On March 18 the new NFL year starts and every team will hit the ground running in preparations for the 2020 season. We are going to take a look at where each of the Pittsburgh Steelers positional units stand heading into the offseason, starting with the quarterbacks.
Ben Roethlisberger-We are waiting for another update on Roethlisberger’s surgically-repaired elbow but at this point, we have a short video of him lightly throwing a football in a gym. Optimism is high that Big Ben will be back to 100 percent but right now nothing is certain except we don’t know what will happen.
Mason Rudolph-Speaking of the walking wounded, Rudolph has just resumed throwing as well after suffering a shoulder injury late in the season. Rudolph’s injury isn’t as significant as Roethlisberger’s and he should be ok to resume his role as the team’s backup. However, after his struggles last season, it’s hard to be enthused about the quarterback spot if he is needed as a starter again.
The rest-Devlin Hodges, Paxton Lynch and J.T. Barrett round out the depth chart but none of them are more than camp filler. We saw last season what life would be like if Hodges had to start and no one wants that again.
Outlook-This group looks to be a weak spot on the team until it has a fully healthy Roethlisberger. Once he’s back we can all breathe easier about the future of this football team. But until then, this is the one group to have the greatest impact on the ultimate success of the Steelers in 2020.
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