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.
