Where do I get my Mason Rudolph jersey? I think he will light it up. Strangely, I'm very optimistic about this season right now. I'm not saying we're going to the playoffs but it's going to be nice to see the future..... and I think it's bright.
To answer my own question from before Hodges is now activated from the PS
I agree with this post, however Rudolph is a competitor, and seems to have leadership qualities. Neither Rivers or Brady had a huge arm. Rudolph's pocket mobility and awareness seems to have improved.
Still not sure if he can beat the blitz or fire it between two defenders.
Seems to have a good feel for screens and play action. Throws a very catchable ball. Spots the open man quickly.
I don't see a franchise QB here, but he could be the next Foles, or a better version of O'Donnell. In other words, a QB, you can go far with as long as there is a good team around him. Also he's not 25-30 million on the cap, so if by chance Ben does not come back, we have a lot of money to spend and 3 more seasons before Rudolph gets paid big bucks.
We'll find out if we need to pick a QB high in 2020, or 2021 after this season.
You can get whatever jersey you want from the NFL shop. You could even get a Bin Laden jersey until some guy did that and made a big deal about it and they blocked it.
At one point I was THIS close to ordering a Patriots #12 jersey with "GOATSE" on the back, but then I'd be paying like $100 for a Patriots jersey, so that idea was only good in theory.
See you Space Cowboy ...
Mason is just like Tom Brady in a way. A completely unsexy but accurate thrower. Both were drafted later than everyone else, with several guys drafted ahead of them. Mason didn't have the big time combine numbers, the measureables, or the highlight machine backing him up like Darnold, Rosen, Allen, Mayfield or Jackson. All of them went in the first round. Mason went in the third. To make matters worse, Mason came from the Big 12, a conference that is infamous for highly inflating big passing numbers for quarterbacks. To the scouts, Mason may as well be just another Big 12 quarterback who flops around in the NFL as a backup.
So Mason did the only thing he could do. Work his ass off in the offseason, and prove he can play in the NFL. Within a year, he shot up from #3 on the depth chart, effectively kicked previous veteran #2 Joshua Dobbs not only to #3, but off the roster completely, comes in cold off the bench and nearly leads the Steelers to a comeback win over a good Seattle Team, and now is about to start his first game.
Call me a foolish optimist, but that isn't exactly something you would expect from "just another backup Quarterback". Mason Rudolph may be more than what we think he is. This has the makings of something truly special.
Last edited by Edman; 09-16-2019 at 09:10 PM.
September 19, 2004... all over again.
The Steelers just gave up a first round draft pick for next season.
They are all-in on the Reindeer Sleigh.
Not gonna lie. The fact that Rudolph posted this in his on his Instagram makes me want to see him succeed even more!
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An upbeat article in The Ringer this morning - excerpts and link below
Mason Rudolph Is the Great QB Hope You Didn’t Know the Steelers Needed
Conventional wisdom says Pittsburgh is cooked without Ben Roethlisberger. Conventional wisdom didn’t see how bad Ben looked this season....
I actually think the Steelers are in better position to succeed with Rudolph than they were with an injured 37-year-old Roethlisberger at quarterback. For starters, Big Ben was abysmal in his limited playing time this season. On 62 passes, Roethlisberger had 35 completions for 351 yards and an interception, putting him 29th or worse in completion percentage, yards per attempt, passer rating, and QBR. The Steelers went on one touchdown drive in his three halves this season. That drive started on the 22-yard line and picked up 21 yards on Seahawks penalties.
In a thread last week on the Steelers needing to consider calling more play action passes I posted a link on the Steelers always being at the bottom of the league in play action calls - with Fichtner actually calling the plays now rather than sending in suggestions to Ben that may change
And throughout the game, Pittsburgh vastly increased its usage of play-action—a tool which basically always makes offenses more efficient, but has never been a staple of the offense with Roethlisberger. The Steelers, somehow, ran just one play out of play-action in their season-opening loss to the Patriots. Now, they realize play-action is a necessity to buy Rudolph time, and they’re running it.
Will the Steelers bounce back from 0-2 to make the playoffs? Probably not, although that has less to do with Pittsburgh going forward and more to do with the long odds it faces after starting 0-2. But the Steelers won’t be as hapless as projected with Rudolph. The Steelers will look better from Week 3 on than they did in the first two weeks of the season, and will end up better prepared for a future without Big Ben.
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2019/9...teelers-injury