Steelers rookie report: what we learned in OTAs and minicamp

Drew Aller, I think, is the

one we should probably start with because that's what people probably are most interested in.

That's what you guys want.

People are probably like, OK, tell us, be honest.

Is he going to be a franchise quarterback? Yes or no?

Yeah, that's the big question.

You answer it.

Yes or no, you pose that

question.

I'm joking in saying that because he's gone through a couple OTAs in a minicamp and a rookie minicamp.

We don't have the answer yet.

My takeaway with Drew Aller is certainly he needs a fair amount of growth and development and coaching, but I also think they're giving it to him right now.

So early on during the rookie minicamp portion, They were really breaking things down to a fundamental level, specifically working with his footwork.

And it's not even that necessarily he was doing things wrong, but Mike McCarthy has his way of teaching things.

And as they rebuilt his mechanics from the ground up, the ground, really the footwork is such an essential piece of what he's doing.

And they wanted him to do it their way.

So that's definitely been a work in progress.

And when we talked with him after Tuesday's practice, he said that he's starting to feel like he's slowing down.

And as a result, he's able to think more quickly and work, which is really the main point in all of this with him.

I still think that you watch him And there's moments when his accuracy really leaves a lot to be desired.

But again, he's working on his footwork first and foremost, and then you hope that the rest of it comes with it.

From the ground up, quite literally.

That's right.

From the

footwork.