For 2025, the Pittsburgh Steelers upgraded at quarterback. A panel of former players, coaches, and analysts testified to that, picking Aaron Rodgers over Justin Fields. Mark Schlereth, Eric Mangini, and Craig Carton gave different reasons for why Rodgers is better, but all gave him the nod just the same.
“Playing against Aaron Rodgers for years and, and appreciating how good he is, I gravitate towards Aaron Rodgers,” former NFL head coach Eric Mangini said Monday morning on FS1’s Breakfast Ball.
Pittsburgh initially pursued Fields ahead of free agency with the intent of re-signing him. But the team’s offer was slightly worse than the New York Jets’ and Fields, after being replaced by a healthy Russell Wilson midseason, left to sign a two-year deal with the Jets’ new-look regime.