Mike Florio

by the Cowboys last year.

He got one interview last year with the Bears.

This year he had two with the Titans and with the Giants.

And then the Steelers had a vacancy and he became one of the candidates and he got the job.

And they hired him before they even had a chance to do an in-person interview with the Rams candidates.

So it's just so different, so dramatically different from how the Steelers have done it in the past.

And to hire someone that it feels like he didn't have a plan B, it's not like he's choosing between the Steelers and the Browns, the Steelers and the Ravens, Steelers and the Titans, Steelers and this, Steelers and that.

It was the Steelers or nothing by all appearances.

And I think Steelers fans have a much higher regard for their team than that outcome would suggest.

The reporting from Tyler Dunn, who was with Bleacher Report at the time in 2019, paints a picture that would suggest to a reasonable observer that Rodgers doesn't want to play for McCarthy again.

And I would assume that after more than a decade with Rodgers, McCarthy isn't interested in a 42 year old version of Aaron Rodgers being his quarterback.

Now, it's important for the Steelers to say all the right things.

And McCarthy said yesterday he definitely wants Aaron Rodgers back.

But that's just a one-year Band-Aid.

And at some point, Father Time is going to win.

Father Time is going to kick your ass if you keep playing long enough.

We've already seen Aaron Rodgers' mobility diminish to the point where he's a pocket passer who's got to get rid of the ball quickly.

And I suspect that...

that the Steelers know they need to let Aaron Rodgers be the one to say no thank you.

Look at what happened last year.