Mason Rudolph is Steelers' starting QB today, but that'll change

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Kevin Colbert, retiring as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ general manager after the April draft, has one major assignment before he goes and that’s replacing retired quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

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And because that assignment was not yet complete on Monday when Colbert met with local reporters for his annual pre-combine presser, he told them if the 2022 season began today, Mason Rudolph would be the team’s starting quarterback and thus Roethlisberger’s successor.

Mason Rudolph #2 of the Pittsburgh Steelers looks on during the game against the Detroit Lions at Heinz Field on November 14, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

"If we started a season today, Mason would be our starter, and we’re excited to see where that can go," Colbert said. "Mason’s 5-4-1 as an NFL starter, albeit in a backup kind of role, but we’re excited to see what is next for Mason."

Yeah, forget everything you just read.

Because it’s not real.

The season doesn’t begin today. And if the Steelers go into the season with Rudolph as their unquestioned starter, Colbert either passed or whiffed on some significant opportunities in his final offseason as Pittsburgh’s GM.

That is likely not going to happen if one knows Colbert. He’s put together a couple of Super Bowl teams and countless division champion and playoff teams since 2000 when he took over as general manager, so this cannot possibly be his last act on the way out the door.

That would be a legacy killer.

So let’s just believe that what Colbert did Monday was offer a snapshot in time that won’t mean much in seven