Doug Whaley: Steelers almost drafted Aaron Rodgers in 2005 | PFT
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This is something I saw before we got started as well. Doug Whley, the former GM of the Steelers, who was an executive there for years. No, he’s GM of the Bills. He was an executive with the Steelers, working with Kevin Colbert, who was the GM of the Steelers. Whe he he wasn’t the GM I misspoke. He was the director of pro scouting or something like that, but he was in he was in the building. He knew what was going on. He made a comment recently that in 2005 as Aaron Rogers, now the quarterback of the Steelers, was plummeting through round one, the Steelers were considering taking him if he had made it all the way down to number 30. Obviously, six spots earlier, Packers took him at 24, but Rogers was in that freef fall. And Rogers was a potential number one overall pick. He wanted to be the number one overall pick. wanted to go to the 49ers. They went with Alex Smith instead. Steelers took Heath Miller at number 30. The bigger picture is, man, that would have been awkward. Ben Rothosberger was taken 11th overall the year before, and there was a a 20-year gap between Terry Bradshaw and Ben Rothosberger where the Steelers didn’t win a Super Bowl. Now, they were competitive, but they didn’t have a franchise quarterback. I remember old days of PFT, 2002, 2003 time frame, arguing the Steelers need to prioritize finding their next franchise quarterback. This 20-year revolving door of guys who aren’t Terry Bradshaw, it’s not good enough. That would have been something. Rothelberger one year, Rogers the next year. Who would have emerged as the long-term option? Presumably, one of them gets traded. That would have been a mess. They won the Super Bowl in 2005 with Ben Rothsberger. So, you know, I guess it worked out. But if you remember Super Bowl 40, many would say the officials had a lot more to do with the Steelers winning that game than Ben Rothsberger. Rothsberger did not have a good game in Super Bowl 40. Yes, in Super Bowl 43, arguably should have been the MVP. San Antonio Holmes was 40. No. No. Rothberger did not have a good Super Bowl 40. And who knows, all things equal, who knows? Who knows how many Super Bowls the Steelers might have won if they’d taken Aaron Rodgers in 2005. Obviously, they didn’t get the chance cuz he went six spots earlier. All right. Hi, it’s Mike Florio. Thanks for watching PFT on YouTube. Hit subscribe for the latest news and analysis from Pro Football Talk. [Music] [Music] [Music] Hey. Hey. Hey. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] [Music] Hey, Heat. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] Heat. Hey, Heat. Hey, hey, hey. [Music]
