This is a funky time of year. Smokescreens galore. Etc, etc. But Shedeur Sanders to the Pittsburgh Steelers feels real as real can get two weeks before an NFL draft. That is, if the New Orleans Saints bypass him. Even then, the Steelers might need to move up from No. 21 to get the Colorado quarterback but you can connect the dots.

He’s an electroshock the position needs.

Personality-wise, I can see how Mike Tomlin and Sanders would hit it off. The QB called his visit with the team a “10,” and even compared his own father to Tomlin — Shedeur’s had hard coaching his whole life.

After Pickett/Russ/Fields, the man in a sideways cap carrying himself with a bit of cockiness might be welcomed in these parts.

It’s not a perfect route to take at the position. Sanders’ flaws are concerning as the scouts detailed to McGinn. But Pittsburgh absolutely must draft a quarterback in the first two rounds, with or without Aaron Rodgers. Fit seems snug here.