Aaron Rodgers aims to see eye-to-eye with Steelers OC Arthur Smith
The Pittsburgh Steelers have a new star quarterback with four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, who recently signed a short-term deal with the storied franchise.
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Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith discussed the addition of the future Hall of Famer and how it will impact the team offensively moving forward, as reported by ESPN.
“You’d love to be more balanced,” Smith said, speaking publicly for the first time since Rodgers signed. “You’re not obvious in how you want to attack this defense, what you think their strengths and weaknesses are. That’s the game that’s played every Sunday. … we didn’t bring Aaron in here — and signed DK [Metcalf] for all that money — to go run the wishbone. So, you know, you try to play to the strengths of your team.”
Rodgers also chimed in about getting to know Smith and the team’s offense heading into the 2025 NFL season. The veteran quarterback seems ready to get dialed in with what will be his third team in the league.
“I’m going to learn the offense, and Arthur and I are going to talk a bunch this summer,” Rodgers said. “If there’s things that I like that I’d like to see in the offense, Arthur, I’m sure, is going to put it in. He knows how to call a game. I know how to get us in the right spot based on what’s called. There’s two or three plays called in the huddle sometimes. My job is to get us in the right play.”
Pittsburgh has been wanting a quarterback of Rodgers’ caliber ever since the retirement of two-time Super Bowl champion Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers have still been able to keep their streak of playoff appearances alive with Mike Tomlin calling the shots on the sideline, but the quarterback position has been a persistent problem, and the franchise hopes will come to an end in 2025.
