Steelers select Will Howard, QB, The Ohio State #185 overall

[Voice of Reason]

I don't take any of this seriously. That is the difference.

So insulting someone is OK if the person doing the insulting doesn't take it seriously. And if the person being insulted DOES take it seriously, THEY'RE the ones that have the problem.

Presumably you only apply this behavior behind the safety of the keyboard and not in real life, because if you did by now you'd be dead.

Here is a list of recent Steelers QBs I have been proven to be correct about:
Duck Hodges
Mason Rudolph
Mitch Trubisky
Kenny Pickett
Russell Wilson

So you knew beforehand that Mason was going to come in and save the season in '23?

And you still don't realize that you have yet to be "proven correct" about Kenny.

Other than that, you're a genius.

[Voice of Reason]

Ok. You clearly want to get into. So, let's get into it.

Some months back, I can not remember how long, you and others got into a dust-up on some thread or another. I posted in a non-quoted post that many posters were acting fragile/snowflakey/taking themselves too seriously. By far, not the first time I have done so, as I have long argued that we all (myself included) can fall into the trap of taking the internet just a bit too seriously.

If it was a quoted post, that was a mistake on my part. Regardless of that point, you took it incredibly seriously/personally and called me an "asshole" several times and claimed to be leaving here forever. I responded that you would be back in a handful of weeks, as this is was/is your pattern - get into an argument with someone over a perceived insult, call them names, and then conduct a self-imposed exile until whenever you see fit to return. Upon reflection, that post on my part was uncalled for. If you want to take breaks for whatever the reason, that is your decision and I shouldn't have given you crap over it.

Anyway, on your return, you are attempting to take my previous comments that you felt were directed too pointedly at you and lob them back my way. Again, due to my predilections for dangerous narcotics and vintage lace; I am unconcerned. I just felt we might want to recap it. Or at least that is what I think happened....could be wrong....I like to do the brown-brown and post.

While I am no saint and far from without my sins and transgressions, I typically do not care what insults are directed my way. Look the VAST majority if threads, I am rarely the first one insulted. What I do tend to get all prickly about is when someone totally mischaracterizes the point of a post. For instance, the inciting incident here was that someone, and I actually forget who, seemed (again, at least to me) claim that I was making an argument with moving goalposts. Which I did get (far too) pissy about, because it wasn't my argument but an attempt to discuss one that is real popular on the interwebs. In this case, I took myself and the discussion far too seriously - likely because I have been out of my sweet, sweet, coping mechanism.

Ok? Do you want to carry on with this thing? Again....once my latest shipment of premium gunpowder comes in, I'm good...you would think that the gunpowder would be easier to get than the coke and lingerie, but, nope, it is actually the most complicated.

This is a pretty long post for someone who doesn't take what is said on this board seriously.

[Born2Steel]

It's pretty simple. Don't get personal with your comments and things won't get personal.
(directed at nobody specifically, but everybody)

[oneforthetoe]

We know Howard is a long shot, but just for shits and giggles what would Howard have to show you so that you would pass on trading up for a QB next year? For me, first, he would have to show he can go someplace like Baltimore or Cincinati and win a game in a tough environment. That is probably the easier test. Howard pretty much showed he won't fade in the big games in college. Second, he would have to show that he can hang 30 on a decent defense and make it more than the exception. Whether Smith is the right offensive coordinator for the Steelers can certainly be debated, but he is competent in that role, and any QB with the talent to be great should at least be able to show that.

I think the Steelers are likely to move up still draft a qb, but if we did miraculously hit with Howard we sure would be sitting pretty for the 2026 draft.

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

We know Howard is a long shot, but just for shits and giggles what would Howard have to show you so that you would pass on trading up for a QB next year? For me, first, he would have to show he can go someplace like Baltimore or Cincinati and win a game in a tough environment. That is probably the easier test. Howard pretty much showed he won't fade in the big games in college. Second, he would have to show that he can hang 30 on a decent defense and make it more than the exception. Whether Smith is the right offensive coordinator for the Steelers can certainly be debated, but he is competent in that role, and any QB with the talent to be great should at least be able to show that.

I think the Steelers are likely to move up still draft a qb, but if we did miraculously hit with Howard we sure would be sitting pretty for the 2026 draft.

Howard would need to start at least 12 games, win at least 10 of them and have a QB rating of greater than 100 and even then I still draft a QB.

Imagine moving up in the draft to get the best QB you can in the 2026 class and still having 6th round pick Will Howard with 3 more years on his contract after a rookie season that apparently went great. We just have to ask Washington about Rookie of the year Robert Griffin in the 1st round and Kirk Cousins drafted in the 4th round if they thought it was good to go all in on a QB after his rookie season.