The NFL offseason is upon us and for the Pittsburgh Steelers, there is much work to be done. Ownership says this isn’t going to be a rebuild with new head coach Mike McCarthy but this doesn’t mean the roster is anywhere close to being ready to compete.
Several media outlets have their first offseason power rankings up so let’s take a look and see what they think of the Steelers. Pittsburgh finished 2025 with a 10-7 record and lost in the first round of the playoffs.
Though the Steelers changed from Mike Tomlin to Mike McCarthy at head coach, they still don’t have clarity on the starting quarterback for the 2026 season. But team president and CEO Art Rooney II was clear that he doesn’t view the offseason as an opportunity to rebuild. Instead, Rooney signaled in his actions and words that he believes his roster is primed to break the drought of playoff success. After McCarthy finishes building his staff, the next priority to fulfilling Rooney’s wishes is to identify the next franchise QB — either in the upcoming draft or via a bridge QB until the Steelers can secure their signal-caller of the future.
Mike McCarthy is a good coach, but the quarterback situation will be their downfall. Do they really want to bet on squeezing more out of Aaron Rodgers at age 42? It’s time to rebuild around someone younger. But whom?
The Steelers are trying to re-create the Packers‘ magic that beat them in Super Bowl 45 with the Aaron Rodgers-Mike McCarthy combination. They will need to help defense more than one would think.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Comparing the Steelers rankings in 3 offseason power rankings