If QB Aaron Rodgers doesn’t match Arthur Smith’s philosophy, it seems no person instructed the Steelers’ offensive coordinator that message. Granted, you’re not prone to hear many controversial takes from a coordinator about his quarterback, particularly in coaching camp. To listen to Smith discuss Rodgers, although, you’d by no means guess he was something however real.
“It’s cool as a result of we each have been in loads of offenses”, Smith stated of Rodgers, through Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Publish-Gazette. “He’s been the right match for what we need to do, with how we package deal issues, with out freely giving an excessive amount of data”.
In line with offseason experiences, Arthur Smith spent months constructing an offense round Aaron Rodgers, not even sure he would signal. It helps that Smith basically confirmed that on his personal, as properly, after Rodgers signed. As we later realized, the 2 sides have been in common communication, although, so it’s not like they have been oblivious.
And now that Smith has Rodgers on the sector, it’s at a complete new degree. “It’s spectacular to look at him dwell”, Dulac quotes him as saying, “and it’s distinctive”. The veteran offensive coordinator added, “I’ve seen it on a few of the down-the-field throws, the RPMs he has that factor, the best way that ball spins, the tempo he places on these issues. You’re speaking 25- to 30-plus-yard throws to only the easy flats”.
Arthur Smith believes Aaron Rodgers nonetheless has an “unbelievable” launch, each in quickness and velocity. Now 41 years previous, Rodgers is definitely not at his peak, however he isn’t carried out but. “Father Time will get us all”, Smith stated, however “when he’s wholesome, he strikes round properly. That’s what has been spectacular”.
To this point, Rodgers has been advantageous, in the evaluation of our personal Alex Kozora. Contemplating he by no means labored in crew drills till the beginning of coaching camp, maybe that’s not stunning. If he nonetheless seems simply advantageous by the top of coaching camp, that may be a unique story. Even amidst his fine-ness, he nonetheless delivers the occasional “Aaron Rodgers” magic throw, although.
The Steelers try to climb off the quarterback carousel, although they know they’re not carried out with it but. Whereas Aaron Rodgers has vacillated on whether or not he’ll retire after 2025, Arthur Smith is aware of he gained’t have him for lengthy.
The concept, in fact, is to make pretty much as good a run with the items they’ve now that they’ll handle. Little question that’s why they didn’t supply Justin Fields extra, and why they didn’t re-sign Russell Wilson. It appears Smith agreed that Rodgers might work or is a minimum of value a shot.
