Steelers Still Have QB Decision to Make, and Trade Deadline Impacts That

As the Pittsburgh Steelers make the decisions that they have to over the next couple of months, whether that be in the NFL Draft, free agency, and anything in between, with Aaron Rodgers expected to retire from the NFL, everything is going to be focused on how this team can finally find its franchise quarterback. 

Rodgers has played great football this year in the grand scheme of things, but the reality is that he's expected to retire. 

The Steelers also have some questions beyond the quarterback position, but as they've seen in the past, the future is likely going to hinge on whether they can figure out this quarterback position. There are some possible quarterbacks who could come in and make an impact for this team, especially with guys already on the roster in Drew Allar and Will Howard. 

There have been times when it feels like the Steelers are going to give one of those two guys an opportunity to play in the future, but again, there's no guarantee that either one of them is going to be a star by any means. If the Steelers have an opportunity to land a quarterback they believe is better than those two, I, and many, assume that they're going to take that risk.

“The Steelers have at times expressed belief in both Drew Allar and Will Howard. Both may receive legitimate opportunities to compete for the starting job next season. But that unproven duo can’t be all there is to choose from. Allar and Howard are lottery tickets, picked in spots where franchise quarterbacks are rarely found. The 2027 Steelers will almost certainly be looking to win now. If that’s the case, they deserve another choice — one who is projected to have a higher immediate ceiling.

“Perhaps that player can be found in this year’s draft,” Noah Hiles wrote.

I'm interested in how Hiles touched on the fact that the 2027 Steelers will likely be looking to win now. I don't have any problem with that, especially when we factor in the entire roster, but I do find it interesting that no quarterback on the roster is exactly going to give them an opportunity to do so. 

That also leads me to believe that there's a possibility that the Steelers could be interested in trading for a quarterback who can come in and make an immediate impact. Among the options who could be available this offseason, there seems to be some hope that the Los Angeles Chargers could trade Justin Herbert. If that ends up coming true, the Steelers should be all over him.