Over the past few weeks, the pittsburgh steelers’ quarterback draft has been discussed and scrutinized. But it took another turn this weekend. According to gerry dulac of the pittsburgh post-gazette, the team isn’t interested in signing or otherwise purchasing a quarterback who will be the team’s starter. Steelers now was able to confirm that they are not actively looking for a new starting quarterback. The steelers have publicly stated that they intend to give kenny pickett another chance as the team’s starting quarterback, though head coach mike tomlin has stated that he will face competition for the position.
That competition seems to be limited to signing a player with the intention of starting like kirk cousins, justin fields, or russell wilson. The steelers have been favored to land fields and wilson, but there are significant obstacles to each joining the team, beyond the steelers’ commitment to pickett as the starter. Peter king, on the other hand, was aware of the study and does not like the idea of keeping pickett as the starter or competing with someone like rudolph. “longtime beat man on the team gerry dulac said the steelers aren’t interested in signing a quarterback who wants to be a starter the day before.
In a division consisting of joe burrow, lamar jackson, and deshaun watson, the steelers would actually want to sign kenny pickett and mason rudolph (will he sign in free agency with pittsburgh)? That seems to be a colossal misjudgment of your quarterback position, king wrote. When free agency begins, rudolph is expected to test the waters and see what his options are in the league. To make their own decision at quarterback, the steelers will most likely not want to wait for the whole process to unfold. So who does that leave if not rudolph?
The steelers will most likely need another quarterback from the second class of options, such as ryan tannehill, jacoby brissett, sam darnold, tyrod taylor, marcus mariota, drew lock, gardner minshew, tyler huntley, joe flacco, blaine gabbert, carson wentz, and joshua dobbs. The steelers will also likely look to the 2024 nfl draft to improve their quarterback depth, though it is unlikely that they will have a starting lineup there this season.
