Rookie Minicamp gave the Steelers a clearer early view of Drew Allar’s potential

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The big takeaway from Steelers rookie minicamp wasn’t a single throw. It was the volume of work. Drew Allar was the only quarterback on the field, giving him a unique opportunity to spend two and a half days focused on footwork, learning the playbook, and understanding Mike McCarthy’s approach to playing quarterback. For a team looking to bring along a young passer, it doesn’t get much more productive than that.

Pittsburgh took a different approach with Allar

At most rookie minicamps, quarterbacks have to share both reps and coaching time, but the Steelers avoided that altogether. Every bit of instruction, every team rep and all the follow-up discussions went directly through Allar.

The Steelers are clearly focusing on the basics of his mechanics to start. According to Allar, footwork and lower body movement were a big part of the work done over two days — before any talk about bigger offseason topics takes hold.

McCarthy’s early influence on Drew Allar

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Allar spoke about the value of working directly with McCarthy, saying those one-on-one sessions were helpful in learning the coach’s approach to the position. That’s an important point: Pittsburgh isn’t just handing him a playbook. They’re working to help him understand how this version of the job should be played.