Steelers new QB says he'll do something Kenny Pickett never would
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without Kenny Pickett for multiple games starting on Thursday. That means the onus is on veteran backup Mitch Trubiksy to step up and keep the team in playoff contention. And while Trubisky aims to do that, he knows he will bring an aggressiveness to the offense that Kenny Pickett doesn't: […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without Kenny Pickett for multiple games starting on Thursday.
That means the onus is on veteran backup Mitch Trubiksy to step up and keep the team in playoff contention.
And while Trubisky aims to do that, he knows he will bring an aggressiveness to the offense that Kenny Pickett doesn't:
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“We’re trying to score points,” Trubisky told reporters on Tuesday. “I’m going to be aggressive. I’m going to take care of the football, and we’ve got to play better as an offense. We’re going against a good defense this week that is well-coached. So, we’ve got to do our job and execute…
"…We want to be an aggressive offense. So whatever that means, taking care of football, we got to find ways to score points. That’s the bottom line.”
Trubisky tried to hedge his bet by saying he wanted to be aggressive while taking care of the ball, but not only is that hard to do, it's not in his DNA.
In nine fewer games and 0 starts compared to 12 from Pickett, Trubisky has two interceptions compared to Pickett's four.
But while taking care of the ball is not exactly Trubisky's strong suit, stretching the field is. Trubusky has an intended air yards per pass attempt of 9.3, which is a whole 2.3 yards higher than Kenny Pickett's at 7.0.
So Trubisky wasn't lying. He's going to throw the ball further down field than Pickett ever would, but it's going to come at the risk of turning the ball over, something Pickett hadn't done in eight weeks.
We'll see who's method wins out, but at least Trubsiky let everyone know what to expect ahead of time.
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