Aaron Rodgers and Pat Freiermuth are simply attending to know one another, however there are methods of accelerating that. Whereas the Steelers at the moment are on a break earlier than coaching camp, a number of the gamers anticipate understanding in between.
Rodgers himself stated that he plans to carry guys out to Malibu, and Freiermuth lately echoed these sentiments. “Yeah, I’m positive”, he stated when requested if he expects to get work in with Rodgers by way of the Pittsburgh Put up-Gazette. “I’m positive he’ll need to work out with us and get to know us extra and do what most organizations do within the offseason. Ability place guys get collectively, so I’m trying ahead to that. It needs to be good”.
For Pat Freiermuth, Aaron Rodgers is simply one other beginning quarterback, and but not. Coming into the league in 2021, the tight finish skilled Ben Roethlisberger’s ultimate season. In 2022-2023, he performed with Mitch Trubisky, Kenny Pickett, and Mason Rudolph as starters. Final season, the Steelers introduced in Russell Wilson, with Justin Fields beginning six video games.
Freiermuth admitted that it’s been robust to have that inconsistency at quarterback, however Aaron Rodgers remains to be Aaron Rodgers. Even for every part he has achieved, even Russell Wilson isn’t Aaron Rodgers. To some extent, even Ben Roethlisberger wasn’t, as a pure and constant passer and reader of defenses.
Making issues worse is that Rodgers didn’t even present up till June, however Freiermuth isn’t apprehensive. “There’s greater than sufficient time” to get in sync, he insisted. “It’s simply extra so us getting caught as much as what he does and him getting caught as much as what we do as an offense. There’s a whole lot of time between now and September, each time our first sport is. We’ve obtained loads of time to construct that chemistry”.
So far, Aaron Rodgers has solely participated in three practices and hasn’t even labored with Pat Freiermuth and the remainder of the offense in crew intervals. Throughout his three minicamp outings, HC Mike Tomlin restricted him to particular person drills.
Whereas he hasn’t thrown privately with Freiermuth but, Rodgers did work with WR DK Metcalf lengthy earlier than he really signed. The Steelers have about 40 days earlier than coaching camp opens, in order that’s loads of time to arrange a few throwing periods.
Within the meantime, he’ll spend his time engaged on Arthur Smith’s offense and maybe suggesting some tweaks. He’s the quarterback, in any case, and it is sensible for him to be snug. That features Rodgers constructing consolation with Freiermuth and the remainder of his talent gamers. Ideally, that develops over the complete course of an offseason. However beggars can’t be choosers. And Rodgers in all probability is aware of a factor or two he’s realized over 20 years, as effectively.
