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@douphus @Steigerworld2 @ThePoniExpress what’s your point? steelers don’t have the 2000 ravens defense.

@dirkdigglershog @Steigerworld2 @ThePoniExpress Trent Dilfer is a Super Bowl champion quarterback.

Aaron Rodgers vs playoff teams in 2025: 1-5 record 6 TD 6 INT Why would anyone want to bring back the oldest player in the NFL to do that again?

@MrNoFollowers2 @DarrellNeloms for competent organizations it can and often does. browns, jets, raiders, etc aren’t competent organizations. pats went gonzo and maye back-to-back years winning a total of 12 games between those years.

@dirkdigglershog @DarrellNeloms But your logic is that losing will equate to getting better QBs and talent.

Your average Pittsburgher will look you dead in the face and complain about the football team trying to stay competitive while simultaneously not support the baseball team that's been ass for decades

@MrNoFollowers2 @DarrellNeloms you’re mostly describing bad organizations is my point. steelers aren’t a bad organization and i say that as a non steelers fan. if they aren’t gonna be bad, they’ll have to be willing to trade up like the chiefs and bills did to get a qb.

@dirkdigglershog @DarrellNeloms Well what about the Panthers, Texans, and Bears (pre Caleb) who never went to conference games despite drafting QBs high. Maybe, just maybe there's no exact science to this. Pats were a fluke btw.

@MrNoFollowers2 @DarrellNeloms now do broncos, pats and redskins who all made conference title games with rookie or second year qbs

@DarrellNeloms Yea I want them to win playoff games, but I also understand that winning 3 games a year doesn't magically build to that. If that's the case, why aren't the Dolphins, Jets, Cardinals, and Browns running the league?

@Steigerworld2 @douphus @ThePoniExpress mahomes beats the texans, probably beats the pats and for sure beats the nix-less broncos. so yeah, not far fetched at all.

@dirkdigglershog @douphus @ThePoniExpress That’s a nice theory

@Steigerworld2 @douphus @ThePoniExpress steelers probably go to the super bowl last year with mahomes

@dirkdigglershog @douphus @ThePoniExpress Put Mahomes on the Jets for two of those years and the Steelers last year. How much better would he have been

@TruthyDWilliams @MikedUpSports1 @rodne14431 you can upgrade all the talent you want. the most position on the field is average at best. you can cope and blame everyone else but rodgers, however, all the analytics point to him being completely washed. it’s over.

@dirkdigglershog @MikedUpSports1 @rodne14431 I mentioned all of this already about his Jets situation. Steelers upgraded talent in key spots on defense, should have a better scheme due to the coaching change, and the offensive talent is obviously upgraded roster and coaching-wise. They could be an 11-12 win squad easily.

We’re mixing up two things: The Steelers made a BAD choice organizationally by not choosing to rebuild. But that doesn’t mean Rodgers is a BAD QB I watched a guy last year win the AFC North throwing to MVS and Adam Thielen Excited to see what he can do with new look offense

@Steigerworld2 @douphus @ThePoniExpress even if i grant that, it doesn’t change the fact that rodgers has established a pattern of bad seasons and mahomes hasn’t.

@dirkdigglershog @douphus @ThePoniExpress Rodgers did not stink any more than Mahomes last season.

@Steigerworld2 @douphus @ThePoniExpress nobody was dismissing them. it’s just a ridiculous comparison. mahomes had a bad season whereas rodgers has a pattern of bad seasons in a row.

@dirkdigglershog @douphus @ThePoniExpress I’m living in 2025 and it’s still a team sport. You can’t dismiss Rogers stats and ignore Mahomes’

@Steigerworld2 @douphus @ThePoniExpress sure, but rodgers qb analytics stink and that’s more to say about him than the team since they stinky analytics predate his time with the steelers.

@dirkdigglershog @douphus @ThePoniExpress I’m just pointing out that sometimes quarterbacks stats are about more than the quarterback. Didn’t think it was all that complicated.

