The Pittsburgh Steelers' biggest objective this offseason is to figure out who their starting quarterback will be in 2022.

For now, it's Mason Rudolph. But it seems extremely unlikely that Pittsburgh — a team with an elite defense — will enter the 2022 season with Rudolph under center.

It's also extremely unlikely that the Steelers will pursue Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson.

That means Pittsburgh will either have to sign a free agent quarterback (Mitch Trubisky or Marcus Mariota are options), draft a quarterback, or make a trade.

Pro Football Focus thinks the ideal scenario is for the Steelers to go the trade route. They think Pittsburgh should make a deal for Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr.

From PFF:

This roster is too good to waste on a rookie. The Steelers even managed to make the playoffs with the lowest-graded veteran starter in the NFL last year. Anyone — even if it’s just Teddy Bridgewater — would be a massive upgrade. With Matt Canada still calling plays, though, the ideal scenario would be a blockbuster trade for Derek Carr. Carr won’t come cheap, likely matching the price tag of Russell Wilson, but that beats waiting three years for whichever quarterback the Steelers draft to get up to speed.

I like Carr and I think he's a quarterback who could get the Steelers to a Super Bowl (thanks to that defense, and assuming the offensive line is upgraded).

But if the price for Carr is similar to the cost for Russell Wilson, then it's hard for me to see Pittsburgh making this deal.

The Denver Broncos sent two first-round picks, two second-round picks, a fifth-round pick, quarterback Drew Lock, defensive tackle Shelby Harris and tight end Noah Fant to the Seattle Seahawks for Wilson.

I think Wilson is a better quarterback than Carr, but I think the price would be similar because the Raiders don't have to trade their starter (though they might be ready to rebuild with the other teams in the AFC West in better quarterback situations).

Pittsburgh might be smarter to go with a free agent option like Trubisky or Mariota and draft a quarterback (Malik Willis would be ideal, but he likely isn't falling to No. 20).

I just don't think the gap between Carr and Trubisky/Mariota is big enough to rationalize sending multiple first and second-round picks.

PFF is usually spot on, but I think they missed the mark with the scenario.

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