Former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor had already stated his opinion earlier in the offseason that he believes the organization is making a mistake by forestalling the inevitable, keeping quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for one more season, believing that they are holding themselves back with their refusal to move on.
“We measure success off of winning or hoisting Lombardi Trophies,” he said. “That hasn’t been the case. And how I look at things now, not only as a player, but I look at things like a general manager. Like, what would I do if I’m Kevin Colbert?”
Speaking to Dave Dameshek on the Minus 3 podcast, he talked especially about the growing young quarterbacks in the division, and how the likes of Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, and Joe Burrow are quickly taking them beyond the Steelers, while Pittsburgh is willingly giving itself a delayed start.