Steelers head coach news may change Aaron Rodgers' retirement plans

When Mike Tomlin left the Pittsburgh Steelers, it seemed to increase the odds Aaron Rodgers would leave, either to retire or pursue a new team.

But the latest head coach rumors coming out of Pittsburgh, involving Mike McCarthy, could change things back in the other direction.

McCarthy was Rodgers' head coach with the Green Bay Packers when they won a Super Bowl.

And it sounds like McCarthy is one of the favorites to end up with the Pittsburgh gig.

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Former NFL GM Doug Whaley spoke on 93.7 FM in Pittsburgh to break some of this down.

He was asked whether Rodgers and McCarthy would make sense as a pairing.

"Absolutely, no doubt," Whaley answered, then continued. "Then they can seriously put a plan together and say, let's get a quarterback."

The suggestion from Whaley, it appears, is for Rodgers to spend one year with McCarthy as his starting QB so they can figure out where they are going next at the most important position in sports.

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It's not a terrible idea. It doesn't seem there's any quarterback in this year's draft that would make it to the Steelers who would work as a day-one starter.

Rodgers learned from Brett Favre, then he served as a mentor to Jordan Love.

At this point, Rodgers could serve as a mentor one more time, while hanging out with his former coach, McCarthy.

There are worse ideas for the Steelers.

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