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Mike Florio and Chris Simms unpack the reports about Kenny Pickett refusing to be the backup QB in Week 17 against the Seahawks and question who on the Steelers staff is advocating for him. #NBCSports #ProFootballTalk #KennyPickett
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Chris Simms: We 'expected more out of' Kenny Pickett | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC
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@c-notethepharaoh 4 ай бұрын

Go back and watch that 49ers & Texans game, Pickett’s game speed throws and accuracy were drive killing. Don’t get me started on the Jags game, the boy’s arm just isn’t “it”

@donywahlberg 4 ай бұрын

I think it's at least a bit unfair and has to be mentioned that they fired their OC at the end of November because of the state of the offense. A lot of Kenny's "issues" can be written off when considering that George Pickens wasn't running routes more than 10 yards downfield or inside the numbers. It's no secret that the first two games after Canada was fired Pickett and Rudolph threw for 72% and 62% respectively with a downfield air average of 7 yards, an average gain of ~10 yards, and won both games. We haven't seen a ton of Kenny post-Canada and I think people need to be fair to him come August when he is fully healthy.

@ericmaclaurin8525 4 ай бұрын

@@donywahlberglife isn't fair and Kenny Pickett has been as consistently bad as a QB can be. DJ, Muth and Pickens and the guy can't luck into a first down? That's inexcusable.

@kiriagosbauer2044 4 ай бұрын

@@ericmaclaurin8525 7-3 this year with the worst offensive coordinator in the past decade of not longer

@garymeyer4243 4 ай бұрын

Bingo, and I saw Rudolf drop a dime on Pickens from his back foot while being hit, he flicked it 30 yds for a big play, never going to happen w Kenny, arm strength is not there. Ben used to do that even in his rookie year, not saying Rudolf is close to that but if you dont have the arm strength and accuracy, you probably wont make it. Starting to look like a bad pick.

@rdon3575 4 ай бұрын

@@kiriagosbauer2044because of the defense 😂😂not kenny

@georgeschubert9652 4 ай бұрын

JOE FLACO HAS MORE TD PASSES IN HIS 4 GAMES WITH THE BROWNS, THAN PICKETT HAS IN HIS CAREER. UNFCKINBELIEVABLE.

@rm5282 4 ай бұрын

Exactly 💯

@beebbeec280 4 ай бұрын

That’s insane

@yogib37 4 ай бұрын

but Flacco throws the ball 80% of the time. that is what the browns are now they were a smash mouth run football team until that old man showed up.

@rm5282 4 ай бұрын

@yogib37 yeah, but thirteen TDs in 4 weeks. Kenny has the in 20 weeks worth of play.

@justinharper6909 4 ай бұрын

Amazing how people just throw out numbers and not even check if they are correct.

@blurjose 4 ай бұрын

The Bradshaw analogy isn't great. Even if we're going to put aside the way football has changed economically, Bradshaw had incredible tools: a massively strong arm and size and mobility that was very underrated. Pickett doesn't have anything about him that's special. And no, I'm not just parroting Simms when I say that. It's true---everything about him is just okay and his pocket presence is very sub-par. The only thing I don't question about Pickett is his commitment and work ethic. But sometimes that's not enough.

@CCrawford3971 4 ай бұрын

Joe Gilliam was a better qb than Terry Bradshaw and TB admitted to that. He had substance abuse problems and died because of it. He was accurate when he said that the Steeler's gave TB time to develop.

@ericmaclaurin8525 4 ай бұрын

@@CCrawford3971I wonder what you think that means...

@lochnessmonster5149 4 ай бұрын

@@CCrawford3971 Completely irrelevant to whatblurjose wrote. Bradshaw had all the coveted traits of QBs today. He was big for his time, fast, strong, athletic, had world class arm talent that stacks up to this day, and was tough as a junkyard dog. He's still the Louisiana state record holder in the javelin and remained the best thrower in the USA for like 50 years. He was also a dangerous red zone threat with his running ability and physical power as attested by his 32 career rushing touchdowns. He'd run around you, over you, and through you. There's nothing impressive about Pickett's physical or mental abilities on a football field. He's getting outplayed by Mason Rudolph by a country mile.

