Metcalf has been featured in this exercise before when the Russell Wilson trade seemingly sent him into quarterback wilderness several years ago. Metcalf dodged that fate by enjoying multiple strong seasons amid Geno Smith’s career rebirth in Seattle, while Wilson went on to disappoint in Denver.
Now, Metcalf parts ways with a quarterback who leads the NFL in completion rate over expected since 2022 and ranks 15th in success rate to join a team with Mason Rudolph currently entrenched as the starting quarterback. No team is more lost in Quarterback Wilderness right now than the Pittsburgh Steelers.
I’m not even sure if signing Aaron Rodgers, who is seemingly the only light at the end of the tunnel for this season, is enough to get them out of it.