Aaron Rodgers is finally a Pittsburgh Steeler!

Rob Gregson reacts to the Pittsburgh Steelers finally signing quarterback Aaron Rodgers!

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00:00The wait is finally over. Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers are together at last.

00:05The question now is, was it a smart idea?

00:10This is a move that has been coming for months. Whenever the Pittsburgh Steelers found out that

00:15Justin Fields would not be returning and that he would sign with the New York Jets,

00:18they didn't just pivot. They went all in on signing Aaron Rodgers to a contract,

00:23and now they have completed their mission. And a lot of people, they're going to say,

00:27that's a bad idea. I mean, we saw Terry Bradshaw come out and explain how he believes Rodgers is

00:32done and that he should retire and go chew on bark of all things. But the truth is the Pittsburgh

00:37Steelers, they didn't just want Aaron Rodgers. They needed Aaron Rodgers. A lot of people,

00:42they're going to push back. Go watch his game against the Jacksonville Jaguars down the stretch

00:47of the 2024 season. You will see a quarterback that still has all the tools that you need to

00:53be successful. A live arm, the ability to maneuver the pocket, one of the best processors and the

00:58most cerebral players at the position. Aaron Rodgers still possesses all of that. And I'm sorry,

01:03as much as some might like Mason Rudolph, and I do, he's no Aaron Rodgers. We certainly don't know

01:08and don't think that Will Howard or Skyler Thompson would be Aaron Rodgers for the Pittsburgh

01:13series. So this was a no brainer. Given where the team is right now, this iteration of the Pittsburgh

01:18series with TJ Watt and his age and Cam Hayward and Mika Fitzpatrick and the fact that you just

01:23traded and signed DK Metcalf to a massive extension with an offensive line that they believe is the

01:30best version of the line that they've had in years. A rookie running back who's more than capable of

01:36starting. This version of the team, they needed a starting quarterback in order to reach their goals

01:41and to hoist a seventh Lombardi. And that's exactly what Aaron Rodgers is. Don't confuse him with the

01:46Aaron Rodgers that beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl or the Aaron Rodgers that won

01:51back-to-back MVPs a few years ago. But he is still a top 10 to 15 player in this league. And with the

01:58roster that the Steelers have, they believe that's all that they need. So for the Steelers, this wasn't

02:04just them going out on a whim. They still believe he's one of the best. He believes he's one of the

02:09best. And now the Steelers have their starting quarterback for what they hope to be their seventh

02:14Super Bowl winning season.