4 other spots.
Yes. Rudolph couldn’t keep a job in Tennessee. He just signed a 3rd string contract w Pittsburgh. Steelers will sign Russ and draft a QB. Mason will really be 3rd
Rudolph also had some of the worst games post Ben
No, you just were coming off a fellow backup QB’s tenure in Pickett, so it looked great in comparison. Rudolph is a clipboard holder. But go ahead and think going cheap at QB in the same division with two of the league’s best is smart. Tell me how that works out for you.
Show me where I said any of this is smart.
I literally said they butt fumbled this offseason.
And 16 months or so ago, I explained exactly how they were going to F up the Fields situation by handing the job to Russ over him, not knowing what he could or could not be and therefore not knowing whether to move forward with him or not and wasting another year spinning tires with a low ceiling option and having no real plan going forward. Barring a last minute miracle, they will prove me right.
But tell me how a year with Rodgers or Wilson works out for them in that same division…
It’s mind-boggling to me that the anti-Russ crowd seems to be… pro-Mason Rudolph. He is horrible. You put Rudolph out there last year instead of Fields and Wilson and that team wins 5 games max.
For all of us sick of the Steelers over the years, *please* make Mason Rudolph your starter. It has been such a long time since we’ve seen the Steeler be bad. And you add in the drama that would inevitably rise up from DK Metcalf when Rudolph can’t get him the ball. Would be great to watch.
Rodgers is coming off two disappointing seasons (one a complete washout) and he turns 42 this year. What do these GM’s and head coaches think they’re going to get in 2025? You can’t turn the clock back to 2011. Or even 2022.
Rodgers hasn’t had a good season since his last MVP season, which was four years ago, and he’s 42 now. It’s kind of delusional to think he can turn back time at this point.
Top ten in yards and TDs last year (eight in both), while being second in attempts. Despite popular conception, the Steelers could do much worse (like Wilson). If this draft had a young QB worth taking, the notion would be silly, but there isn’t anyone. Taking the name out of it Rodgers does offer more to Pittsburgh of Minnesota than the current options. I don’t think Pittsburgh’s his best option (Minnesota fits better for a veteran who can’t even complete an off-season without a self serving headline), but we need to quit pretending en masse that Rodgers is terrible.
Realistically, on a team that doesn’t have 30+ year old starting left tackles and less than 40 drops in a season, he can outplay a Russell Wilson/Justin Fields symphony of missed reads. If there were a QB worth taking this year in the draft, signing any of these vets would be stupid. Right now, there’s not a better option.
Tell me you don’t watch games by telling me you don’t watch games. I don’t give a flying you know what his numbers were. He stunk, and it was largely because he can’t move anymore. Achilles tears end careers at this age inside of 18 to 24 months. He will be no different. It’s not an injury that magically heals itself for an old player to just like new. Even if you lie to yourself that the immobility can be mitigated, how in the world is it going to happen behind Pittsburgh or New York’s terrible lines? Matter of fact, I called why he’d fail in New York this time two years ago, that that line would not be good enough. Now, it’s two years later with a catastrophic injury that affects the one thing he needs most, mobility.
“you don’t watch games by telling me you don’t watch games”
Seems weird that you wanted me to say that, but hey, whatever floats your boat.
But I’ve made my argument enough times without me having to rehash it. If you think that Wilson outplayed Rodgers, fine. I am open to the argument, if you’d like to make it. I don’t see it, personally, having watched a lot of both Jets and Steelers games last year (I try to watch as many teams as I can, but I did end up seeing a lot of those two).
“I don’t give a flying you know what his numbers were.”
You call yourself “realfootballfan” while saying this. lmao
Yes, because I watch football, not fantasy stats. Aaron Rodgers was a bad QB last year and was a bad QB his last year in Green Bay. IN between there, he had a career ending injury. So tell me what conclusion am I supposed to make of him?
Not to mention that QB play last year was garbage outside of the top guys. This was one of the worst seasons ever for QB play I’ve ever seen, but you’re talking about top ten this and that to justify your delusion about Rodgers. He should have had a monster year in comparison considering how bad most other qBs were outside of the big four, and even Mahomes had an average statistical year.
Okay, hold on a sec. This one I just have to ask.
