One face of the franchise is out.
Another face of the franchise is just blossoming.
It’s still too early to tell if Gardner Minshew II can be a franchise quarterback in the NFL, but the four-time Pepsi Rookie of the Week winner is simply doing things that no other rookie quarterback has done (Ben Roethlisberger holds the record for nine Rookie of the Week Awards, in case you’re wondering).
Through six weeks and five starts, Minshew is close to on pace to break the rookie record for touchdowns, touchdown-to-interception ratio, QBR, and passing yards.