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Former NFL quarterback blasts the Steelers' thought process on Aaron Rodgers after saying the team won't show up when it matters

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Rob Gregson | Last updated Jun 9, 2025 8:02 PM ET

There is a lot of unknown with Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The success is to be determined.

What we do know, however, is that Rodgers' time in the Black and Gold is sure to create polarization, and we are already seeing that from the "world wide leader..."

Dan Orlovsky doesn't expect the Steelers to do anything in the playoffs

“Worst place they could be in,” Orlovsky said Monday on ESPN’s Get Up via SN.. “He’s good enough, they’re [the Steelers] good enough. They’re gonna go 9-8, 10-7. They don’t matter in the playoffs and we all know that. And then they’re not bad enough to get a top-eight pick and finally find the quarterback of the future. This still is a subpar offensive line. They only really have DK Metcalf on the perimeter. 'Great, we’re gonna be a contending team. Are we really gonna matter? No.'”

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Let me counter Dan Orlovsky's point, from what the Pittsburgh Steelers believe. When he says they will not be bad enough to earn a top eight pick for a quarterback, Pittsburgh would say "Good, we dont want to, and we will have the requisite draft capital to move up in the NFL Draft, not to mention next year's class is thought to be rich with talent.'

How about the offenisve line? Well, that's a unit that the Steelers believe will be the best it has been in years, with Broderick Jones and Troy Fautanu at tackle, and a well-built interior headlined by the point man via Zach Frazier.

As for the talent on the perimeter, the Steelers will tell you they are happy with Roman Wilson, Calvin Austin III, and Robert Woods, and they are doing their due diligence when it comes to finding other options.

So there are two sides to the story. Could Orlovsky be right and the net result turns out to be the same it has been in recent years? Absolutely. But to say this is the worst possible spot or that the team would be better off with Mason Rudolph is asinine.

Rodgers is the Steelers' best opton for winning in 2025. It's down to them and him to execute.