has yet Sam Eguavoen Jersey to make his NFL debut for the -- an event which isn't supposed to take place for at least another year or two as far as the regular season is concerned -- he's been in the for just over a week, and he's nothing more than a third-round pick, but he's already emerged as one of the most interesting topics of the true NFL offseason, which begins immediately after the draft and doesn't end until the preseason.For that, Rudolph can thank his new teammate, .Since watching the Steelers take Rudolph with Roethlisberger's reacted like a quarterback who knows his succe sor might've just entered the building. First, Roethlisberger came out and announced that he's , even though last year and said that it's "prudent and smart" to weigh retirement every offseason at his age. Then, -- a player Big Ben doesn't see helping the team right now. He also didn't sound all too excited about the po sibility of mentoring Rudolph.So, what does Rudolph have Robert Hunt Jersey to say about all of this? He was recently asked about one of Roethlisberger's comments. On NFL Network's "Path to the Draft," when he was asked about Big Ben's proclamation that Rudolph would have to wait a while to replace him, . "If I was Ben, I'd probably say the same thing," Rudolph said. "He's a competitor. Obviously, he has a lot of confidence in himself, like I do. Yeah, he's going to be a future Hall of Famer and I would expect him to say that. So I'm just looking forward to going in there and learning the system, competing, raising my level of play, preparing like I'm the starter even though obviously I won't be the starter. And just waiting and being prepared for whenever I get my time whenever my time comes, to be ready and take advantage of it." To be clear, there's not much else Rudolph can say in this situation. It's not like he can come out and declare war on Big Ben by saying that he's ready to pry the starting job away from him before Roethlisberger is ready to retire. Even still, it's strange that it's the 22-year-old quarterback who sounds more mature and diplomatic than the 36-year-old quarterback in this situation. Since Rudolph got drafted, he's said all the right things. Rudolph said after getting drafted, Byron Jones Jersey per PennLive.com. "It's my job to learn." To which Big Ben said ... "I don't think I'll need to now that he said he doesn't need me. If he asks me a question, I might just have to point to the playbook," a laughing Roethlisberger told , a CBS Sports Radio station. Roethlisberger is hardly the first established, future Hall of Fame quarterback to get defensive about his succe sor. In the aftermath of the ' trade of to the , ESPN's Seth Wickersham reported -- -- that (). Longtime quarterback has said that . The point being, most players aren't excited about the idea of their team drafting their replacement. Big Ben's not the only one who's felt like this.Still, it was surprising to hear Roethlisberger question the pick so openly during his interview with Miami Dolphins Jackets 93.7 The Fan. "I was surprised when they took a quarterback because I thought that maybe in the third round, you Tua Tagovailoa Jersey know you can get some really good football players that can help this team now," Roethlisberger said. "Nothing against Mason. I think he's a great football player. I don't know him personally, but I'm sure he's a great kid. I just don't know how backing up or being the third -- who knows where he's going to fall on the depth chart -- helps us win now. But that's not my decision to make. That's on the coaches and the GM and the owner and those kind of things. If they feel like he can help our team, so be it. But I was a little surprised." Here's where it's worth pointing out that Roethlisberger has mi sed seven regular-season games dating back to the 2015 season.