By taking Drew Allar in last month's 2026 NFL Draft, Mike McCarthy and the Pittsburgh Steelers took on a developmental project behind center.
Chris Simms, who played signal-caller for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Denver Broncos during his NFL career, paid attention earlier this month as McCarthy began fine-tuning Allar's approach.
"You're hearing all of the reports about Drew Allar ," Simms said Monday on "Pro Football Talk." "Penn State, there's a reason nobody can come out of there and play quarterback. Literally, when I watch college football, I go, 'Drew Allar's offense was the worst freakin' offense I've ever seen.' It was worse than high school offense. The Steelers are literally saying right now, 'We're making him start back from scratch. He's been taught nothing. We're gonna teach him how to play quarterback now.'"
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie QB Drew Allar during rookie minicamp on May 9, 2026. Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
With Aaron Rodgers returning for a second season with the Steelers, plenty are wondering if the team will try to keep four quarterbacks on the roster. Simms' co-host, Mike Florio, believes that Will Howard will be the odd man out, with Mason Rudolph backing Aaron Rodgers up, while Allar serves as the third-stringer.
"I wouldn't be shocked if it was the other way around, too," Simms said. "Yeah, it's raw. That's why I couldn't get behind it. I like the kid. He's big. His arm is strong. But the throwing motion, the mechanics, the drops, the offenses (he was) in, it just was all bad. So it's like, 'Man, it's a reclamation project with Drew Allar.' He could be so raw that they get through training camp and go, 'We can't make him the third, either.'"
Allar obviously won't get on the field this upcoming season unless circumstances become dire, but if the Steelers cut him, he'd have to pass through waivers in order to be stashed on their practice squad.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Ex-NFL QB Believes Steelers Could Surprisingly Cut Drew Allar
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