{"id":904621,"date":"2026-05-29T18:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/904621\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:36:14","slug":"former-nfl-qb-hated-steelers-selection-of-checkdown-charlie-drew-allar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/904621\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL QB ‘Hated’ Steelers’ Selection Of ‘Checkdown Charlie’ Drew Allar"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pittsburgh Steelers added to their quarterback room this offseason, spending a third-round pick on Penn State\u2019s Drew Allar. While Allar has a lot of potential, he clearly still has a lot to learn. The Steelers are reportedly uninstalling everything that he<\/a> learned in college. That\u2019s not a great sign for Allar\u2019s current level, but perhaps he can eventually develop into a decent player. Former NFL quarterback Danny Kanell doubts that will happen, sharing how much he disliked the Steelers\u2019 selection of Allar.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hated it because I thought it was a reach,\u201d Kanell said recently on CBS Sports HQ.<\/a> \u201cDrew Allar is somebody who has such tantalizing skills\u2026But you never saw him develop and take that next step as a player\u2026To me, it wasn\u2019t anything mechanical, it wasn\u2019t anything with the system.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was more to do about Drew Allar. He was so conservative and became a bit of a Checkdown Charlie\u2026This is somebody who has to take a massive, massive step forward on the field in order to be the franchise quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allar has arguably the greatest arm strength of any quarterback in his draft class. He\u2019s got special talent, and that\u2019s why people expected him to eventually become one of the top quarterbacks in college football.<\/p>\n

However, Allar never really developed, with his flaws only becoming more pronounced. He has poor footwork, which often led to misfires downfield. Also, his decision making wasn\u2019t great, especially in big moments, and, like Kanell says, Allar didn\u2019t often utilize his big arm to its full capabilities.<\/p>\n

Allar has a lot of work to do, and Kanell isn\u2019t the only one who thinks that pick was a reach. However, if the Steelers were going to take a swing on a quarterback this year, they could\u2019ve done worse<\/a> than Allar.<\/p>\n

The Steelers likely weren\u2019t going to find their franchise quarterback in the middle of this year\u2019s draft. It was a weak quarterback class overall. However, Allar has a high ceiling. Mike McCarthy is touted as a quarterback guru, and that will be put to the test with Allar.<\/p>\n

Also, the rookie will sit behind Aaron Rodgers, who\u2019s one of the best quarterbacks ever. If anyone can teach him about fully utilizing his immense talent, it\u2019s Rodgers.<\/p>\n

While Allar has a lot of issues, they aren\u2019t unfixable. Is there a high probability that he\u2019ll completely turn things around and reach his full potential? No, but it\u2019s important to exercise patience with young quarterbacks. We\u2019ll see where Allar is next year and if he\u2019s still dealing<\/a> with the same problems.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers added to their quarterback room this offseason, spending a third-round pick on Penn State\u2019s Drew…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":880895,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4830,56932,1800,7,49,48,57],"class_list":["post-904621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-cbs-sports-hq","tag-danny-kanell","tag-drew-allar","tag-football","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-pittsburgh-steelers"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116659315218868754","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=904621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/880895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=904621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=904621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=904621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}