If you're a Steelers fan under 30, you've been living in the greatest era of quarterback stability in Steelers' history -- at least to your memory.
Ben Roethlisberger has been the team's quarterback for as long as you can recall and Kordell Stewart is the guy who you saw as Porsha Williams' husband on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" a few years ago.
Roethlisberger's stretch of being the unquestioned starter from 2004 to the present has been the longest such stretch of quarterback play in team history, spanning the better part of the past two decades.
But his elbow injury two weeks into this season has left the Steelers in a pinch. Sunday's 16-10 win over the Bengals in Cincinnati marked the first time a Steelers' starter had been pulled from a game because of poor play in nearly 20 years.
Now, Mike Tomlin's decision to go with rookie Devlin Hodges over Mason Rudolph this Sunday marks the first time in his career he's been forced to make a quarterback change in his 13 seasons with the team.
Sure, there have been times when Roethlisberger has been out because of injury or suspension, but Tomlin's choices in those times were pretty cut and dried. This was all about Tomlin doing what was in the best interest of the team.
At 6-5, the Steelers are in the mode of win-or-else, and Tomlin's decision was with that solely in mind.
Let's take a look back at some of the other quarterback controversies and changes that have taken place for the Steelers since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger.
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