Here are the Steelers' first six opponents that they will face in the first month and a half of the season: The main reason Orlovsky and the rest of the ESPN crew make this claim is because they would rather have the quarterback situations of every one of those teams besides the Steelers with Mason Rudolph.

This is what ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky thinks. In talking about the Steelers schedule and concerns over having Mason Rudolph at quarterback, Orlovsky said the quiet part out loud about how bad things could get for the Steelers in a hurry.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has been nothing but steady since he began his tenure in 2007. Over the past 18 seasons, the squad has gone at least .500 each year and won Super Bowl in 2008 (and lost in the Big Game in 2010).