The legendary Chuck Noll won the Steelers their first four Super Bowls. Then Bill Cowher came along and won another. Mike Tomlin took over after him and quickly added a ring of his own. Now that Mike McCarthy\u2019s in town, former Steeler Merril Hoge thinks he could be Pittsburgh\u2019s fourth consecutive head coach to win a Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think all the things that are being implemented and planted are just fundamental, foundational pillars that are going to develop, they\u2019re gonna bring the seventh Super Bowl to the Steelers, eventually. Is it this year? Probably not. What they\u2019re doing, it\u2019s in the right direction. It was the things that are needed, it\u2019s a different energy, a better energy that was needed,\u201d Hoge said Friday on the Straight Facts Homie<\/a>! podcast. \u201cAnd McCarthy has brought that.\u201d<\/p>\n The Steelers certainly needed a boost this offseason. Mike Tomlin stepped down after yet another 10-7 season with a first-round playoff exit, and Pittsburgh had plenty of different directions to go in when looking for the next head coach.<\/p>\n That direction ended up being McCarthy, whom many weren\u2019t especially happy with at first. But so far, during his short time in Pittsburgh, McCarthy has started to win some people over, including Hoge. But has he really done enough that the Steelers could be considered Super Bowl contenders in the near future?<\/p>\n The roster has some talent. On the offensive line, the Steelers have a few young cornerstones. Both receiver and running back have extra depth after the moves made this offseason. Defensively, the Steelers restocked their secondary, doing so on a budget with Jamel Dean and Jaquan Brisker.<\/p>\n But there is one ingredient they\u2019re missing \u2013 a quarterback. Aaron Rodgers can still play solid football, but the current roster won\u2019t be enough to carry him to a Super Bowl. Until Pittsburgh finds a true franchise quarterback, its Super Bowl dreams probably won\u2019t be realized.<\/p>\n