Was he really the best option in an off-season of QB intrigue? We’re about to find out if the Steelers successfully navigated a process wrought with moving parts.
While it’s still early in team development, it’s clear which side of the ball they’ll lean on, and which side they hope will be good enough not to screw it up.
Aaron Rodgers will inevitably continue to generate the headlines. But the no-show by the defense last season in the postseason, likewise, demands answers.
The Steelers have been confident if not certain they’d get their guy for some time now. And that’s a suspicion that’s starting to spread beyond the South Side.
Derek Shelton wasn’t quite a scapegoat for the Buccos, but nor was he their biggest problem. And Don Kelly isn’t about to become their savior in Shelton’s place.
They clearly saved themselves a few headaches by dispatching their mercurial wide receiver to Dallas. But that doesn’t solve the problem of who — besides DK Metcalf — is going to catch the ball.
Kyle Dubas has opted to do what he never wanted to do: search for the next Mike Sullivan. The decision is as dubious as finding the next Sully will be daunting.
We’ve seen better days than we’re seeing of late. But the sports climate still isn’t completely bereft of stories that provide much needed inspiration.
Robert Morris’ return to the NCAA Tournament is a tribute to the Colonials’ persistence and patience. And to what AD Chris King once learned from football legend Nick Saban.
Robert Morris’ rags-to-riches run to the brink of the NCAA Tournament has been fueled by passing, defense and rebounding. And it’s been inspired by, among other things, Bruce Springsteen.
The legendary broadcaster achieved ‘folk hero’ status while calling Penguins games for almost half a century. But it was his appreciation of the region and its people that made him unforgettable.
The Eagles can make a statement while winning a championship in New Orleans. It’s one that would resonate among the NFL’s quarterback-starved majority.
Turning to Justin Fields in the Steelers’ ongoing quarterback saga is an idea whose time has arrived. There’s no guarantee it’ll work, but there aren’t many — if any — reasonable alternatives.
A team that for long stretches of the regular season appeared to be different turned out to be just that in the postseason — but for the worst reason imaginable. And it’s going to take more than a free agent or a draft pick to fix that.
They might not be good enough with their temperamental-but-talented wide receiver. But they absolutely aren’t good enough without him, and that’s a problem they can’t work around.
His traditionally respectful approach with his players when the going gets tough is no longer working. It’s time to change the public narrative, if only for change’s sake.
Less than a year ago even the players were throwing up their arms in utter despair. Now, an AFC North Division championship, if not more, appears well within their reach.
They should be better for having added Mike Williams and Preston Smith via trade. But getting Cam Sutton back from suspension might really alter the equation.
The Panthers have gone from three wins to intriguing faster than you can say ‘Eli Holstein.’ But it’s not just a quarterback that’s making college football fun again on the North Shore.
There’s a different approach this season, and it’s one that needed to be embraced. It won’t be popular but it might serve the franchise well in the long run.
Everyone’s anticipating a competitive training camp for a change. But unless it leads to actual change, the season ahead is destined to deliver more of the same.
The season has imploded but the organization is apparently resisting the urge to start over, again. One reason why might be that there’s no need to this time.
The first game that counts is obviously a much-anticipated event. Just don’t read too much into it as a barometer of what’s in store for the season ahead.
The season teased long enough to inspire dreams of October. But it’s imploded into another nightmare that’s more on who they are than what they’re spending.