Mike Tomlin’s handed Aaron Rodgers the keys to the Ferrari. Despite not signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers until June and not fully practicing with the team until late July, Rodgers has no restrictions on the cusp of making his debut this afternoon against the New York Jets. A stark contrast to other quarterbacks of the post-Ben Roethlisberger era.
“Not at this juncture,” Tomlin told Steelers.com’s Bob Labriola when asked if Rodgers had any constraints. “I’ve just got so much respect for his experience and expertise. There certainly are conversations about the capabilities of those we compete against and the potential schematics that guys like [Jets DC Steve Wilks] will deploy, but I hadn’t put any guardrails or boundaries and so forth on him like I’ve done with less experienced quarterbacks or less established quarterbacks.