Former NFL players put Steelers on notice about HC candidate Mike McCarthy 🏈

🏈 The Steelers just watched another head-coach candidate slip away as the Baltimore Ravens hired Jesse Minter, but the hunt isn’t over. Pittsburgh is still eyeing three strong options they met this week—Brian Flores, Mike McCarthy, and Anthony Weaver—and they’re expected to chat with a couple of Los Angeles Rams assistants after the NFC Championship.

🔥 The debate among former players is buzzing around McCarthy. Nate Washington argues that while McCarthy won a Lombardi with Green Bay, it came with one of the greatest quarterbacks ever in Aaron Rodgers, and that dynamic might not translate to Pittsburgh’s QB situation. 📊

💬 Dan Orlovsky isn’t sold on McCarthy’s immediate impact either. He worries that hiring McCarthy and bringing Rodgers back would trap the Steelers in the same spot a few years from now, even though he acknowledges McCarthy’s coaching chops and Rodgers’ greatness.

🏈 Takeaway: Pittsburgh remains in the mix, weighing proven coaches against fit with the quarterback situation, with key interviews and potential Rams assistant talks ahead. The next move could redefine the Steelers’ coaching and quarterback future. 🔥