Steelers Now
Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it’s the job offensive coordinator Arthur Smith has done with quarterbacks in his tenure with the team.
Both Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, who were successes as Steelers quarterbacks in 2024, have now been benched by their new teams, with Fields set down by the New York Jets on Sunday despite a $30 million guaranteed contract.
Fields had the best season of his career with Smith and the Steelers, turned that into a big payday, and has now seemingly turned back into a pumpkin. Wilson was better in Pittsburgh than he had been with the Denver Broncos, but was worse with the New York Giants before his benching for Jaxson Dart.
Aaron Rodgers has also had a career resurgence with Pittsburgh and under Smith. Ryan Tannehill had the best seasons of his 11-year career when Smith was his OC with the Tennessee Titans.
Smith has never developed a quarterback from draft pick to successful starter, but should his success with other players at the position give the Steelers faith in his ability to do so in 2026?
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Can Arthur Smith Develop the Next Steelers QB? | Steelers Morning Rush
