It was July 26, 2022, and the Steelers were in a place that managed to be both completely familiar and totally unfamiliar at the same time. They were back at Saint Vincent College for the opening day of training camp for the 54th summer after being away for the previous two because of Covid-19, but for the first time of the Mike Tomlin era the top line on their quarterback depth chart was going to contain a name other than “Ben Roethlisberger.”
After four perfunctory housekeeping questions on that July afternoon, the media got right to it at Tomlin’s introductory news conference. “I understand that’s the elephant in the room. We’re not going to micromanage or over-manage this quarterback competition,” said Tomlin. “The depth chart will not rest on every throw. I know you guys will want to ask me every day and about every throw, but