@mattskov2917 4 ай бұрын

Glad to see him standing up for himself.

@terrywbreedlove 4 ай бұрын

Mason is playing too good for Kenny to start this season and maybe the play offs. But I haven’t given up on Kenny just yet. I remember when Mason was having much the same trouble.

@donywahlberg 4 ай бұрын

No reason to even have to explain that you haven't given up, he is hurt. He last played 12/3, exactly 4 weeks ago, and sustained a pretty bad high ankle sprain. He didn't practice, per Tomlin, until this week. It doesn't seem like he was ever going to play the last couple games, and there is no reason to rush him back for week 18 against the backup Ravens when Rudolph is sufficing.

@nonetheless01 4 ай бұрын

Mason had the starting job and the offense designed around him for how many seasons ?

@terrywbreedlove 4 ай бұрын

@@nonetheless01 0️⃣

@alexm2889 4 ай бұрын

Kenny's not having problems. He looked great in his 1.5 starts without Canada.

@nonetheless01 4 ай бұрын

@alexm2889 that's a joke right ?

@israelperez6277 4 ай бұрын

This is what confuses me… why in the world do reporters give Kenny such leeway for soooo long. Yet Rudolph gets 7 starts and he’s dead in the water…

@tyronewaters7117 4 ай бұрын

Agreed. The real rebuild started 5 years ago. Tough time to be QB in Pittsburgh. Plus, people hated Mason because he wasn't Ben. Ben didn't help the situation any either. The Steelers should have never picked Kenny in the 1st round. That started the problem. Plus, the fans treat him like like he's a 21 year old rookie. He's 25 and incapable of doing most things consistently, with a team that's built to win now. I don't get it either. He's not good enough, and I don't think he will ever be.

@sendtodevnull1269 4 ай бұрын

Ben didn’t help him and I get the feeling Tomlin didn’t believe in him.

@treycherie6236 4 ай бұрын

Yinzers being homers, being lenient and patient with Kenny

@tigermachine6471 4 ай бұрын

Honestly, who cares what these reporters say? Their job is to get you to read or listen to their story. If they write something thats a bit embellished…..well thats the game i guess? But steeler fans and NFL fans need to stop buying this crap. Sometimes young QBs need to take a seat and learn, or heal up. KP will be better for this time, and of course hes gonna be disappointed….he should be. Mark Madden made that story up, hes the guy who should be taking the heat, not KP or anyone else.

@tigermachine6471 4 ай бұрын

@@sendtodevnull1269neither did the fans! I, like everyone else was curious to why Mason didnt earn the back up spot this year. MR clearly outproformed MT, but when Ben was here, Mason had no chance and i think he just became the forgotten man?

@dis6900 4 ай бұрын

Kenny has 13 TD passes in 25 games, think about that. That’d be bad in 1983 and is downright PATHETIC today. He’s not the guy.

@deonteruss 4 ай бұрын

I’m a DIE HARD STEELERS FAN who never give up on my QB but I’m at a point to where I can honestly say KENNY PICKETT IS NOT THAT GUY! We need to get a real QB, the offense is way too talented for us to be so bad all year.

@yencha6524 4 ай бұрын

I mean we seen 1 and half games of his without Canada and it looked very similar to what Masons doing

@johnmartini29 4 ай бұрын

Die hard fan doesn’t mean you know ball. Just enjoy watching it.

@AntoniusCesare 4 ай бұрын

Pickett was an overreach as a 1st rd pick, he was a 3/4 Rd pick at best

@timbrown7281 4 ай бұрын

@@yencha6524was not similar. I don’t hate Kenny, but Rudolph is undoubtedly better. He’s comfortable in the pocket, he’s got the arm strength, he reads the field/defense much better etc. I want to see Rudolph get the fair chance at QB he never really got 🤷🏼‍♂️

@yencha6524 4 ай бұрын

@@timbrown7281 i really cant stand people saying he never got a chance he had 10 games before these last 2 starts to prove something. He didnt he showed he was ass. I would hope after sitting for 6 years you would start to pick up some basic shit. You saying he is undoubtedly better is honestly hilarious. We just gunna forget that Kenny had no question the worst OC in the game and not to mention the first 14 weeks of the season our oline was bottom of the league as well. So to sit here and say Mason is undoubtedly better is crazy considering there stats in the last full games they played were almost identical.

