LOSER - Aaron Rodgers
If trading away one of their top offensive contributors was the plan to woo Aaron Rodgers, the Steelers will be walking the beach alone for eternity.
As Rodgers contemplates his future in the NFL, he is surely weighing his chances of success. Those odds took a serious hit with the departure of Pickens. The future Hall of Fame quarterback can now decide whether he can lead a short-handed offense in one of the toughest divisions in football. The outlook isn't good.
Generally, when trying to convince a quarterback to join your team, you insulate him with elite playmakers. Instead, the Steelers hung onto Pickens too long and stripped their offense of one of their top pass-catching options. Consequently, they may have made Rodgers's decision for him and forced one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time to ride off into the sunset.
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