While I hope and pray that Ben Roethlisberger manages to find the same fountain of youth that allowed Brett Favre to play so late into his career, the Steelers will inevitably have to plan for the day Big Ben decides to call it quits. At age 34, Roethlisberger may be able to play for several more seasons; however, it would be wise for the Steelers to possibly begin to groom a replacement.
Even in a short-term view it would be smart for the Steelers to draft a more serviceable backup QB than Landry Jones. While Zach Mettenberger may eventually be able to overtake Landry for the backup role, I wouldn’t put too much faith in a 25 year-old QB who has bounced around 3 different NFL teams in less than a year, and I certainly wouldn’t depend upon him in any long-term plans as an eventual starter.