@Boblib1970 4 ай бұрын

This rumor was started by a local sports "shock jock" who has a history of stirring the pot by attacking popular Steelers. He is the same guy who put out a false report about TJ Watt skipping his exit interview two season ago even though it was completely false and TJ called him out directly. This shock jock avoids interviewing players at all costs and does not have access to the facility or locker room. This guy holds very little respect among his peers and anything he writes should be ignored. It is a shame that he is still employed, but enough Yinzers love his over the top style that he's very popular amongst them.

@shownjohns4663 4 ай бұрын

Couldn’t have put it better myself

@jordanjmdjmd74 4 ай бұрын

Lol, Tomlin said they're riding the hot hand. Face it, dude sucks and he's been benched

@L.Miranic 4 ай бұрын

Kaboly hinted at it as well, and he is credible

@Boblib1970 4 ай бұрын

@@jordanjmdjmd74 Im not sure what that has to do with anything, but okay...

@jordanjmdjmd74 4 ай бұрын

@Boblib1970 Just because you called Madden's show once and he made fun of you doesn't mean Pickett isn't benched.

@user-pt2zj8gl3w 4 ай бұрын

But Mason is the prototypical Steeler QB, big and strong with a gun for an arm. He has had time to develop and study the game! He is also capable of QB sneaks without getting hurt. Kenny is fragile and needs to sit and learn to stay in the pocket and stop spinning into sacks. He is backup material at best!

@cmorales5 4 ай бұрын

Kenny Picket isn’t Bradshaw or Big Ben. The Steelers deserve a BETTER QB...

@roningaijin7701 4 ай бұрын

Kenny still hasn't shown that he can stand in the pocket. He gets happy feet.

@yogib37 4 ай бұрын

and he is scared

@curtisbris7698 4 ай бұрын

Kenny Picket is going to be ok once they sort out the offensive coordinator he'll settle in and get his game on. It was a rough start from the beginning for Kenny. There's no reason to believe his talent is gone it need some coaxing out though.

@49er16 4 ай бұрын

He just doesn't have "it".

@jameshoops10 4 ай бұрын

or no elite ability

@johanarango835 4 ай бұрын

Im sorry but KP8 is more than an avg qb. He’s specialty so far has been game winning TDs in the 4th qtr. I’m a Steelers fan & honestly our offense has been garbage since bens last year. They really should remind themselves how horrible Pittsburgh’s offense has been for the last 3-4 years.

@JT-sl3ui 4 ай бұрын

Pickett stinks

@my-1903 4 ай бұрын

@@johanarango835Mason is 20x better then Pickett and I have stats to back me up not some BS “clutch feeling”

@kchandaman3012 4 ай бұрын

While Pickett didn't play great this season, he did look better after Matt Canada was let go. No touchdowns against the Bengals, but he had one of his better depths of target in that game (granted, the Bengals defense has been terrible this season) and also had no turnover-worthy plays. I don't know if he's a franchise QB, and he definitely was a reach pick because I just don't see anything particularly special about him, but I think it's a bit too soon to give up on him as the starter. It'll be worth it for the Steelers to have serious competition at QB this offseason between Pickett and Rudolph.

@donywahlberg 4 ай бұрын

QB School really complimented him that game and the only real issues he had were throw timing/location which all young QBs have to learn. The drop in the endzone that week was behind the WR but he also didn't throw an INT and only has 6 TOs on the year -- one occurring as he got injured IIRC. He has 4 INTs over 12 games, that's not by fluke and it's not the mark of a bad QB. Rudolph is doing well as insurance so Kenny can fully heal.

@ericmaclaurin8525 4 ай бұрын

You do realize that games are decided by points and that depth of target isn't relevant?

