Pavelle: Don’t Target A QB Just Because There’s A Need

I’d like to get ahead of my series on the different draft prospects in order to discuss a basic question of draft philosophy. The bottom line is that I do not think the Steelers should use a Round 1 pick on any of the 2022 QB prospects, though I’d like a Round 2 pick on most of them. Here is the situation as I see it:

PART I

1. It is possible to win a Super Bowl with a placeholder QB instead of a franchise QB, but the margins of error are very tight, and the rest of the Pittsburgh offense won’t be up to that task without significant investments.