Steelers Stock Watch: Risers after Week 2
It definitely wasn't pretty, but the Pittsburgh Steelers reigned victorious on Monday Night Football vs. the Cleveland Browns. A 26-22 victory, the game was a rollercoaster of emotions for both teams. But these three players are anything volatile when it comes to their stock as playmakers, leaving them as my risers after Week 2: T.J. […]
It definitely wasn't pretty, but the Pittsburgh Steelers reigned victorious on Monday Night Football vs. the Cleveland Browns.
A 26-22 victory, the game was a rollercoaster of emotions for both teams.
But these three players are anything volatile when it comes to their stock as playmakers, leaving them as my risers after Week 2:
T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt is analogous to Apple stock. He may be expensive, and he won't see big jumps in value, but that's because he's the best of the best. What he did last night in breaking the franchise sack record will likely stand for generations, if not forever in Pittsburgh when you consider he's only 28 years old, and still has a minimum of 3-4 prime years left if healthy.
So T.J.'s stock may always be high, but he took a nice bump after last night, basically solidifying himself as Fortune 500.
George Pickens
The Steelers' offense once again looked anemic through two and a half quarters on Monday night, and then Kenny Pickett found a wide-open George Pickens on a post route that he took to the house.
With Diontae Johnson sidelined for the foreseeable future, I placed an onus on Pickens to show up and step out. All the highlight reel catches are cool, but they mean little if you can't produce.
Well with 10 targets, 127 receiving yards, and a touchdown via the 70-yard explosive play, it's safe to say he took the challenge and ran with it. Pickens will have to keep it up if the Steelers are to continue winning.
Alex Highsmith
The play that ultimately won the Steelers the game, Alex Highsmith's speed and bend off the edge forced the fumble in which T.J. Watt scooped and scored to give the Steelers the 26-22 lead that they finished the game with.
Coming into the season after an offseason extension that leaves him as one of the higher-paid pass rushers in the league, Highsmith was paid to perform, something he showed on Monday night.
Instant reaction to Steelers 26-22 win vs. Browns
He are the main takeaways from an eventful Monday night.
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