One of the fairest critiques of the Pittsburgh Steelers and their strategy over the final stretch of Ben Roethlisberger’s career was their failure to prepare for life after he retired. Not only did they fail to invest in a quarterback ahead of time, but they also left the offensive side of the roster in ruins with a terrible situation for a rookie to step into. Relying on a rookie is hard enough to begin with but setting them up for failure almost ensures a negative result. That’s exactly what they got with Kenny Pickett.
Former Steelers OC Todd Haley joined the Kaboly + Mack podcast on YouTube this morning and discussed the difficult decision that teams have to make every year when they are good and have an aging quarterback on the roster and his experience with the Steelers in that regard.