NFL analyst believes that the Rooneys of the past are 'rolling over in their graves' regarding the current state of the Steelers
As of late, the Pittsburgh Steelers don't look like themselves. Some of that is for the better. Big trades for superstar WRs like DK Metcalf is something that evaded regimes of the past. But some are beginning to believe that the fabric, the foundation of the Steelers standard is starting to erode, and it's creating […]
As of late, the Pittsburgh Steelers don't look like themselves.
Some of that is for the better. Big trades for superstar WRs like DK Metcalf is something that evaded regimes of the past.
But some are beginning to believe that the fabric, the foundation of the Steelers standard is starting to erode, and it's creating a bad look…
Rooneys rolling over in their graves?
"The Rooneys are rolling over in their graves, Fox Sports host Craig Carton said on Breakfast Ball on Fox Sports 1. ‘This isn’t why I bought an NFL franchise to never win a playoff game,’ And much like the Giants, a storied franchise and an embarrassment right now, on the fact that they don’t have a starting quarterback, they’ve become a joke, too. And I love you, Pittsburgh.”
The fact that the Steelers have held up their entre free agency for a QB who has one foot in and one foot out regarding retirement, playing for the Minnesota Vikings or choosing the Pittsburgh Steelers is problematic and frankly a little bit embarrassing, even if Aaron Rodgers is their best shot to win in 2025.
But what Carton is really referring to isn't the QB situation, it's the culture problem. One that includes players taking shots at coaches, rookies refusing to play in playoff games and defensive starters quitting against division rivals.
It's something his co-host and former Steelers Super Bowl champion Willie Colon spoke to…
“I was at the Super Bowl, and I ran into a lot of my old teammates because everybody was kind of whoring themselves around media row and trying to shake hands, kiss babies type thing and find a door so they can walk through with their media career," said Colon on the Ryen Russillo podcast…
"…We were talking about the culture of the Steelers. At one point, it meant something. And now, it feels like it’s something that you just say, and it doesn’t have as much weight as it once did. Some of the stories I was hearing coming out of the locker room was interesting. I got the feeling that the old way and what I was brought into doesn’t exist anymore. That was disheartening.”
So who plays QB next year is both the Steelers top priority and the least of their worries. Fixing the base of their team, the bedrock of their culture and locker room is what has to happen for the Steelers to contend in 2025 and beyond.
Finding their next franchise QB is how that revival begins.
