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In Pittsburgh, the Steelers have a genuine buzz building around rookie quarterback Drew Allar, and the fans are already all in. The third-round pick out of Penn State went ten for thirteen against Green Bay, throwing for one hundred fifty three yards and two touchdowns in his preseason debut. The Pro Shop sold out of his jerseys that same night and had to restock by Friday morning. That's the kind of first impression that sticks.
Meanwhile in Cleveland, the Browns are dealing with uncomfortable noise around the quarterback room. Reports suggest Shedeur Sanders could lose the starting battle not because of what he's doing on the field, but for off-field reasons that have nothing to do with football. For a franchise that has been starving for stability under center, letting anything off the field decide this race would be a significant mistake, and the fanbase knows it.
And out in Los Angeles, Dave Roberts is not hiding his frustration. Edwin Diaz was supposed to be the answer in the ninth inning, but another blown save has the Dodgers manager publicly questioning the state of his bullpen. When a team with World Series expectations starts openly floating the idea of replacing their closer, that's a real problem developing in real time.
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