Tell me about this 2025 QB class.

mason is 8-4-1 in pittsburgh.

 

This take ignores that the back half of the schedule was much tougher than the first and the offense was largely bad with Fields at the helm.

 

Being in a bad class does not make a quarterback bad. I don't understand how anybody is having trouble with that concept.

 

I will be rooting for Quinn Ewers in the 3rd round for the Steelers during this years draft.

1st off I had been assuming that Ewers was a 25 year old 5th year senior, because it seemed like people were talking about him forever. Nope, just a regular 21 year old local Texas kid coming out of college.

2nd, Ewers has been through more hell from fans than any Winning College QB I can think of. The stuff he has had to put up with the last 2 years is crazy. Ewers has been Boo'd after every home game because fans wanted to get Manning into the starting roll as soon as he showed up in Texas. The fact that Ewers did not use the transfer portal last year to get the hell away from Texas fans speaks volumes to me.

Quinn Ewers would be an easy QB to root for based on his character alone. Last year at this time people were talking about Ewers being a 1st round pick, so I could get on board with the Steelers using their 3rd round pick on a guy like Ewers.

 

Funny it was active i was on under a different name. I was at the bar down at the beach watching it. I remember desperately wanting a good QB but not thinking we would be able to land one knowing the conservative nature of the Steelers not drafting up. I remember being pro Tommy Maddox because he did ok throwing but overall was 'meh'

I remember them picking Ben at 11 and about losing it. The bar was nearly empty it was more of a restaurant. They said he dropped because of being from Miami of Ohio but damn he looked good to me and what i was used to. We had a dude that was a winner.

He did not disappoint and the rest is history. I remember being floored his rookie year. Of course it's nice to have some elite people and players like Alan Faneca, Hine's Ward, and of course the man Jerome Bettis to lean on as veterans.

It sure is nice having a game changing QB.

Those were special times. If anyone wants to shed a tear down memory lane go check out the clips on youtube.

As for now, Back to QB Purgatory lmao.

 

I'm not super impressed with this year's draft, but the QB position is the ultimate game of dice.

You pick one and hopefully something happens.

There are a LOT of top 10 QBs that fizzle out and do absolutely nothing. While that is true, you have your Brock Purdy's and Tom Brady's who the world overlooked.

Drew Brees was a 2nd round pick. Joe Montana was a 3rd round pick.

Being picked in the top 10 helps but is definitely no guarantee and can set a franchise back a long way.

No other position is overdrafted like the QB position.

If you see someone you like on the board just pull the trigger, especially now with 1 person in the QB room to talk to.

 

He went 0-0-0 in Pittsburgh last year

It’s a what have you done for me lately society

 

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Can't feel too bad for the guy. After all he collected $4M+ on NIL deals while enduring 'hell'.....

 

About the only positive coming out of the KP pick was that the Steelers recognized fairly quickly that he wasn't going to be 'the guy' and were smart enough to move on (or at least bring in real NFL competition). If this is the Steelers' new mindset then drafting a QB every couple years until they hit isn't such a bad idea.

The real worry is that a QB comes in and looks semi-good. Then they go on a long stretch of just good football hoping for lightning to strike.

 

two years in a row they have gutted the whole QB room. it's not just a guy.

 

The goal is superbowl. Quarterbacks are on 4 year contract for that. It's a contract business. After 4 years you evaluate where you are at with that goal and contract. Did we win division, play in championship games, were we competing for superbowl? If not, then you get another quarterback.
Year 1 is a throwaway year. A new QB has to first run the circuit, play against team, get on the same page with the team, prepare, fly to west coast, just run the circuit.

 

If Will Howard and Quinn Ewers are both on the board when the Steelers pick in the 3rd round I am going with Howard 100 out of 100 times. I feel Howard will be long gone by then though.

 

the skylar thompson move was one of the dumbest i have seen them make. why? that is your starting point? really? it's really bizarre that we are to this point. too many cooks in the kitchen. the wrong too many cooks in the kitchen.

 

Todays special is Soup Sandwiches.

 

Id take Howard in the first round if I needed the starting quarterback. I think he is the only quarterback other than Cam Ward who is worhy of getting a starting job in the NFL in this draft class. I would not draft Ewers.

 

if they can't find a draft pick worthy of being The Guy, i'm still of the mindset of draft 2. has any team ever done that? pick a ewers and howard. pick a mccord and shough. pick a dart and hennigan. pick any combo that they think will have a shot at sticking. find one you are fairly high on and find one that is better than skylar thompson. mason in the middle gives you some stability. you have brought your team to this point so make it happen. if they don't work out or one doesnt work out you are not in the same spot next year and you can dump one and still draft The Guy. maybe but just maybe you hit this year though.

 

Statistics shows very clearly that if a QB/HC combo doesn't win a SB in the first five years it is very likely not going to happen. And also, one or the other will be gone from the team after that. No sense in dragging it out.

 

If we draft a QB this draft, and we only have Mason/Skylar in our QB room at the time, you guys can argue names all day long but we will most likely be taking a QB at 21. And yes, just like the Kenny Pickett year, it will be in the first so we get the 5th year option if it works out. I just can't see us waiting until the 3rd round at 83 and see who's left.

 

in 2012 redskins drafted Griffin and Cousin in the same draft.

 

That was dumb. Theu did not have conviction in one guy, so they drafted two as if that would make it better. Starter snap are precious, you have to decide who is worthy of those snap and roll with that quarterback.

 

True.

 

Makes sense to me, if they don't want to give the starting job to Mason then they should pick the QB in rd one and give him the starting job.

 

There's merit to that. We also have Arthur Smith and Tom Arth this time around who are both known as good QB guys. They may be able to unlock something with Mason as well. Pretty sure if we do draft a QB we won't be getting a Jayden Daniels. Might be better to teach him the pro game first. Who knows? Just pointing out options.

 

Yeah he was 1-5 last year with Tennessee.