Steelers' biggest issue finally rears its head in disappointing loss to the Philadelphia Eagles
At some point and time, not having a viable WR #2 was going to catch up to the Pittsburgh Steelers. And when George Pickens was ruled out ahead of Sunday's loss against the Philadelphia Eagles, it was always going to be an uphill climb to beat one of the best teams in the league. But […]
At some point and time, not having a viable WR #2 was going to catch up to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
And when George Pickens was ruled out ahead of Sunday's loss against the Philadelphia Eagles, it was always going to be an uphill climb to beat one of the best teams in the league.
But it all came crashing down across the state on Sunday, and it could have been avoided:
Steelers lack of Weapons shows up big against Eagles
“I think that's why I'm just so high on the collective," said Coach Tomlin earlier in the week when asked why he wasn't concerned with no George Pickens. "Those guys might be new to us, but they're not new to the National Football League. They're pros. Man, they behave that way, whether you're talking about Scotty Miller or Van Jefferson or Ben Skowronek for that matter. All are guys have been in the NFL, man, and I just think you saw, you know, shades of that in their performance and the consistency of their performance last weekend.”
Well, on Sunday, that collective netted less than 150 receiving yards combined, adding little to an offense that looked anemic throughout the game. And yes, the Najee Harris fumble certainly killed momentum with the team driving, down 20-13 as they looked to tie the game.
But if you had a WR corps capable of "getting a bucket" or you know, beating man coverage and winning their matchups, then coming back from a two-score deficit inst the end of the world.
But instead, the team is left to play on the thinnest of margins in every area, and all because one player is out. So yes, not trading for Brandon Aiyuk, Courtland Sutton or Davante Adams has finally come back to bite the Steelers.
When you draft as well as the Steelers do, it's understandable as to why you value your draft picks the way they do. But to win a Super Bowl, you not only need a healthy George Pickens, you need a player opposite of him who can do his own work.
And on Sunday, everyone learned that Pittsburgh doesn't have the latter, and it may cost them any shot at the former.
