The Pittsburgh Steelers have waited about as long as they possibly can to address their quarterback situation. Now, they don’t have many choices. Aaron Rodgers is a polarizing player at this point in his career, but given the state of the market, he might be the Steelers’ best option at QB. FOX Sports’ Colin Cowherd isn’t the biggest fan of that idea.
“When you keep finding stopgaps for the leaky roof, you end up with a bunch of buckets inside the house, instead of just replacing the roof,” Cowherd said Tuesday on The Herd.
Cowherd didn’t like the Steelers bringing in DK Metcalf, either. While he’s critical of the way the Steelers have approached the offseason, his opinion does make some sense. Bringing in Metcalf is an aggressive move, and it is refreshing to see the Steelers make a bold trade like that. However, now having one of the best receiving tandems in the NFL, most would have expected the Steelers to be more aggressive in finding a quarterback, as well.
Justin Fields and Sam Darnold, two of the biggest names that were on the market, already have their new homes. Although they reportedly made an offer to Fields, maybe the Steelers feel comfortable enough with Rodgers to be patient anyway. Even if that’s the case, Cowherd doesn’t think Rodgers moves the needle much.
“Aaron five years ago wouldn’t be buckets around the house, he’d be a new roof. That’s not the Aaron you’re getting,” Cowherd said.
Some Steelers fans wanted the team to retain Fields instead. Cowherd seems to feel apathetic, at best, regarding the QB situations for both the Steelers and Jets.
“The Jets and Steelers swapping quarterbacks feels like two C- students cheating off each other on a test,” Cowherd said.
At the very least, Rodgers can still produce. In 2024, he completed 63 percent of his passes for 3,897 yards, 28 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. His 90.5 passer rating was solid as well. No, it didn’t amount to wins in New York. However, his play couldn’t possibly be considered much worse than what the Steelers saw last year. Russell Wilson played less than Rodgers, but also completed 63.7 percent of his passes for 16 touchdowns, five interceptions and a 95.6 rating. Those numbers are very similar to Rodgers.
The Steelers have had a revolving door at QB. Fans hoped that would be closed this offseason, with some type of long-term solution. That doesn’t seem to be the case. For now, though, Rodgers can still bring some value to a 2025 Steelers offense, which should have some nice pieces.
