The Steelers have faced a lot of criticism for how they handled the quarterback position during the 2025 NFL Draft. They shouldn’t, because they handled it correctly. At least, they handled their own process correctly; whether they come out looking smart, we won’t know for years. The issue, though, will be in talent evaluation, and not decision-making.
Put simply, the Steelers made the right move by passing on top quarterbacks because in order to have done so, they clearly didn’t believe in them to the degree necessary to properly cultivate a young quarterback. Let me say that again: if the Steelers trusted that Jaxson Dart had franchise-quarterback ability, he would be a Steeler.