Terry Bradshaw, the legendary QB who won four Super Bowls, was highly critical of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ interested in pursuing 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers. He doesn’t think that’s the direction the team should go in. Former Steelers player Terry Bradshaw, with a Hall-of-Fame career to match, publicly lambasted the franchise. He thinks that their overall approach to the quarterback position has been wrong.
Prior to the start of the 2024 campaign, Philadelphia traded Rodgers away, further complicating the Steelers’ quarterback landscape. The team then selected Kenny Pickett at No. 20 in the 2022 NFL Draft, a choice Bradshaw has endorsed. He cautioned that Pickett should be given greater credit. He starred for the Pittsburgh Panthers and yet seems to always fall through the cracks with all of the recent rumors surrounding Rodgers.
Bradshaw voiced his frustration with the Steelers’ handling of the situation, stating, “Then they throw a kid in there for two years, and you’ve got an offense that doesn’t fit and doesn’t work, and they can’t run because their offensive line’s not even good enough for a run-blocking team. Now, they’re saying Kenny Pickett is a failure. He wasn’t a failure, the Steelers were a failure.” This well-timed sentiment sets the stage for his big point that, hey, stop blaming all the team’s woes on the rookie quarterback.
The former signal-caller obliterated the organization on his way out. He said they didn’t do enough to protect Rodgers if he had been brought in. He has constantly criticized the Steelers’ inability or unwillingness to support him with a stout offensive line. “That’s a joke. That to me is just a joke,” Bradshaw remarked, further stressing his disapproval of the rumors surrounding Rodgers.
Mason Rudolph is familiar with the excitement of potentially bringing in Rodgers. While she understands the allure of signing the experienced quarterback, Bradshaw thinks making that move makes little sense if it’s just a one-year plan. He contended that a stop-gap option for just a year or two would backfire on both the franchise and Pickett’s continued progression.
Beyond the criticism of the franchise for pursuing Rodgers, Bradshaw’s statements served to highlight his overall support for Pickett. “I still believe in Kenny Pickett,” he said again, doubling down on his confidence that the young quarterback can thrive in the right conditions.
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