@alangoddard8152 4 ай бұрын

People who keep calling kenny a reach pick piss me off. He was the 20th pick in the draft. You don’t get a top tier guy picking at 20. this is not the 49ers we’re talking about who traded up for trey lance. Kenny had better stats his last season in college than michael penix does this year and everybody is annointing penix now as the second coming of jesus. Kenny got 1 damn game without matt canada and he was throwing lazers down the middle. not even big ben had success under matt canada

@misanatake7781 4 ай бұрын

@@donywahlbergHe isn’t really young, he’s a year younger than Lamar Jackson. He was an older prospect and expected to have these things to be better

@irasaposnik6511 4 ай бұрын

I hadn’t noted Chris simms did much with the fight in titans

@chopinho65 4 ай бұрын

Two good games - let’s not get ahead of ourselves! Pickett likely not the QB we imagined but give him a chance under the new coordinator. Still unsure of Rudolph - I recall the poor games he had in the past. But if he’s consistent keep him in. Truth is that neither are likely to be the QB we need.

@justinharper6909 4 ай бұрын

If you miss open target with no pressure more than you hit them, a new coordinator will not change this either.

@hunterwise5156 4 ай бұрын

Did this guy just say the Seahawks and Bengals have the 2 worst defenses in the NFL??😂🤦🏻‍♂️someone doesn't watch football

@BlackWolfSportsTalk 4 ай бұрын

Yeah let’s just pretend that the Steelers didn’t play two teams in the Colts and Cardinals who are giving up 24&27 points a game respectively and yet the Steelers barely got to double digits in those games. Is Rudolph the guy probably not but what you can’t see is that this offense is a threat if you get a QB who will sit in the pocket and make his reads

@Nick-ih1ku 4 ай бұрын

Pickett didn’t play either of those games he played 1 quarter against the Cardinals

@kiriagosbauer2044 4 ай бұрын

Mitch played both those games so what’s ur point

@BlackWolfSportsTalk 4 ай бұрын

@@Nick-ih1ku has nothing to do with Pickett. The point was Simms saying the offense only looked this good cause of the poor defense was a lazy take

@donywahlberg 4 ай бұрын

He doesn't have one but he proved everyone else's by being so uninformed and blaming it on Kenny. @@kiriagosbauer2044

@BlackWolfSportsTalk 4 ай бұрын

@@kiriagosbauer2044 wasn’t about who started. Was about how we scored less against teams who give up more points. Also if you want the Pickett take then I’d say he played that same Bengals defense and only scored 16

@irishspagetti6565 4 ай бұрын

comparing 1970s NFL with today is foolish

@EggShen138 4 ай бұрын

Your right, the primadonna types would shite themselves if they ever played against the Steel Curtain

@joev4739 4 ай бұрын

We really need to stop referencing what happened with the steelers 50 years ago. It's a different era. I find it hard to believe teams will wait 5 yrs for a #1 draft pick to mature. The steelers probably were very close to giving up on Terry. Gilliam was the starter going into that 5th season. If Joe's personal demons hadn't taken hold, we might not have seen Terry's career turnaround.

@BlackWolfSportsTalk 4 ай бұрын

So for me I don’t think the story is real but I also wouldn’t be surprised. Last week he was adamant that he was ready to go but didn’t even dress which is weird. Then you also hear his response when he just watched a guy play better than he ever has played and was asked if he learned anything and he was quick to say no.

@rm5282 4 ай бұрын

When he said he didn't learn anything from Mason's play against Cincinnati, it didn't look good to me. It came off as a little arrogant.

@trawlins396 4 ай бұрын

I think his ego is bruised.

@puffycombs6531 4 ай бұрын

@@trawlins396 Without question. You could see it clear as day when he was shown on the sidelines. Pretty quick realization that he did in fact lose his job. The narrative about players not losing their job to injury is comical. That's only applicable to the guys setting the league on fire, not a guy averaging a single TD pass every other game.

@trawlins396 4 ай бұрын

@@puffycombs6531 he definitely looks deflated. Poor guy. I feel.bad for him.

