“Aaron who?” Rudolph and Thompson show Mike Tomlin the Steelers might not need Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers joined the Pittsburgh Steelers with a dual mission: to push the team into postseason contention and revive his faltering career. But Saturday's preseason win made one thing clear-this team might not need Rodgers to thrive, and head coach Mike Tomlin knows it.While Rodgers has downplayed the preseason as not being "real football," the Steelers' performance against the Jacksonville Jaguars was anything but imaginary. Quarterbacks Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson delivered standout performances, leading Pittsburgh to a commanding 31-25 victory at EverBank Stadium.Rudolph started the game, completing 9 of 10 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown. Thompson followed with a stellar showing, going 20 of 28 for 233 yards and three touchdown passes. Ecstatic with his backups' execution, Tomlin was full of praise-momentarily forgetting about Rodgers altogether.Tomlin is pleased with his SteelersIn the postgame press conference, Tomlin couldn't […]
