{"id":811326,"date":"2026-03-14T05:44:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T05:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/811326\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T05:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T05:44:36","slug":"insider-drops-eye-opening-info-on-steelers-qb-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/811326\/","title":{"rendered":"Insider Drops Eye-Opening Info on Steelers QB Search"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steelers News<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"PittsburghPittsburgh Steelers quarterback Will Howard at practice on Oct. 22, 2025. — Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk believes the Will Howard hype is just smoke and mirrors. Instead of Howard, Florio thinks the Pittsburgh Steelers are eyeing Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson in the draft. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think they\u2019re trying to keep their cards close to the vest in hopes that Ty Simpson slips to them,\u201d Florio said on his Pro Football Talk podcast<\/a>. \u201cAll that Will Howard stuff is just smoke. I think they\u2019d like to get Ty Simpson and Aaron Rodgers based on some stuff I heard instead yesterday. Rodgers plays for one more year, then Simpson takes over.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simpson, who stands 6-foot-1 and weighs 211 pounds, has been compared to San Francisco 49ers passer Mac Jones.<\/p>\n

\u201cSimpson is mechanically sound from a footwork and release perspective, providing a favorable foundation to work from,\u201d NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein wrote<\/a> in the same scouting report. \u201cHe\u2019s above average as a processor and decision-maker, but timing and anticipation remain works in progress.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simpson spoke at the NFL Scouting Combine about meeting with the Steelers.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach McCarthy\u2019s the guy, man,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cIt was funny. We\u2019d go in there, ask a couple questions, and we were just talking ball, going back and forth, talking about past concepts, talking about protection, talking about situations. And it was cool to see all the quarterbacks he\u2019s worked with, with Dak Prescott and Aaron Rodgers, and then situations that\u2019s come up in his career that he asked me about what I thought about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the time that we were finished, it felt like five minutes just because of how much fun we had. So I love Coach McCarthy, love the Steelers. I love those guys and I\u2019m super excited to get to know them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"NCAAAlabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson (15) looks to pass during the fourth quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs during the 2025 SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Dec 6, 2025. \u2014 Brett Davis\/Imagn ImagesCredit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

While former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is a staunch supporter of Howard<\/a>, many are skeptical of the sixth-round quarterback panning out in the NFL.<\/p>\n

According to Alan Saunders of Steelers Now<\/a>, from 2000-24, there were 50 NFL quarterbacks drafted in the sixth round. One won a Super Bowl. Only five became a regular starter. 56% never started a single game. 40% never threw for a single yard.<\/p>\n

To say the least, Howard\u2019s chances of succeeding in the NFL are very slim. Despite the odds, Roethlisberger thinks some talking heads are treating the young quarterback out of Ohio State unfairly.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd you are giving Will Howard a chance,\u201d Roethlisberger said. \u201cI know there are some people out there on the radio and stuff that are just totally against him. I don\u2019t get it. How can you be against somebody you have never seen play at this level? Like you just can\u2019t. It\u2019s just who they are I guess,\u201d Roethlisberger said on his Footbahlin podcast.<\/p>\n

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