The opening chords of Styx’s ‘Renegade’ crackling through Acrisure Stadium aren’t just a song; they’re a primal call to arms, a signal that chaos is coming and Mike Tomlin’s Steelers defense is about to feast. Right now, that same anticipatory buzz hangs over Pittsburgh’s entire offseason – a city holding its breath, waiting to see if a legendary, yet creaking, gunslinger rides into town, and whether he should even get the reins on Day 1. It’s a high-stakes gamble that smells equal parts ambition and… well, let’s call it determined optimism .

Former Steelers QB Charlie Batch , a voice steeped in Black & Gold lore, sees the potential arrival of Aaron Rodgers not as an automatic coronation, but a delicate calculus of timing. His take cuts through the hype like a TJ Watt

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