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Best of NFL News Part 2: Shannon Sharpe YAWNS at Aaron Rodgers likely BACK, HEARTBROKEN Over Tragic Passing of Rondale Moore at 25
25 Feb 2026
Chapter 1: What are the implications of Aaron Rodgers potentially returning to the NFL?
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Chapter 2: How do Shannon Sharpe and Ochocinco view the Steelers' chances with Rodgers?
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Ocho, it seems like Aaron Rodgers is returning for one more season and appears increasingly likely per Tom Pelissero. The odds are rising that he comes back. I don't see it being any other plays. If he's going to play, I believe it's going to be for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ocho? Yeah. new head coach, familiarity, Mike McCarthy.
Will this, even if he comes back, are the Steelers legitimate contenders for the Super Bowl next season? I mean, I wouldn't say legitimate contenders. I mean, they're legitimate, you know, contenders to, I mean, in the AFC, you know, depending on what. AFC North. AFC North. But they still, they still got a long way to go. They got to work on that defense too, huh?
As great as the players, as great as the names are, you know, that they had on that defense. They didn't play like it, huh?
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Chapter 3: What are the concerns regarding the Steelers' defense and Super Bowl contention?
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Chapter 4: How do the hosts react to the passing of Rondale Moore?
They didn't play like it. They need another weapon to go alongside DK Metcalf. They do. They need another, I'm talking about a reliable option to go along DK Metcalf. He can't do it by himself. Obviously, as great as Aaron Rodgers was, he is not the Aaron Rodgers of old, but he needs players around him to elevate his level of play. So he doesn't have to... Wait, wait.
He doesn't have to take the burden of the shoulders and having to elevate the players around him because he's not the same. He's not the young Aaron Roosevelt, and it would be great if they get a better supporting cast around him. I mean, running game is decent.
Get you one solid receiver, just one more receiver that you can count on, that you can be blindfolded, you can hike the ball, and you know exactly where you're going to be, and you know he's going to be open for you every single time. You mean shoulder to bird? They need a bad boy. Huh? You mean shoulder to bird? Yeah, shoulder to bird. Shoulder to bird. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I ain't had to use that in so long. You got it. I was like, hold on. What did I say? What did I say? You said bird to shoulder. I said it backwards? My bad. Yeah. No, but you know what, Ocho? You Ocho, we already know what you meant. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I appreciate that. I appreciate that. I appreciate that. Yeah, I agree, Ocho. I agree. I mean, because, you know, look.
I don't think, I don't, look, it's going to be very interesting to see the Patriots. Can they replicate? Because they won the division.
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Chapter 5: What tragic news is discussed about Rondale Moore?
You'll have a more difficult schedule. You'll play division winners and you play a different conference this year. Buffalo, what did they do? The Broncos, what did they do? The Texans, what did they do? All those teams, you know, The Texans, that defense, I don't see that defense dropping off. Hell no. Maybe Ocho, they go get a protector. Okay.
Because I don't really see, I don't think they need a whole lot. I don't think they need a whole lot because they got guys that can go get after the quarterback. The secondary. That secondary is top tier. Phenomenal. Yes, yes. Oh, yes. Yeah. Tank Dale coming back. Yes. You know, they got a couple of receivers that played really well in the absence of Tank Dale.
I wouldn't be opposed if they went and got a tight end. I like Dalton Schultz, but if I can find somebody that, look, we saw the tight end, the benefit that it brought Chicago, right? We saw what it did for Warren and Indy. We saw Kyle Pitts Jr. when they gave him opportunities, how the offense flows when they get the tight end involved. And so I agree with you.
I'm not like, oh yeah, Aaron Rodgers come back and now they got McCarthy and they're going to be favorites. No, no. But what it does do, it gives you a chance. It gives you a chance to compete. Because if Aaron Rodgers doesn't come back, oh my goodness, it's going to get ugly. It's going to be nasty. Sean Mannion replaced Kevin Petula as the Eagles OC.
And Saquon said he loved the challenge of putting yourself in a new system. And that's what he knows. This is what sets us apart from everyone else that he's played for so far. Saquon said, I'm super excited about it. I'm going on year nine, which is crazy to say.
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Chapter 6: What is the overall message regarding support and understanding in the NFL?
I've had a lot of different coaches and head coaches and been a part of a lot of systems. I don't think I really came across a system like this. For me, it's refreshing. You get something new. You get to learn something new. I ain't going to lie to you, Ochoa. I ain't like learning no new system. No, I mean, I wouldn't either.
Because you got to think, because while you're learning, Ochoa, you out there like, damn, am I supposed to? Mm-hmm. I look like take it off. Yeah. Mm-hmm. I mean, listen. Go ahead. What you thinking? Listen, the best part of being in the system and having continuity of knowing exactly what to do and being able to play the game really fast and not having to think, you know, it is a great thing.
It is. Obviously, you have to always see... Yeah, the off-season program, you get to get in your playbook. And by the time you get to the season, you'll be familiar with the new system. But just having the old one and knowing everything from front to back, it pays dividends. It pays dividends where you can just go play. All you have to do is just read and react, read and react.
It's a great thing. Doesn't it feel good to not have to take your playbook home? Listen. Man, I got so sick of taking that playbook home my first two years, Ocho. Damn. I'm like, man, only best part about it, I'm home by myself. It's kind of like when I went back to school to finish up my degree, Ocho, and I'm sitting in class and I ain't much old. Ocho, I'm 20. I'm 22. Right.
I just turned 22, so I graduated before my 23rd birthday. And I'm sitting up in class. I'm like, damn, I feel old. Even though I'm only 23, Ocho, but I think my mindset, I'm like, man, I'm in the NFL. I should be in here. But I was like, man, I am not, hey, I'm 20 hours short of a degree. Right. Man, I'm finna get this. I'm finna get this. Hey, Ocho, I'm finna get this degree. Right.
Oh, hell yeah. But it's like just a study, man. I just, and once I get it, I'm good. Clockwork, huh? I'm good. Yeah. But, you know, some people say it's like that. So, you know, some people, you know, it's refreshing to them. And you hear St. Quod use, it's refreshing to learn a new system and to be, you know, all of a sudden, you know, it's just not second nature to you. Right.
You think you have a bounce back season? It depends if the offensive line stays healthy. It all depends on Lane Johnson and Dickerson. Yeah, if everybody comes back healthy and they're fine and I think he can have a bounce-back season. In year nine, I don't see Saquon slowing down at all.
Anytime soon, barring injury, if he can stay healthy and that offensive line stay healthy, hell, I can see them back exactly where they need to be, and that's competing for a championship. I think the thing is that everything is really contingent. But this offense... They made a concerted effort. Saquon Barkley is... Y'all are not going to beat us running this damn football.
That's not going to happen. Right. So if you're going to beat us, your quarterback, he's going to have to beat us throwing the football. Saquon is not going to do what he did last year. It's not going to happen. I'm sorry, Eagles. And it definitely hurt that... Lane got hurt. Dickinson was dealing with what he was dealing with all year long. I think he had surgery right before the season.
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