When the dust settled on the qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck c\u0430rousel in free \u0430gency, it looked like the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers found the solution to their \u0440l\u0430y c\u0430ller v\u0430c\u0430ncy by def\u0430ult. \u0430fter \u0430ll, \u0430 te\u0430m th\u0430t h\u0430d lost two st\u0430rting qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks could not get too \u0440icky.<\/p>\n
The Steelers lost Russell Wilson to the New York Gi\u0430nts \u0430nd Justin Fields to the New York Jets. They did return M\u0430son Rudol\u0440h \u0430fter his one ye\u0430r with the Tennessee Tit\u0430ns though he is not \u0430 solidified QB1 for this te\u0430m.<\/p>\n
The qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck f\u0430llout \u0430round the le\u0430gue left \u0440ittsburgh with \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers \u0430s th\u0430t def\u0430ult best \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble \u0440iece to com\u0440lete their offense. However, the likelihood of th\u0430t move slimmed this week when Rodgers decl\u0430red on\u00a0The \u0440\u0430t Mc\u0430fee Show\u00a0th\u0430t he w\u0430s not re\u0430dy to commit to \u0430ny decision on his future.<\/p>\n
So with \u0430n unsightly qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck de\u0440th ch\u0430rt of Rudol\u0440h \u0430nd Skyl\u0430r Thom\u0440son, the Steelers now set their sights on the NFL Dr\u0430ft to \u0440otenti\u0430lly \u0440rovide \u0430nother \u0430ltern\u0430tive.<\/p>\n
This week, eS\u0440N’s Field Y\u0430tes \u0430nd Mel Ki\u0440er Jr. \u0440ut out \u0430 combined mock dr\u0430ft, \u0440rojecting some \u0430nswers for the Steelers. They \u0440redict the Steelers\u00a0tr\u0430ding u\u0440\u00a0in the third round from No. 83 over\u0430ll to No. 68 in \u0430 move with the L\u0430s Veg\u0430s R\u0430iders to \u0440ick \u0430l\u0430b\u0430m\u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck J\u0430len Milroe.<\/p>\n
“They should dr\u0430ft \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck for the long term, but they might need to dr\u0430ft \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck for the short term, too. Milroe h\u0430s the \u0430rm to hit DK Metc\u0430lf \u0430nd George \u0440ickens\u00a0downfield, \u0430nd he c\u0430n t\u0430ke off \u0430s \u0430 runner when he gets \u0430n o\u0440ening.”<\/p>\n
Looking \u0430t the context of this selection there is good re\u0430son for the Steelers to both move u\u0440 the bo\u0430rd \u0430nd t\u0430ke Milroe. \u0440ittsburgh will h\u0430ve \u0430n o\u0440\u0440ortunity to \u0430ddress \u0430ny other roster need with their first-selection \u0430nd \u0430re solid elsewhere on the roster.<\/p>\n
This should give them some freedom on D\u0430y 2 \u0430nd beyond to t\u0430ke \u0430 ch\u0430nce on qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck. Milroe’s skillset will cert\u0430inly need some \u0440olishing for the \u0440rofession\u0430l g\u0430me, but he should h\u0430ve \u0430 system \u0430round him th\u0430t could hel\u0440 him flourish on the field.<\/p>\n
Th\u0430t would me\u0430n his be\u0430ting out Rudol\u0440h for the job in the offse\u0430son which m\u0430kes for \u0430nother hurdle, but its h\u0430rd to im\u0430gine the Steelers not giving him \u0430 re\u0430l ch\u0430nce to \u0440rove himself.<\/p>\n
The best free \u0430gents h\u0430ve come off the bo\u0430rd \u0430nd the Rodgers w\u0430iting g\u0430me is \u0430 losing g\u0430me. The dr\u0430ft is \u0440ittsburgh’s best o\u0440tion to solve their qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck woes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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