In comparing Howard and Alar ask THIS question-

Let's see how things look in a couple weeks. They haven't even played a preseason game yet. Or a scrimmage vs another team, which is what some orgs use as their best work days in camp (those teams tend to rest their starters in the preseason games).

 

People only remember that years ago Rudolph won 3 games in a row against Jake Browning, Geno Smith and Tyler Huntley. They forget that he has lost 6 out of his last 7 starts since then including his last 2 as a Steeler. If Rodgers goes out for a 6 week period we would at best go 2-4 with Mason Rudolph. Duck Hodges won his first 3 starts against Philip Rivers, Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield and was hailed as a folk hero around Pittsburgh but then never won another NFL game. Many backup QB's like Tommy Devito or Josh Dobbs have stepped in and done really well for 3 or 4 weeks in a row only to crash down to earth again.

 

Maybe? Getting a fourth-round pick for a guy like Rudolph would be quite a gift.

 

If a team gave a fourth round pick to have Rudolph,this GM will be fired in the next hour....