Steelers Making it Seem Like Drew Allar Has Chance to Play

Some players in the NFL need to get used to not being the guy they were in high school and college. For Penn State quarterback Drew Allar, that's something that he's somewhat in the middle of. 

Allar has an opportunity to start in Pittsburgh, depending on what Aaron Rodgers does, but he also has an opportunity to be the fourth-stringer or even a practice squad guy. There really isn't anything set in stone, which is what makes this situation perhaps just as interesting as any in the NFL.

It's interesting to hear him talk, though, as it seems like he understands that he's not where he needs to be in his career right now, and instead of worrying about that, he's more excited about getting the opportunity to talk to guys who have done it before, even if that doesn't include Rodgers in Pittsburgh.

“I was able to ask a ton of questions and I’ll have a great group of quarterbacks here on Monday, so it’ll be even better to learn from the guys that have been in the system for a handful of weeks more than me,” Allar said at minicamp, per the PSU Collegian. “I’m really looking forward to it…

“It’s a little bit different than what I’m used to,” Allar said. “I just gotta take it one day at a time and find ways to be more consistent at it and improve on it each day because I might’ve started at one spot but if I can find a way to get better each day, I can accelerate my growth. That’s the main goal, to learn as much as I can from the quarterbacks in the room and the coaches.”

If the Steelers weren't interested in him as a potential starting quarterback one day, they probably wouldn't have drafted him in the third round. 

Maybe they did, and they did something we've never seen before, but history would suggest that they at least think he can play. All the comments from higher-ups in the organization suggest that as well, so perhaps the Penn State standout will find himself in a really good position.

“(Allar) is physically gifted, he’s a gifted thrower of the football, but he’s no different than any other young quarterback that I’ve had the opportunity to work with,” McCarthy said. “Everybody teaches footwork a little differently, everybody has a system of offense and how you tie your quarterback particularly into the pass game. There’s a lot of work there to adjust some fundamentals that we think will help him.”