Sunday, the NFL Owners Meetings were held down in Florida and Pittsburgh Steelers general manager, Kevin Colbert, and head coach, Mike Tomlin were in attendance via telephone. They spoke to the media and covered a variety of topics, but none more intriguing than their current quarterback situation.
It's been quite the month for college Pro Days as both Colbert and Tomlin have been busy making appearances at schools, scouting the top talent. It's been apparent however that the Steelers' brass has grown quite found of Liberty's Malik Willis, among other quarterbacks projected to be drafted in rounds 1-2 in the upcoming NFL Draft.
#Steelers GM Kevin Colbert just spoke to the media via phone. He’s not at the Owners Meetings because he’s attending four Pro Days this week which will bring his total to 12.
— Missi Matthews (@missi_matthews) March 27, 2022
Despite the team recently signing former Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills quarterback, Mitch Trubisky, the Steelers have made it clear that outside of the offensive line, they want to make the QB position a top priority this off-season. It's not something the franchise has had to pay too much attention to over the last 18 years with Ben Roethlisberger at the helm, but it's something that continues to be the main focus this spring, heading into summer:
Kevin Colbert said 'it's no surprise we've been at the top quarterbacks Pro Days.' He said for the first time in a long time it may be a position they will have to address, so him and Coach Mike Tomlin have been attending many of them.
— Teresa Varley (@Teresa_Varley) March 27, 2022
This brings us to the projected starter in Trubisky, vs. the rest of the impending Steelers' quarterback room. Tomlin made it clear that the team loves Trubisky's upside, but that won't necessarily preclude the Steelers from drafting their future franchise quarterback next month. With Mason Rudolph back with the team for one more season and now no Roethlisberger in his shadow, along with Dwayne Haskins just signing his presumed first round tender, the quarterback competition come training camp should be the most exciting we've seen in Pittsburgh in a long time.
Coach Mike Tomlin said Mitch Trubisky has experience and youth at the same time. Said so much of his profile was attractive to them as far as what they were looking for at the QB position.
— Teresa Varley (@Teresa_Varley) March 27, 2022
Coach Tomlin said signing Mitch Trubisky doesn't keep them from drafting a quarterback. Spending time at the pro days last week is something Tomlin loved. As he said, we dubbed it 'quarterback week.' It was fun.
— Teresa Varley (@Teresa_Varley) March 27, 2022
He also said there are now three QBs on the roster who have all started games, but it won’t preclude them from adding in the #NFLDraft.
— Missi Matthews (@missi_matthews) March 27, 2022
We know that the Steelers have spent informal time with the aforementioned Willis, along with Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback, Desmond Ridder. They're also already very familiar with Pitt's very own, Kenny Pickett. Other quarterback prospect names tied to the Steelers has been Matt Corral and Sam Howell to name a few more. The question is, if any of these quarterbacks happen to fall into the Steelers' laps between the first and second rounds, will the Steelers pull the trigger? I think Colbert is making it pretty clear that the answer is 'yes.'
What do yinz think? Would you like to see the Steelers draft a quarterback in the upcoming NFL Draft, despite already having Trubisky, Rudolph and Haskins on the roster? Click to comment below!
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