He too was a failed starting quarterback with high praise, who became the wily veteran backing up Big Ben. That may seem blasphemous to some, but Batch only threw 12 touchdowns, to 12 interceptions, in 9 starts (33 appearances) for the Steelers over an eight-year span. It seems, usually, the backup is the favorite guy in town – that is, until he has to play! How many times have fans groaned about seeing Landry Jones or Mason Rudolph? Somehow, those two had on-par (or even better) stats than some true fan favorites, like Charlie Batch or Devlin Hodges. (Then again, there are some who would say it doesn’t matter since Matt Canada is still the Steelers offensive coordinator too!) Do we ever want to see a backup quarterback in action? No. I jokingly answers this with “who cares?” earlier in this column, and that’s primarily true. That creates the quandary of who will be the next in line behind Pickett when training camp opens up late in the summer? If you were either of these two players, would you feel well enough to return to their situations from last season? I know I wouldn’t. Then to add insult to injury, his name was placed second on the first regular season depth chart, only to be moved down to third due to what head coach Mike Tomlin coined a “clerical error”. If anything would make him feel unwanted, it would be how many other quarterbacks the Steelers kept around to make sure they weren’t stuck with him. Pickett’s selection in the draft all but sealed that it would be an uphill battle for Rudolph to ascend the depth chart.
#STEELERS BACKUP QB FREE#
The entire offseason was a train wreck for the former third round pick, as the Steelers brought back Dwayne Haskins, then signed Trubisky during the legal free agency tampering period. There’s little to indicate he was pleased with how the “competition” for the starting quarterback job went last summer. $8 million can be spent elsewhere, such as half the cost for another veteran passer, such as what the Steelers spent on Rudolph in 2022. Despite what some think, that’s the most likely path for the quarterback who promptly mentioned his “regret” by signing with Pittsburgh so quickly. My guess would be that Trubisky is on the short end of the totem pole, accounting for a $10.2 million cap hit, of which $8 million can be saved by releasing him this offseason.
#STEELERS BACKUP QB PRO#
But in both cases, there are some arguments for retaining someone behind Pickett, who will enter his second year as a pro and only has 12 starts to his own name. Trubisky has had 55 career starts as a pro to try and impress. It’s a really strange flex for those same writers who felt Mason Rudolph didn’t get a fair shake. Trubisky will be back, they say, proclaiming a second coming for a player who “didn’t get a fair shot”. Apparently, that was enough to “complicate” the matter in the terms of those who write clickbait: it’s about as official as Moses coming down with stone tablets from the mountain. Rooney II answer a question about Trubisky in various interviews, stating he wouldn’t mind having him return. You even heard Steelers President Arthur J.
No siree, they say, Trubisky is still valuable to the team. Trubisky’s name has floated around recently, because some who cover the team struggle with the ability to accept they were wrong about him. Trubisky, the former second-overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft (by the Chicago Bears), was a higher profile veteran signing last offseason, where speculation was abound as to who would replaced the newly retired Ben Roethlisberger.
That would be Mitchell Trubisky, who was also named a team captain and continued in that role throughout the year, despite being benched during Week 4’s game against the New York Jets. In the last few days alone I’ve seen Pittsburgh beat writers bring up both of last year’s backups. I could sum this entire article up with two words: “Who cares?!” But yinz know me better, I won’t let it go that easily… but seriously, who cares?!Īpparently, however, this is a hot topic.
We’re now discussing the backup quarterback who will play behind Kenny Pickett in 2023. We’re now concerned with who this year’s quarterback will be. Not the starting quarterback, mind you. You read this one right this week Steelers Nation. Welcome to my weekly edition of “Overreactions from Steelers Nation” a weekly column where I poke fun at fans, reporters, and so-called experts while trying to figure out if some of these hot takes are real – or just for attention.
0 kommentar(er)
