PITTSBURGH -- So a third-round rookie playing like one and a second-year quarterback showing progress seems at least mildly expected for a second preseason game.
But the Pittsburgh Steelers' third-string quarterback picture was already complicated, and the performances of Mason Rudolph and Josh Dobbs in Thursday's 51-34 loss to the Green Bay Packers fuels more intrigue.
Put aside the double pick-sixes that nearly spoiled the young quarterback showcase. On their first throws of the game to open the first and second halves, Rudolph the starter and Dobbs telegraphed passes to the sideline that Packers corners Tramon Williams and Josh Jackson gladly undercut for easy trips to the house.