Brian Batko
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It's definitely awkward.
He's done some research.
I view it as, yes, it's probably the best solution to try to win the AFC North again, make the playoffs again.
I don't have a ton of optimism that you're going to get over the hump.
and finally win that playoff game with him because it didn't happen this year.
And this was a, I don't know if I want to use the word unique because in theory it could be duplicated, but it was an unusual and rare year with no Patrick Mahomes, no Joe Burrow, no Lamar Jackson.
Now partially due to the Steelers and Rodgers too.
That's because some of the wins that they got in the regular season kept teams out of the playoff field.
But yeah, I mean, I think that it's not necessarily the best thing for the long-term future of this franchise if you want to try to move it forward or at least take some wax at the pinata here to move this franchise forward.
How about the parallel tracks that the Ravens and the Steelers are on this offseason?
They were both in the head coaching market, which is fascinating in and of itself.
But the Steelers go with a 62-year-old third time
They do, and that is another reason, well said by you, Limits, that I guess I would say I'm relatively anti-running it back with Rodgers.
Do you view this as a similar scenario to what they were in with Ben Roethlisberger from 2019 to 2021, where you're kind of like, heyβ
We're not going to get any better quarterback than him in here.
Let's just... Let's run it back again.
Yeah, we'll keep the old cowboy around, and hopefully he can tap into the above-the-neck aspect of playing the position.
And he's cerebral, and he has won big games.