Come on breh. If they were high on Dobbs they wouldn't have used a 3rd round pick on Rudolph.
I don't know why people like act Rudolph was a 1st round pick and Dobbs was a 7th rounder? Steelers took him in the 3rd round after passing on him twice. If they thought he was a great prospect, they would have taken him much earlier. Likewise, Dobbs was a 4th rounder. The Steelers might value Rudolph slightly more given they drafted him a round earlier than Dobbs, but
there really isn't much of a difference between taking a guy in the 3rd round and the 4th round. According to where the Steelers drafted them, both guys are DEVELOPMENTAL PROSPECTS.
The Steelers didn't draft Rudolph because they view Dobbs as some huge bust. The Steelers are just utilizing the Patriots strategy from a few years ago when it comes to drafting multiple QBs in the mid-rounds trying to find an heir from their aging Pro Bowl QB. Why put all your eggs in one basket when trying to find a young QB in the middle rounds?
After taking Jimmy Garropolo in the 2nd round in 2014, the Patriots took Jacoby Brissett in the 3rd round in 2016. Did that mean the Patriots weren't high on Garropolo? Or were they simply trying to improve their odds of landing that replacement after Brady?
Mason Rudolph was a 3rd round pick. Josh Dobbs was a 4th round pick. Both players are 23 years old. This is not a situation where one guy is the 21 year old rookie who was taken in the 1st round and is the automatic heir while the other guy is a 26 year old who has had multiple years in the NFL and hasn't proven himself to be anything more than a backup. This is two mid-round picks trying to prove to a franchise who has had great QB play for over a decade that they can be heirs to the throne.
Stop trying to make it sound like Rudolph is a lock to take over after Roethlisberger. Him and Dobbs are in the same exact position. Let the best man win.
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