Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers are ready to face any scenario in case Aaron Rodgers doesnât sign with the team. According to a report by Gerry Dulac, despite having drafted Will Howard, they are going to sign a veteran quarterback.
âIf Aaron Rodgers doesnât decide to come, then theyâre going to go with Mason Rudolph, but they still will sign a veteran quarterback. They believe in having two quarterbacks with starting NFL experience. Now, who that is, what those options are, well, the options are limited and thatâs one of the problems here with waiting for Aaron Rodgers. Other veteran backups have signed with other teams, including the guy in Cleveland, Joe Flacco.â
The Steelers havenât found the formula to become Super Bowl contenders again, and without a doubt, their biggest headache is at the quarterback position. Thatâs why Rodgersâ decision carries a lot of weight.
What happens if Aaron Rodgers doesnât sign with Steelers?
Although Aaron Rodgers is the top choice to be the Steelersâ QB1, if the veteran decides not to sign with the team, the Pittsburgh Steelersâ backup plan is Mason Rudolph and sign another player at that position.
This is where, according to Dulac, Kirk Cousins still canât be ruled out as a possibility, although that would require a trade with the Atlanta Falcons, where his salary could be the main obstacle.
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âThat was the one drawback to this whole process of waiting for Aaron Rodgers. You missed out on getting some other potential backups that arenât going to cost you a whole lot. Not that theyâre going to go out and pay a lot of money for Kirk Cousins, because theyâre just not. That certainly is a possibility, but they continue to say that they are comfortable with Mason Rudolph as their starting quarterback.â
