RK FORMER STEELERS QB BLASTS PITTSBURGH — “THERE’S NO PLAYER DEVELOPMENT, JUST SURVIVAL”
The Pittsburgh Steelers have to be feeling pretty good heading into Week 6 of the 2025 campaign. Fresh off their bye week, the Steelers are watching the rest of the NFC North division collapse around them, and even with a week off, they are in firm control of their division, despite having played one game less than the Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore Ravens, and Cleveland Browns.
And yet, the team has found itself at the center of some controversial comments made by one of its former quarterbacks, Joshua Dobbs. When discussing his time with Pittsburgh, Dobbs criticized the team for its handling of its quarterback development, which will surely catch the attention of head coach Mike Tomlin and the rest of his staff.
Joshua Dobbs Puts the Steelers on Blast
Dobbs was selected by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft, and he ended up initially working as Ben Roethlisberger’s backup under center. Dobbs spent three seasons with Pittsburgh before latching on with the Jacksonville Jaguars briefly in 2019, only to return to the Steelers for the 2020 and 2021 campaigns.
Since leaving Pittsburgh for the second time, Dobbs has gone on to spend time with the Browns, Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, and the New England Patriots, where he is currently the top backup for Drake Maye at quarterback. During his time in the league, Dobbs has experienced several different systems and coaching staffs, so he’s seen all the different sides the NFL has to offer.
According to the man himself, though, it sounds like what he saw at the beginning of his career with the Steelers was the worst experience of his career. When discussing his time with the team, Dobbs revealed that the team never truly worked on developing him and instead decided to throw him into the fire in hopes he could figure things out on his own.
“I’ve seen it both ways,” Dobbs said to Ty Dunne of Go Long. “I’ve shown up for work and I had no clue what I was being asked to do. And I’ve been in a place where you’ve had to come in as a quarterback and it’s like ‘Here’s the game plan, here’s a script.’ You’re figuring out your reads and your footwork and it’s trial by error. There’s no framework of what you’re trying to get done as an offense.”
“I’ve been there. I’ve done it. It’s not enjoyable. I want to know the why. I want to know why and how we’re attacking them. You just want reasoning. As I said, I’ve seen the exact opposite of the coin.”
Steelers Set to Get Back to Work in Week 6
GettyAaron Rodgers of Pittsburgh Steelers looks on against the Minnesota Vikings.
Dobbs has managed to put together a solid career as a backup quarterback, despite his rough experience with the Steelers. Since Roethlisberger’s retirement after the 2021 season, the team has struggled to find his successor, as they quickly gave up on former first-round pick Kenny Pickett and opted to sign Aaron Rodgers in free agency this offseason after relying on Russell Wilson and Justin Fields in 2024.
Pittsburgh has its answer at quarterback for the 2025 season, but there will be a time when it needs to develop its next franchise player at the position. For now, the team is simply riding the wave of success they have enjoyed to begin the season, and they will focus on getting ready for their Week 6 clash with the Cleveland Browns.
Refs Under Fire for Controversial Decisions in Chiefs-Jaguars Game
The Kansas City Chiefs are off to a very rocky start for the 2025-26 NFL season, and that was exasperated during the team’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday, 28-31. The Chiefs were favored to win this road game, but instead, they left the Sunshine State with a 2-3 record.
For a team that’s used to winning championship after championship, a 2-3 to start the season is simply not a happy place. But, there were some bright moments, and tight end Travis Kelce had a fantastic game against the Jaguars. Kelce notched the most all-purpose yards in the history of the Kansas City Chiefs‘ franchise early in the game, again showing that this guy is unstoppable.
With every NFL game comes some controversy, this time around, even Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid expressed that he wasn’t happy about some of the refs’ decisions during Monday’s game. Following the matchup, he spoke to the media and gave his thoughts on how things went down on the field.
Andy Reid Calls Out Refs in Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars Game
Reid wasn’t happy after the loss to the Jags, especially when it came to all the penalties the Chiefs got called for in the game. After the game, he made his thoughts clear.
“We had 13 penalties, to their four,” Reid said during his NFL postgame press conference. “Whether I agree with them or don’t agree with them, it doesn’t matter. They called them.”
Reid added, “So, you have that many penalties, you give up field position, you can out stat them to death, but that doesn’t matter. It’s the score that matters.”
In every NFL game, there are going to be good and bad calls on both sides. But, when those games are are high-profile as Monday’s matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars, that’s even more so the case. The refs have a difficult job, and nobody is ever really happy with the outcome.
Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes Have a Touchy Moment, Too
Kelce and Patrick Mahomes were are the center of a little controversy on Monday. Mahomes and Chiefs had the ball on the two-yard line early in the game. Mahomes snapped the ball, and Kelce got it heading across the goal line. The refs threw a threw a penalty flag over a possible offensive pass interference from JuJu Smith-Schuster, but they ended up picking up the flag after a conversation of sorts with Mahomes.
Viewers were quick to jump on the situation, and some of them thought that Kelce’s touchdown shouldn’t have been good.
“Mahomes crying to the refs to pick up the flag and they do,” one said on X. Don’t ever tell me he isn’t the golden boy of the NFL ever again.
“And the refs pick up the flag against KC again. What a joke,” another said.
In Mahomes and Kelce’s defense, some viewers sided with them and said that it wouldn’t have been a fair call. “Learn the rules,” one said to a skeptic on X who implied that Mahomes talked the refs into getting rid of the flag. “He (meaning Mahomes) IS the Golden Boy. And he is a great,” another said.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift, who’s engaged to Kelce, wasn’t at the game. She rarely attends away games, due to security concerns, and Swift is also busy promoting her new album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” Of course, Kelce is the subject of quite a few lines on her new album, especially in the song “Wood,” which is about her relationship with the NFL player.