Mahomes had an “average” year, but Rodgers was horrible?
Mahomes – 3928 yards, 26 TDs, 11 INTs
Rodgers – 3897 yards, 28 TDs, 11 INTs
So, one of these is horrible and the other is only average? Maybe I’m just delusional, here, but I have to ask.
I don’t understand this weird misconception. Rodgers is a douche bag and hate able, but 4k yards almost 30 TDs 10ish INTs, behind one of the worst lines I have ever seen, is not terrible. He had a good year on a bad team.
23 doesn’t count. It was a freak injury.
And 22 was another perfectly good season (around 4k and 30 Tds and 10 ints) The team just didn’t succeed. They were 8-9 the next season with Love they were 9-8. There was barely any difference with him there and not, because the team around him wasn’t great. Gonna happen with an offense of nobodies besides Jones and the rest of the team being full of injuries.
Because he was a lot of the problem that they won five games last year. How do you come in and the offense that you put together by picking the coordinator and getting a lot of your comfortable receivers in place do worse than the Wilson-led unit? Stop reading fantasy numbers like that’s football. It’s a lot like how Green Bay got better by subtracting him. It’s over.
Did you even watch any Jets games last year…..the team around him was pretty bad….maybe be a little more respectful of comments that don’t agree with yours….grow up….
Oh, and how much better do you think the talent on Pittsburgh is? That’s what’s so delusional about Steeler fans is that you think you’re a QB away. You know where the Steelers were picked to finish last year in that division? Dead last. So don’t tell me about talent on a team when the whole premise for him going to the Jets was if they upgraded QB (wrong), they would be a Super Bowl contender even though they had a terrible offensive line. Sound familiar. If you’re a Steelr fan, it should be because you’re in the exact same situation right down to the overrated defense that gets exposed as not as good as it seems when push comes to shove. Bottom line is the offense was worse than when Wilson was there, but I’m guessing that’s not Rodgers’ fault either.
By fantasy numbers do you mean his literal stats? Oh sorry am I supposed to believe the ALL MIGHTY EYE TEST of “realfootballfan”? You are right bud, you are smarter than the numbers that literally happened in the game.
No, I mean Derek Carr type stats that look good on paper, but when you watch the Jets play, you’re like man, their QB who is supposed to be the difference is missing throws and reads and then blaming everybody else for why they’re going to lose this game like that 10-9 gem at home to the Broncos among other stinkers.
Hoping Aaron signs with Steelers … as a Bengal fan anyway.
Steelers should give Rodgers two days to sign and then move on. If it’s Wilson, so be it. Rodgers is a cancer that just isn’t worth the trouble.
Hard to believe any team would want to sign Rodgers over Wilson until one remembers this is the white guy NFL.
Surprised you didn’t mention Kaepernick and how he’s still the greatest QB around in your little racist screed.
There’s always got to be that one guy who brings race into the QB topic.
Neither are all that great of an answer, but Rodgers is a multiple-time MVP and is still considered one of the best pure passers in the game when healthy. Wilson, on the other hand, has struggled the past few seasons and hasn’t looked good since leaving Seattle. Teams are going to prioritize performance and fit over race or anything else.
Pittsburgh is the perfect landing spot for Rodgers.
Picture the scene. It’s Wednesday, October. In the valley below, his teammates practice, the thud and crunch as the world’s premier athletes get ready for Sunday. Meanwhile, off in the nearby mountains, their 42-year-old QB rests peacefully, rejuvenating himself at his off-the-grid meditative cabin, watching as snow quietly falls. Who needs practice, when a man is transcending human existence, serenely avoiding the trap we have created from our daily bustle?
This is pretty good. You did forget the Sphinx statuette that he retrieved from the Tomb of Hatshepsut in the offseason, though.
He was already in decline before the freak injury. That’s why GB jumped ship.Green Bay’s GM was brilliant when he made that move.lol
Was he? I’d argue that maybe trying to be more aggressive and acquire an impact receiver or other starter in Rodgers’ last two years could have won them a Super Bowl, which would have been better. He could have still traded him after, or maybe Rodgers would have actually retired.
That was the whole premise when he went to New York. He had the OROY and had him frustrated by the end of their year together. There’s a reason he only has one ring. IT’s always someone else fault.
Exactly.