Why are Steelers backup QBs Will Howard, Mason Rudolph so popular with some fans?

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On the Friday episode of the North Shore Drive podcast, presented by FanDuel and Edgar Snyder & Associates, host Adam Bittner welcomes Post-Gazette sports columnist Paul Zeise to discuss the surprising popularity of Steelers backup QBs Will Howard and Mason Rudolph.

Why are some fans so eager to see both with future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers in place as the starter? Is there any world where Howard, a rookie, is ready for meaningful NFL snaps if Rodgers can't play in NFL Week 12 because of his injury? What is his upside at the NFL level? And why have some fans moved on so quickly from Rudolph's struggles that they lamented early in his career as the backup to Ben Roethlisberger?

Our duo tackles those questions, plus some AFC North topics. Will Steelers fans regret the team not taking Shedeur Sanders in the NFL draft if he thrives in his first start for the Browns? Are the Bengals a bad team even if Joe Burrow is able to return at some point this season? And are Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and the Ravens really as dangerous to the Steelers in division race as some perceive them to be?

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