Since 1981, NFL teams drafted 84 quarterbacks in the first round. The Steelers drafted one.
Now as Ben Roethlisberger enters his 15th season at age 36, the question becomes, when do you find, or at least try to find, his replacement?
That is a chore that no team takes lightly, is complicated and can involve pluck and luck. With the 28th pick in the first round, the Steelers would need to be luckier than the Miami Dolphins in 1983 when they drafted Dan Marino at 27, and luckier than the Green Bay Packers when they drafted Aaron Rodgers at 24 in 2005.