During the course of his season-ending media briefing on Jan. 29 at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, Steelers President Art Rooney II was at times forthcoming, optimistic, supportive, reasoned, and candid. But at no point could he be described as satisfied.
Specifically, Rooney addressed issues regarding Coach Mike Tomlin, the hiring of a new offensive coordinator, the need for the team to “make sure we get quality play out of our quarterback position going forward,” Kenny Pickett and Mason Rudolph in particular, the 2023 draft class, and snapping the franchise’s losing streak in the playoffs.
“I think it’s fair to say that I do feel that we’re closer this year at this stage of the game than we were at this point last year,”
