The Pittsburgh Steelers’ new chapter with Mike McCarthy as the head coach and Aaron Rodgers as the quarterback has gotten off to a rough start.
Through two games, the Steelers are 1-1, although they have scored a total of 23 points. The offense has struggled, and former Pittsburgh offensive lineman Willie Colon called out McCarthy and Rodgers for having some disconnect early on this season.
“Look, the Steelers are trying to figure out do they have an offense that their quarterback, coach and offensive line can execute together,” Colon said during an episode of “Good Morning Football.”
“On one hand, you’re hearing Mike McCarthy saying, ‘We gotta dial it back. It’s too much volume. We gotta simplify this thing.’ And Aaron’s simply saying, ‘No, we gotta execute better and we gotta be adults.’ So there’s a disconnect there.”
"It's complicated, right?"
— Good Morning Football (@gmfb) September 22, 2026
Willie Colon addresses the Steelers' issues after their loss to the Patriots 😬 pic.twitter.com/AYDblL5TA2
In Week 2, the Steelers scored just one field goal, and Rodgers threw for only 187 yards with an interception. He also got absolutely rocked by the New England Patriots on one specific play (video is here).
After the game, Rodgers said he needs to do a better job of letting the coaches know the plays aren’t working, which was a pretty honest assessment of the way things have gone so far.
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— 93.7 The Fan (@937theFan) September 20, 2026
Aaron Rodgers says he needs to do a better job of letting Mike McCarthy & the #Steelers coaches know what has a better chance of working pic.twitter.com/KNBJhZhp8V
McCarthy and Rodgers were together years back with the Green Bay Packers, but the new chapter of this duo hasn’t gotten off to a hot start.
