Steelers made 3 big mistakes this offseason and Aaron Rodgers is the worst

From the moment Mike Tomlin stepped down as Pittsburgh Steelers head coach, the team was in a state of flux. In is new head coach, Mike McCarthy and his whole new staff, Aaron Rodgers decided to come back and play for his old coach and the front office added multiple new players. But with less than a month to training camp, we don’t feel like every move the Steelers made has been the right one, and there have been some serious mistakes made that could cost the team in the regular season.

Here is our breakdown of the three biggest mistakes the Steelers made this offseason.
doesn’t help this team

Last season, Rodgers was a very average quarterback and a shell of his former self. He didn’t show his trademark poise and wanted to get rid of the football as quickly as possible on every play. So of course, the Steelers would bring him back and double his salary. If Rodgers was the final piece of a contender, that would be fine, but Rodgers over one of the other quarterbacks on the roster means 9-10 wins and a middle-of-the-round draft pick.

When it was reported that McCarthy would be the new head coach, we knew the offensive coordinator would be nothing more than a figurehead for the offense and this offense belongs to McCarthy. This will definitely be the case with Brian Angelichio. He’s basically said the game plan will all be finalized by McCarthy, so instead of a young, innovative offensive mind who could eventually be a head coach, the Steelers get this.
his contract extension over Joey Porter Jr.

If the Steelers had traded either T.J. Watt or Alex Highsmith, giving Herbig a $100 million contract extension might not have seemed like a big deal. But now the Steelers have $82 million on the books for the three of them in 2027 and in the meantime, cornerback Joey Porter Jr. patiently waits for his own huge contract. If the goal wasn’t to trade another edge defender, the front office should have signed Porter Jr. first.