Welcome to The Terrible Take, a daily segment telling Steel Our Nation what's on our minds.

I'm Melanie Friedlander.

The Aaron Rogers saga continues, and there is no end point.

Even a week after he spent a day in Pittsburgh, there is no update on when or if he will make a decision about whether he will play in 2025 and if it will be for the Steelers.

In theory, there is no pressure on the

Steelers to finalize their offer to Rogers. There isn't any active negotiation going on for the team,

then they're not likely to increase their offer for more money or a second year on the deal.

There aren't any other veteran players they are actively pursuing, and the draft is a month away.

And yet, by allowing this to linger on, the Steelers may be creating a precedent that could be

problematic if Rogers does finally agree to play for them this season. With the team waiting

indefinitely for a decision from Rogers, he is clearly in the driver's seat. The front office

remains in limbo without a definite QB1. The message

to Rogers is that he has control, and if he comes to Pittsburgh to be their quarterback, he will

expect that same control in the locker room, on the sidelines, and on the field. Obviously,

the quarterback should be a leader, but that doesn't mean his opinion or choices should override

the coaches.

There is a history of Rogers overriding coaching decisions during his years with the Packers and

head coach Mike McCarthy. By all reports, it was often more of a power struggle than a

cooperative approach. Rogers was probably right in some cases, but it created a leadership

struggle. That could be the result in Pittsburgh if he doesn't

agree with the game plan this time. Maybe his style would work. Rogers was incredibly successful

in Green Bay. Then again, the stories of friction between Russell Wilson and offensive coordinator

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