Steelers' Mike Tomlin dodges the elephant in the room with Kenny Pickett
The Pittsburgh Steelers may have a big problem on their hands. You see, the quarterback they darted to replace a first-ballot Hall of Famer… Well, let's just say, it's still a tad early, but he certainly won't be going to Canton for his current play. But Coach Tomlin isn't ready to place the blame on […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers may have a big problem on their hands.
You see, the quarterback they darted to replace a first-ballot Hall of Famer…
Well, let's just say, it's still a tad early, but he certainly won't be going to Canton for his current play. But Coach Tomlin isn't ready to place the blame on Pickett, at least not yet:
"I think the Cleveland Browns had a lot to do with that"
"You know, I think the Cleveland Browns had a lot to do with that, said Mike Tomlin when asked about Kenny Pickett's struggles. "I'd be disingenuine, man, if I didn't compliment them on their players, their schematics, how they played today. The venue component of it from an offensive perspective, there's a lot of things that were challenging today."
That all may be true, as the Browns do boast one of the league's best, if not the best defense in the entire NFL.
But whether it be the eye test, the stat sheet, or the analysis, Kenny Pickett was downright bad on Sunday, and frankly has been for the last two games:
So I don't know the answer, and if he was being honest, I think Coach Tomlin would admit that he doesn't know either. For all the flaws Pickett had coming out of Pitt, he was a poised and accurate passer.
That is no longer the case in Pittsburgh. His decsion making is questionable, his pocket awareness is nonexistent and his accuracy and ball location have become scattershot.
The sad part is, we may never know if it's because he just wasn't made to lead a franchise, or if the infrastructure around him was too bad for too long, causing a once-promising prospect to look like a run-of-the-mill quarterback.
