When the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Mason Rudolph, they did so because they felt that they had to. A quarterback that they viewed as a first-round talent, that they openly talked about as having the potential to develop into a successful starter, suddenly available in the third round? Sure, they already had three quarterbacks. But maybe this guy could succeed Ben Roethlisberger.
That was never going to be Landry Jones. At least at the time of the draft, they didn’t necessarily view Joshua Dobbs in that light, though they had not closed the door on him, either.