Damaging statement from Pittsburgh's brass proves the Steelers have seemingly learned nothing from the Kenny Pickett draft pick
You're supposed to learn from your mistakes in life, but especially in the NFL. In an industry with some of the highest turnover of any cooperation in America, it's not very often that the same regime gets two swings at a first-round QB selection in three years. Yet, the Pittsburgh Steelers could do it again, […]
You're supposed to learn from your mistakes in life, but especially in the NFL.
In an industry with some of the highest turnover of any cooperation in America, it's not very often that the same regime gets two swings at a first-round QB selection in three years.
Yet, the Pittsburgh Steelers could do it again, and Art Rooney will have seemingly learned nothing…
Art Rooney didn't learn much from Kenny Pickett selection
"It's disappointing that Kenny didn't work out to be our long-term quarterback, and I'm not sure there's a lot to be learned from that," Rooney said on Monday. "We just have to look at the next opportunity."
To think that you can't learn from over-drafting a homegrown talent that was only taken that high because of his ties to the city is a pretty wild statement. To not include that Pickett was given a raw deal at the end of his tenure and left out dry by Mike Tomlin doesn't help either, and should be something else the Steelers could surely learn from.
And what's ironic about the situation, is that the 2025 class is wildly similar to the 2022 class in terms of QBs. Sure the "star power" might be a little better in this class, but the Steelers won't be playing in the top five, so they have no shot at Sheduer Sanders or Cam Ward.
That means that the Steelers would be forced to reach for a name like Jaxson Dart or Jalen Milroe, who while promising, are not true first-round quarterbacks in any class given their college careers.
So the Steelers need to decide what they want to be as a franchise. The team is still searching for their next franchise QB ever since the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger. Whether it's been Mitch Trubisky, Kenny Pickett, Russell Wilson, or Justin Fields, it's clear that Rooney isn't satisfied with his situation as signal caller of late.
Yet, he sees no reason to change or doesn't think much can be taken from a botched pick.
Good luck.
