OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: Off Season We dont need a QB Edition

[CheckingLineCenter]

Weidl has definitely brought the emphasis on drafting OL/DL from Philly

 

[MrBrightside]

Seems certain that at least one, and maybe all, of Howard, McCord, and Ewers will be there in the 6th when they pick. I'd assume Howard would be the choice of those 3 but who knows.

 

[Ryder71]

Id rather have Howard than McCord.

 

[Ulf5]

They drafted a RB...which is technically 50% of their offense. What else did they really need offensively besides a QB...which they still may take?

Metcalf, Johnson and I still feel ARod is signing here- for better or worse.

 

[MrBrightside]

Philadelphia just took McCord.

 

[Empoleon8771]

McCord to the Eagles. Would be really unhappy if the Steelers patience with drafting a QB costs them a chance at Howard.

 

[MrBrightside]

Howard is the pick.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Seems most likely Benton is sticking at NT.

And yep, Steelers take Howard at pick #185. Glad they did that.

 

[Ryder71]

Great value there.

 

[Ryder71]

Two from Iowa two from Ohio State.

 

[xlm34]

Howard in the 6th feels fine. Of all the low ish upside guys he seemed the best bet to at least be ok. I’m just glad it’s not McCord. They’re bringing in a lot of high character guys this draft.

You can’t expect much out of day 3 of the draft, but it’s definitely been a low upside type of day for the Steelers. No toolsy guys so far.

 

[JTG]

This draft was top notch!

 

[WickedWrister]

lol an entire big 10 draft?

 

[Empoleon8771]

I actually feel pretty fine going into next year with Rodgers, Rudolph and Howard as their QB room. Howard is a bit interesting to me because he took it to a new level on OSU's championship run. Safe QB pick, safe bet to be at least a more mobile Mason.

Going with Rodgers, Rudolph and Howard this year and then Rudolph, Howard and a 2026 1st in 2026 is pretty much exactly what they should be doing IMO.

 

[End of Line]

What a wonderful day!

 

[MrBrightside]

I actually feel pretty fine going into next year with Rodgers, Rudolph and Howard as their QB room. Howard is a bit interesting to me because he took it to a new level on OSU's championship run. Safe QB pick, safe bet to be at least a more mobile Mason.

Going with Rodgers, Rudolph and Howard this year and then Rudolph, Howard and a 2026 1st in 2026 is pretty much exactly what they should be doing IMO.

It's a bottom 10 QB room in the NFL, but at least it wouldn't be a total disaster provided Rodgers signs and stays some semblance of healthy.

 

[Ryder71]

Jeremiah had him at #85, we got him at 185. I really like this pick. Came up big when it mattered most.

 

[Empoleon8771]

It's a bottom 10 QB room in the NFL, but at least it wouldn't be a total disaster provided Rodgers signs and stays some semblance of healthy.

There was no realistic path for the QB room to end up any better than that this off-season.

Rodgers on a 1 year, $10 million deal with Rudolph as a cheap backup and Howard as a likely future backup is pretty much the best case scenario for what they could have done this off-season.

 

[Andy99]

I mean I don’t trust the Steelers to develop whatever QB they had selected so whatever…lol

 

[Your Boy Troy]

I was higher on Kurtis Rourke. Will Howard’s mobility will surprise people, and he’s got great perseverance. His accuracy is what worries me.

 

[MrBrightside]

 

[Ryder71]

I'm a stickler for value and with the 3rd, 4th and 6th rounders we really garnered excellent value!

 

[Andy99]

I was higher on Kurtis O’Rourke. Will Howard’s mobility will surprise people, and he’s got great perseverance. His accuracy is what worries me.

More like reading defenses, but they can be part of the same problem…

 

[Ugene Magic]

Howard is the pick.

People said he'd be gone in the 3rd/4th.

 

[WickedWrister]