Not solely have the Pittsburgh Steelers been mediocre for a handful of seasons now, however their type of play has been slightly uninteresting. They failed to attain 20 factors in 9 of their 17 video games and solely eclipsed the 30-point mark in three video games. And that was thought of a marginal improve from the Matt Canada years of virtually by no means reaching 30 factors. Whereas the final philosophies are to stay the identical in 2025, among the key gamers working the system are a lot totally different and will spice issues up. Whether or not or not the crew is sweet stays to be seen, however I’m fairly positive it’ll be entertaining.
USA Right this moment’s Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz put collectively a rating of essentially the most entertaining groups of the 2025 season and has the Steelers at No. 12.
“There’s one thing unquestionably delectable in seeing how grasp chemist Mike Tomlin will deal with his most risky concoction but, with the four-time NFL MVP [Aaron Rodgers] making for an odd match at quarterback alongside fellow marquee offseason addition DK Metcalf in Arthur Smith’s sometimes inflexible offense,” he wrote. “One thing ultimately has to present, and swarms of individuals might be ready to see what it will likely be.”
Aaron Rodgers and Arthur Smith appear to be off to a superb begin of their relationship, however will it stand the take a look at of time? Russell Wilson and Smith didn’t reportedly jell very nicely within the assembly room. Regardless, Rodgers will give the Steelers one other dimension to their passing assault that has been lacking for seven or eight years. Passing to the center of the sector brings danger, but it surely’s one thing the crew wants to remain balanced.
Rodgers was among the many most frequent passers final season whereas the Steelers had been among the many most frequent runners. That’s both an ideal marriage to steadiness one another out, or a whole catastrophe ready to occur.
Whereas the QB place is the principle ingredient of this “most risky concoction”, the Steelers have truly completed some work to root out different risky components of their locker room lately. George Pickens is the newest instance of addition by subtraction with quite a lot of final yr’s drama now off the roster. That mentioned, the crew traded for and paid huge cash to DK Metcalf, who is called an emotional participant in his personal proper.
If the Steelers don’t discover a viable WR2 answer reverse Metcalf, he might need to take care of extra consideration than he’s used to. May that result in some stress on the sideline throughout video games?
For the first time in crew historical past not one of the crew’s leaders in passing, dashing or receiving from the earlier season are on the roster. If nothing else, that shakeup from the usually steady Steelers franchise ought to make for an entertaining season.
