Man, the Pittsburgh Steelers are in a rough spot already, just two games into the season. After getting absolutely smoked 20-3 by the New England Patriots, they’re sitting at 31st in scoring and dead last in offensive success rate. It’s not pretty out there, and you can practically feel the panic brewing.
Patience, Says Rodgers’ Brother… Kinda
ESPN analyst Jordan Rodgers, who just happens to be Aaron Rodgers’ brother, is out here trying to tell everyone to chill. He thinks if you *really* watched Week 1, the Steelers were actually “a few drops and a few missed calls away from being absolutely explosive like we haven’t seen out of the Steelers in a really long time.” According to Jordan, Aaron was “very accurate down the field,” and the passes that weren’t completed due to a non-call or a drop were “on the money.” He admitted he might sound biased, but he’s standing by his take that the potential is there.
The “Ex You Got Back Together With” Dynamic
But Jordan also dropped a wild analogy about his brother and coach Mike McCarthy. He said they’re like “that ex you ended up getting back together with after a long time,” implying they’re still “trying to feel out who they want to be based on what they both are capable of in this second iteration of their relationship.” That’s a pretty heavy way to describe a coach-QB partnership. It sounds like a lot more than just a few dropped passes is going on.
No Run Game, No Catches, No Time
Look, Jordan might be preaching patience, but he also laid out the cold, hard truth: “they can’t run the football, which doesn’t help. And no one can catch right now and they don’t have Michael Pittman.” He specifically called out the receiving corps, saying it’s “back to what it was last year where no one complements DK, he’s not playing as good as he should right now, and they don’t have other options.” Yikes. That’s a brutal assessment for a team trying to find its stride. The problem is, patience is a luxury the Steelers just don’t have right now. They’re hosting the 2-0 Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3. A loss there and they’re 1-2, already two full games back in the division, with a brutal trip to Cleveland on a short week right after. They need to figure it out, and fast.
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Originally reported by Behind the Steel Curtain.
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