2025 Offseason

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

 

[Yo Tee]

“Rudolph, with your nose so bright…won’t you tank our season tonight”

3 reasons why I'm not too worried about Mason Rudolph being our starter:

1. We might want to tank one of these years. Since 2017, due to our record, our first draft pick has been 14th or lower (traded up to 10 in 2019) and also since 2017 we haven't won a playoff game and each playoff loss has been by 10 points or more. Since 2020, we haven't won a division title. We need better draft prospects and tanking can do that for us. So I would welcome a losing season at this point. I'd rather know we suck and won't make the playoffs then get my hopes up just to lose in the first round by double digits.
2. Last time Mason wore Black and Yellow, he went 3-0 and didn't throw an INT. Only 2 years removed from the Steelers offensive playbook so I don't have worries about him getting any worse, tbh.
3. Rookie Will Howard and Skylar Thompson are the other QBs on our roster right now and we are still "in-play" for Aaron Rodgers. I would rather cut off my left testicle, because that's the weaker of the two, before I would support starting a rookie QB who was drafted in the 6th round (he's not the next Tom Brady), OR starting signing an aging, not-what-he-used-to-be veteran QB for $10 million+ for 1 year like Aaron Rodgers, UNLESS, see number 1, we are tanking.

tl;dr, If we are trying to be competitive, given our options, Mason Rudolph is the best bet. If we are tanking, let's go get Aaron Rodgers! We got rid of a huge attitude in the locker room in George Pickens, let's not add in the drama of a diva with a BIGGER attitude problem in Aaron Rodgers.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Am I reading too far into this? Or is this a laughable level of pettiness that Ben is displaying towards Mason?

Years after his retirement he is trying to make sure Will Howard takes Mason's job?

https://atozsports.com/college-football/ohio-state-buckeyes-news/steelers-will-howard-ben-roethlisberger-mentor-osu-national-champion-former-buckeye-kansas-state/

 

[Superbelt]

Am I reading too far into this? Or is this a laughable level of pettiness that Ben is displaying towards Mason?

Years after his retirement he is trying to make sure Will Howard takes Mason's job?

https://atozsports.com/college-football/ohio-state-buckeyes-news/steelers-will-howard-ben-roethlisberger-mentor-osu-national-champion-former-buckeye-kansas-state/

Drafted a QB when they should have been getting me a weapon or protection?