Do you think mason should be our #1?

Please stop. Mason seems like a great person and he’s a quality backup. That’s it. The man has been in the NFL 8 years and was given a starting job. He couldn’t keep it. He was on the market. No one wanted him as a starter.

 

Maybe unpopular opinion but Rudolph's 'willingness to stand in the pocket' has more to do with his lack of sensing pressure, which has been his Achilles heel since entering the league. We will see it against the better defenses.

 

My girl, who I've been married to for 26 years, couldn't pick Mason Rudolph out of a lineup. I'll show her his picture later so she can have fun mocking his mustache.

Please show us the post in which I suggested the Steelers should turn to Howard if Rodgers can't go. You can't because it doesn't exist. You made that up.

I'm not being negative at all. Rudolph seems like a good guy. I was fine with them bringing him back as a backup and I think he should start Sunday rather than put Rodgers out there at less than 100 percent.

Your claim that the offense has looked better with Rudolph than at any point since Roethlisberger simply isn't true. Just to pick a random example, look at what Rodgers did in the opener this season when the defense didn't bother to show up. Rodgers threw four touchdowns in that game, one of two times he did that this season. Rudolph has never thrown more than two touchdown passes in a game in his entire career.

The comment you responded to was about the dubious claim others made that the team played with more heart when Rudolph was in there Sunday. That is made up nonsense. There is no way to measure that. They played better, but that's not the same thing.

I'm happy they won and I hope he continues to play well. I like the guy. I just have no interest in overrating his successes or ignoring his failures.

You do seem fascinated with people having their girl stolen. It sounds like you are projecting some unresolved trauma. Best of luck with that.

 

Russell Wilson played the best game for a Steelers QB since 2018 Roethlisberger, last year vs Bengals (1st game at Cincinnati). No other QB has come close to that... not even Rodgers.

 

But...but...Rudolph looked good for half a game against the worst defense in the NFL Sunday!

 

The same defense that Rodgers looked pretty pedestrian against. Soon to be 42 years old Rodgers is not better than current Rudolph. Like Kaboly and Chris Hoke have said, Mason is a top 20 nfl qb and probably the best transition qb Steelers can get before they find their franchise qb. My personal opinion is that Will Howard isn’t it, just like I had predicted that JJ McCarthy would disappoint. Their success was based on the system. I am not impressed by anyone I have seen in college this year to predict that they will be a franchise qb. All are very inconsistent.

 

Hey Rudolph isn't my #1 choice, but Rodgers looks washed.

Rodgers looks every bit like the old man he is moving around in the pocket.

 

Mason is #1 choice.

 

If he wins the next two games and the team looks better on both sides. What would you do then?

 

Rodgers doesn't have that long accurate throw anymore. I trust Russell wilson throw up bomb throw more.

And it's obvious he's afraid to take a hit.

In truth, Rodgers is a solid #2 with how he's playing.

 

It was one comment about your girlfriend(whom I'm sure is a wonderful woman) not a fascination lol... Your fascination with trashing Rudolph goes back years sooo... Rodgers, as great as he is, isn't known for inspiring his teammates as much as pissing them off with his attitude & criticism... So the chemistry with Rudolph was OBVIOUS... U just couldn't stand for the positivity towards Rudolph & though u will never admit it,,, u know it... Your history here in regards to Rudolph proves it... That being said,,, if AR can play he should...

 

I don’t think anyone really knows how good Mason can be because he hasn’t been really given a chance. His first year of starting he was decent prior to getting hurt. Later our frontline skilled position player like Juju, rb Connors etc were hurt and line was atrocious. He looked good in 2023. His time in Tennessee was when they were eliminated from playoffs and it seemed like he was the only one with the urgency to win. He was decent again against Cincinnati, but they have a bad defense. I think his floor is that of a good backup, but no one really knows what his ceiling is. Not enough data. He’s not the same qb he was in 2023. My opinion is that if Belichek had him instead of Tomlin, he would be considered a perennial starter.