Steelers’ double down on Kenny Pickett after Matt Canada's firing
They say actions speak louder than words. Following the firing of Matt Canada, both actions and words have shown that Pittsburgh is all in on Kenny Pickett. Nothing speaks to that more than what Coach T had to say about his starting QB: "Football Justice" "Because I work with him every day and I've been […]
They say actions speak louder than words.
Following the firing of Matt Canada, both actions and words have shown that Pittsburgh is all in on Kenny Pickett.
Nothing speaks to that more than what Coach T had to say about his starting QB:
"Football Justice"
"Because I work with him every day and I've been really transparent with you guys about him and his willingness to work," said Coach Tomlin when asked why he's confident in Kenny Pickett going forward. "And my experience and what that tells me. This guy will do anything and everything. He works extremely hard and just saw him a few minutes ago in the building. There's a such thing as football justice, man. Those guys usually get what they're looking for. And so that's why I remain consistently optimistic about the trajectory of his growth and development."
Now, I understand that some have floated the idea that Pittsburgh needs to bench Pickett because "Look what it did for Terry Bradshaw," or because "He's just not the guy."
Well, the latter may be true, as we are past the 20-game mark that can typically tell you who a QB is in the NFL.
The only problem is, all of Pickett's 22 starts, have had one thing in common…
Matt Canada calling plays and designing the offense.
So while it has been tough to evaluate Pickett over that stretch, tha will all change. Many believe that there is little you can do at this point in the season, meaning the Canada move is too little, too late.
But I beg to differ.
This offense can't get any worse. Any improvement will be noteworthy and the clock on Pickett's tenure starts now. A new coordinator and play caller will work to Pickett's strengths and ask him what he likes and doesn't like.
So the onus is on Pickett now. Despite Canda's offense, the team was starting to get rolling on the ground, and there were WRs running open.
Pickett will have to show he's the franchise QB Pittsburgh drafted. The excuses are gone, the team is behind him, and the dark cloud hanging over the team has departed, making the next seven weeks the biggest of his football life.
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