Priority number one after six years of subpar quarterback play for the Pittsburgh Steelers is finding a long-term solution. Without a franchise quarterback, everything else is just spinning wheels without a true shot at winning the Super Bowl. Of the eight teams in the Divisional round of the playoffs, all eight have franchise quarterbacks.
Two of those teams—the Houston Texans and Washington Commanders—offer a glimmer of hope as they went from bottom dwellers to contenders almost immediately after landing their quarterbacks. But they had one thing in common: they were both picking in the top two spots of their respective drafts to land those quarterbacks.