OTIS JOHNSON FROM GERMANTOWN, PA: Can there be a fair competition among the three quarterbacks – Mason Rudolph, Mitch Trubisky, and Kenny Pickett? It seems to me that Mason is the odd man out. He has waited for his turn sitting behind Ben Roethlisberger. Then the Steelers go out and sign a veteran quarterback and draft another on the first round. In my eyes, from what I’ve been reading, it’s set up for either Trubisky or Pickett to win the starting job.
ANSWER: What you’ve been reading hasn’t been written by the guy who actually will be conducting the competition, and I really don’t believe Coach Mike Tomlin has an interest in that competition being a sham. Tomlin’s primary and only interest through the team development stage of the process, which begins with OTAs and minicamp and then progresses into training camp and the preseason, is to get the Steelers to a place where they can compete for a championship in 2022. There’s no time for charade competitions, especially at a…