The Steelers are doing rookie QB Will Howard no favors by putting him on IR—but unlike Mason Rudolph, at least he has a quarterback coach. Still, sportswriter Mark Kaboly has concerns that the Steelers are repeating mistakes that they made with Rudolph. At least in a general sense, they did not maximize Rudolph’s developmental opportunities.
And if the Steelers are willing to let an almost-healthy Will Howard sit on IR all year, they are clearly not doing that. “The Steelers need to develop quarterbacks, not hinder their development”, Kaboly argued in a recent article published on X.