Welcome to Week 7 of the 2025 Footballguys Roundtable. Our intrepid panel of fantasy pundits discusses and debates four topics every week. We split the conversation into separate features.
This week's roundtable features these four topics:
Let's roll...
Matt Waldman: Pick a QB room from the list and tell us how you see it from now through the NFL Draft.
- New York Jets
- Cleveland Browns
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Tennessee Titans
- Miami Dolphins
Feel free to discuss potential changes to the depth chart this year and in the offseason through the draft.
Jeff Haseley: The Pittsburgh Steelers are clearly facing a post-Aaron Rodgers era. Rodgers has a one-year deal, and there are strong indications that 2025 could be his final season.
A possible best-case scenario for Pittsburgh is to reach the playoffs, and Rodgers is convinced to run it back for one more year. That additional season would be huge, giving the Steelers critical time to draft their long-term solution and allowing him to sit and develop behind a Hall of Famer.
If Rodgers retires immediately, the team would likely need to pivot quickly, either relying on their in-house depth or signing another reliable veteran bridge quarterback to keep the competitive window open while they continue to hunt for that young, franchise arm. Ultimately, the entire plan revolves around finding a young quarterback in the draft, but the timing is entirely up to Rodgers' decision this offseason.
Joseph Haggan: The Cleveland Browns have been in dire need of quarterback play for quite some time now. Dillon Gabriel has not seemed all that impressive with a meager 56 percent completion percentage and 205 passing yards per game. He must improve here to retain his current status as the QB1.
Sheduer Sanders is looming in the wake of Gabriel's inevitable demise. Can he step up? This we do not know. As impressive as he seemed in college, there has to be a reason why his draft slide was so drastic, and why he has not seen the field yet this season.
If Gabriel does not improve by the Week 9 bye, I fully expect Sanders to get a shot at running the offense, if not sooner. The problem is, currently, neither player seems like the answer for the Browns, unless Sanders steps in and impresses.
The Browns will be taking a long, hard look at this quarterback class and could be an aggressive team to land a signal-caller. The defense is legitimate, they have a stud running back, and they have legitimate pass catchers. If the Browns want to compete at all, they need to land a quarterback. Whether this is through the draft, free agency, or trade, the Browns will need to be aggressive.
Dave Kluge: I like to think that there's a handshake agreement between Justin Fields and Aaron Glenn that will keep him the starter, at least for this year. Glenn was quick to shut down post-game questions about a quarterback change.
Yes, Fields was awful on Sunday in London. Yes, the Jets are off to a 0-6 start. Outside of two games, though (Buffalo and Denver), Fields has looked okay.
The end-of-game production typically looks better than the on-field production, but we know who Fields is at this point. If he continues losing, the Jets will happily replace him in the draft next year.
It's just hard to see a world where a team with no long-term plan or playoff aspirations would willingly make a switch to Tyrod Taylor. That being said, I did knock Fields down a bit in this week's rest-of-season rankings.
With Aaron Glenn being a players' coach, it's tough to imagine him benching Fields in what already appears to be a lost year.