The Pittsburgh Steelers, for the past handful of years, have been stuck between being good, but not good enough to win it all.
And that leaves the franchise in the middle of nowhere. They aren’t bad enough to get a top draft pick to replenish the roster, and they aren’t good enough to cash in and win the Super Bowl.
With Mike Tomlin out and Mike McCarthy in, there was a thought that things could be changing for the franchise, but with Aaron Rodgers rumored to be open to a return in 2026, this has a familiar feel to it for Steelers fans.
And ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler stated on SportsCenter over the weekend that he doesn’t expect a swift resolution to Aaron’s future, and because of that, the Steelers are in between a rock and a hard place.
They have to wait on Rodgers before making any decisive moves at the quarterback position, and as we know, time is money in the NFL.
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Is Rodgers the quarterback to get Pittsburgh a Super Bowl trophy in 2026? I think we know the answer to that, don’t we? Is the franchise content with being there or thereabouts next season, without actually challenging?
It appears so.
Fans might like to see Will Howard get a shot because even if it doesn’t work out and Pittsburgh goes 4-13 in 2026, at least it is something different. If Rodgers returns in 2026, we know what we are getting, and that is a team that won’t be seen as a contender.
So, as the franchise waits on Rodgers, they find themselves in quarterback purgatory, and that isn’t a spot any organization wants to be.
Why not rip the band-aid off and go in a different direction?