@Steigerworld2 @douphus @ThePoniExpress pure cope. qb is the most important position in said team sport. rodgers is a middle of the road qb nowadays. i know you like living in the past, but this isn’t 2011 anymore.

@douphus @dirkdigglershog @ThePoniExpress Team sport

@TruthyDWilliams @MikedUpSports1 @rodne14431 the wide receivers were picked by rodgers. thats on him. and even when he got decent protection he still forced the ball out way quicker than it needed to be. he’ll drag the steelers to another 10-7 with a first round exit, but that’s it.

@dirkdigglershog @MikedUpSports1 @rodne14431 Who would be confident to stay in the pocket an Arthur Smith pass “attack” with a leaky left side on the oline once injuries hit with a Temu WR group? This is his overall most balanced situation since LaFleur, because he ruined himself with system yesmen with the Jets.

@CHnave11 @Dameshek taking shots in the late first round is no man’s land. need to be bad or trade up to have the best shot at a top 10 qb.

@Dameshek Don't subscribe to the bottom out theory to get a good young QB - fails as often as it works. Keeping a winning culture is more important, just have to keep taking shots in the late first round.

Steelers are telling yinz they're not competing for the SB. A shame given they've got AFCN's best roster (which tbf is easier to achieve when you treat the most important position as an afterthought. Let's call it the Rodman/Ben Wallace effect: It's easier to be great when you specialize).

@TruthyDWilliams @MikedUpSports1 @rodne14431 rodgers is afraid to hold onto the ball for longer than 3 seconds. he’ll come nowhere close to replicating darnold. it’s over. it’s been over for rodgers.

@dirkdigglershog @MikedUpSports1 @rodne14431 Darnold played in a system that he was familiar with and good coaching essentially 3 seasons starting with Shanahan. Rodgers will have a quality offensive system and coaching for the first time since LaFleur’s. Darnold’s level is definitely attainable - especially last szn’s

@JN_Steve_ steelers are a better organization than the browns or the jets. i would trust them a lot to be bad and make the correct qb choice. same goes for if they traded the farm to move up from the 20s to get inside the top 5-10 to pick a qb.

Because they don’t want to be the Browns/Jets and pick top 10 for 2+ decades. The idea that tanking is an automatic fix is always hilarious, go watch the NBA if that’s your thing. #Steelers

@TruthyDWilliams @MikedUpSports1 @rodne14431 darnold is better than rodgers

@MikedUpSports1 @rodne14431 It could work for them how it worked for the Seahawks. The Seahawks rebuild wasn’t necessarily a true “rebuild” until Carroll was shown the door. Brought in a new coaching staff and they maximized the talent.

@moneysquad26 @MikedUpSports1 @rodne14431 it’s not going pretty well if you’re missing the most important position on the field

@MikedUpSports1 @rodne14431 Going pretty well recently with the influx of young talent since Omar took over. Just missing the QB

@douphus @Steigerworld2 @ThePoniExpress he’s comping an aging, past his prime qb who hasn’t been good for years now with a guy who had one down year

@dirkdigglershog @Steigerworld2 @ThePoniExpress It’s a perfect comparison. Poni is blaming the quarterback when he had a subpar receiving corps. The Chiefs had many flaws besides the quarterback also.

@Steigerworld2 @ThePoniExpress what a horrendous comp

@ThePoniExpress Patrick Mahomes against playoff teams? 1-8 TD 7 INT 7 How old is Patrick and would you bring him back? Team sport.

@rolledupAAs @SWEEPER__69 @ThePoniExpress finishing 10-7 and getting bounced in the first round of the playoffs to own the tankers. masterful gambit sir.

@SWEEPER__69 @ThePoniExpress He wants to tank. Thats why he doesn’t like this. Thats why I like them bringing back Rodgers because it pisses off the tank crowd. I would like to see the NFL adjust rules to prevent tanking.