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00:00So they got Will Howard and they, you know, so far they've had these OTAs and everything and people say he's looked good.
00:08You saw him win a Big 12 title. You saw him win a national championship.
00:12A lot of people were surprised that he was a sixth round pick.
00:16And what do you think their strategy, their plan is for him for the future?
00:22Because this is a one-year deal, right, with this old man.
00:25Yeah, it's a one-year deal for this season. And then they also have Mason Rudolph as a backup.
00:32I think he's under contract for two. And of course, Howard, I don't think, honestly, I don't think they have a long-term plan for Howard.
00:39I think that it's somewhat similar to any sixth or seventh or fifth round pick that if he happens to show you stuff that you didn't expect, great.
00:50And the more he shows, the more you'll give him a chance. But I don't think that there's a real plan for him.
00:56I think the plan is to get through this year. They have a lot of draft capital stocked.
01:01They're going to get more relative to some of the free agents they lost with comp picks.
01:07And they're going to spend some of those on trying to move up to get whichever of next year's, the class of 26 quarterbacks they like the most and that they can find, they can reach.
01:19That's the plan. And I think it's a fair plan.
01:23But I just don't think the short-term plan with Rodgers makes sense relative to the options they had.
01:29So I'm going to go to these games and I'm going to have to sit there and root for this guy, obviously.
01:34I'm a season ticket holder. I have no choice.
01:37But am I better off just like waiting for that draft in Pittsburgh next year to see if they can finally capitalize on the opportunity afforded them with all those picks that they have to do something right for a change?
01:51You know, the last time they did something right, they took Ben Roethlisberger and the guy won two Super Bowls.
01:56Yeah, I mean, this is a difficult thing to do, Scott.
02:00Lots of people get this wrong, either in the choice or in the development of that choice.
02:04It is not easy to do.
02:07And the Steelers have not been in a position to draft that high very often.
02:12In 20, around 2019, they took Devin Bush, an inside linebacker with the 10th pick in the draft.
02:17That turned out poorly, in part because he was injured, in part because he didn't seem to have the same hunger for after work.
02:25But they can get that high in the draft with what they have to spend.
02:32And who knows, maybe with how this season goes, we'll see.
02:34I don't know how good Rodgers will be behind that defense.
02:37I don't know how good Rodgers will be behind that defense.