Should the Steelers draft a young qb like Jaxson Dart?

The whining from Ben would've been epic. He whined about drafting Rudolph when we drafted Dobbs the year before. Tomlin can't develop QBs. This is obvious.

Steelers are screwed anyway at QB for the immediate future. There's no good options going forward in 2025. All vet QB free agents will not net any better performance than Wilson or Fields. Rookie QBs won't be developed properly like Nix and Daniels were in 24.

 

Steelers have got to try drafting QB ---until they find the right one.

 

Yes.

 

Like any position, you evaluate, set up your board, and draft who you want. Hopefully you do not reach, but drafting a guy you like at 20 in the 2nd round, when he is labeled as a high to mid 3rd rounder is not necessarily a reach, more importantly is doing your own research, seeing the fit of the individual in your system, and taking him when your chance comes. You can move up or down, but bottom line if your guy is available you take him.

 

Im surprised the Jets have not made you a valuable insider in their organization, oh thats right, the owners grandson already has that position locked up!

 

I personally won't be surprised if Will Howard sneaks into Round 1. Doesn't seem that likely... but who's to say a team isn't going to trade up for him?! Wills rise since the closing days of the 2024 CFB Season has been nothing short of meteoric.


I had him outside the Top 150 on my big board. He is currently Top 60. Might even sneak into Top 50 depending on how the rest of his NFL Prep goes.

 

I wouldn't consider using a pick on the most pivotal position to be a waste. Will Howard is intriguing, 6'4" 235 lbs,

 

He's like a poor man's Josh Allen. Can run QB power in the red zone, but also can beat you with his arm. Play action is a strength of his too.

Granted, he really only has two years of quality starting play (and his Ohio State year was very obviously better than his final Kansas State year for obvious reasons). But even if he is only good when his weapons are really good, then that isn't a huge issue for me either. Jared Goff, Brock Purdy, Joe Flacco, and others are definitely the types of guys who can win when the team around them is good, but not by themselves. You can still win a SB that way. There are only a small handful of guys that are going to be able to carry a team by themselves.

 

Well, if we end up doing a lot in the FA period, would you be against taking him at 21? If Howard or Dart happen to be the guy we like, then why not?

We do have some things to address in FA to enable us to take a shot at someone like that (get a high end WR, possibly sign a good CB/DL, etc.) but it is certainly possible. I wouldn't hate it. Sign a couple Bengals in WR Higgins and DL Hill and then take stab at DJ Reed or Byron Murphy at CB, then draft QB round 1 and RB round 2? Sign me up. That would be one hell of an offseason IMO.

 

I like Howard but not in the 1st. That said, he'll certainly be available and if OKAW love him, and if they can trade back and add picks, then so be it. Team isn't going anywhere without a QB and Fields is not it.

 

Pickett won games with the Steelers nobody is impressed with his mop up duty with the Eagles, and the Steelers developed Rudolph he sucked with the Titans. Dobbs has been on like 10 different teams and keeps getting benched .

 

I was looking at some of the QB prospects yesterday and a couple annalists seem to feel the same way. it's hard to really put any guesses on who will do what at this point, but of all the Qb's not already pegged to go at the top of the draft, he seems to be very intriguing.

 

No way

 

Well they are desperate. But I understand what your saying. Although Ben was from Miami of Ohio. I see them waiting till 2026 better options and they need to build the Offense.

They do need a DT but the draft is loaded so either the 2nd or 3rd round for that. Receiver should be the 1st pick. I would be in favor of bringing back Hargrave.

But the common denominator will screw it up.