Nobody was surprised yesterday when the Pittsburgh Steelers announced QB Mason Rudolph would start Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. It would have been a shock a month earlier, of course, but, well, things change.
Some may wonder if the starting lineup itself hasn’t changed. Ostensibly, Rudolph is supposedly starting because Kenny Pickett is still not fully healed coming back from an ankle injury. But Rudolph also just played the best game a Steelers quarterback has had in years. Even his next opponent has noticed.
“Looked great the other night, dropped some dimes on them, and made some huge plays, and gave them a real spark where they jumped to 21 to zip right off the bat”, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said of Rudolph, via the Steelers’ website.