Naming the Pittsburgh Steelers players who need to show up when the pads come on following a slow start to training camp

Thinking a couple of botched snaps is a bad omen for his 2025 campaign is more than an overreaction, but he's the glue to that unit and he will need to be sharp for all 17 games. 

RT Troy Fautanu

Very similar to Frazier, Troy Fautanu isn't on this list because he played bad, rather the mental errors. He was pulled from drills on Sunday after a false start, and rookie Jack Sawyer got the better of him earlier in the weekend. 

What has to be remembered is that Fautanu might be a second-year player, and he should be treated as such, but he lost his rookie season. He's still receiving on-the-job training. 

How he looks against Watt and Highsmith with pads will tell us about his 2025 outlook. 

QB Aaron Rodgers

I know, I know. We have seen the TD passes and the beginning of a connection between him and DK Metcalf being formed. But Aaron Rodgers first pass in team drills was an interception, he had one to Jalen Ramsey, and there was a team period where he had five straight incompletions. 

It's hard to know how much of that comes down to Rodgers just trying to see what sticks, and him making actual mistakes, but the team will need a cleaner brand of football when things actually matter.