Which puts the Steelers into much better position to draft a highly-touted quarterback in the '23 class. As opposed to kicking the can down the road with an overpriced free agent that just barely puts this team into "contention" at 10-7 or 11-6 but out in the wildcard or divisional round due to a poor O-Line and lack of depth on Defense.Mason Rudolph at QB is likely something around a 5-12 season.
This isn't some contending squad that is a QB away from a championship like the 90's and 2000's teams. More like the Late 80's Steelers. A young team that is rebuilding. We had to slog through a 6-10 season to get Ben.
Mason sucks, but the team in general sucks. The 2021 Steelers were a very bad team on all fronts and Mike Tomlin deserves accolades for pulling that car wreck to 9-7-1 and a postseason spot.
Again, all the more important to build up the O-Line and depth in this offseason and draft.
A) Play Mason a year, suck, get a better QB, but you have more pieces in place for the future.
B) Or Play Mason a year, he plays over his head in a contract year and you have more pieces in place for the future.
C) Or overpay for free agent and go nowhere fast as the team decays around him for a brief "championship window".
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