@ericmaclaurin8525 4 ай бұрын

@@puffycombs6531it's applicable to people who earn their jobs. Not to people given jobs they don't earn and who get almost two years to figure it out. The fact that we're blaming everyone in the organization except for Pickett proves how bad he's been for this team.

@davidgalinat4257 4 ай бұрын

When Ben was injured in 2019 he travelled with the team to the west coast. I don't see Kenny traveling with the team as evidence they were intending to make him QB2.

@donywahlberg 4 ай бұрын

Yeah and there is absolutely zero medical reason to limit a sprained ankle from flying even if he still had walking boots or crutches earlier in December.

@danielgreve7735 4 ай бұрын

I like how mason waited for his turn and now killing it ...byby trubumsky and Pickett is a good backup thats it ...mason is the now for Steelers all the way

@johnholst 4 ай бұрын

I know it's easy to say now, but I always felt Pickett was not really worthy of a first round pick. It was a needy Pittsburgh team picking the hometown Pitt guy. Nobody else wanted him in the first round. Still, I hope he can develop and have a decent career.

@johnbruce4003 4 ай бұрын

People will look back one day at the numbers and see that Diontae Johnson didn’t have a single TD in 2022. Then notice in 2023 he had only 4. What they won’t remember is 3 of them were thrown by Trubisky. Pickett sucks!

@kiriagosbauer2044 4 ай бұрын

7-3 to 0-4? Who tf cares if diontae gets the ball if we lose he doesn’t change the game and that’s why we win wether or not he has a good game

@johnvillella1087 4 ай бұрын

Mason>Kenny>Mitch

@cjokerp 4 ай бұрын

What Simms is failing to mention or consider is: The main reason the Steeler offense was so bland and underwhelming was Not Matt Canada's overall scheme but because Pickett couldn't or was to timid when it came to executing the basic techniques of a functional Pro QB. Yes Canada was rightfully blamed for some bad in-game playcall decisions but his eventual demise lays at the inconsistent feet of Kenny Pickett... What u see Rudolph doing now is what Pickett should have or could have been doing earlier in the season if he had the will/confidence

@alexm2889 4 ай бұрын

This is so dumb. All you have to do is watch Kenny and the offense pre and post Canada to see the enormous difference.

@c.l.s5445 4 ай бұрын

Yes you can look at it and say it’s been horrible. He’s been a one read QB who doesn’t adjust to throws. He throws hard slant on everything and has no touch to loft it over a LB. He’s not good.

@rexas5490 4 ай бұрын

Mason had waited for years to be the fill time starter and he has earned it. He shoud be the Steelers starting QB next year and yesrs to come. He has sat down behind Big Ben just developing getting ready for his opportunity and he js taling full advantage of it. I still dont understand what Mason wasn't QB1 last year to start the season especially for being on the team for yesrs already

@AntoniusCesare 4 ай бұрын

Yes please give Rudolph an extension, he is your franchise QB 🤣

@rexas5490 4 ай бұрын

@@AntoniusCesare I'll still give it to him he is playing just fine doesn't have time to throw. Steelers need a center for sure

@Lonesome_Loser 4 ай бұрын

If The Browns play the Steelers In the playoffs I sure hope Kenny starts. I’m a Clowns fan by the way.

@kiriagosbauer2044 4 ай бұрын

Kenny has every right to be upset even though he says he is not

@willb3018 4 ай бұрын

Why ? Because he realizes he's a dud?

@kiriagosbauer2044 4 ай бұрын

Because he had us leading the division before he got injured he was 7-3 in games he started and finished and he also looked just like Rudolph in the game and a half he got to play without Canada’s play calling

@johnadams5489 4 ай бұрын

Chris Simms knows how difficult it is to get a career job as full time QB in the NFL. Which also stands for NOT FOR LONG. People have to be more Patient with Kenne, he was hurt, He is one year removed from being a rookie.Mike Florio is a Steelers fan. Kenny will survive Patience is is a vertrue not found in football fans, Lighten up. .

@L.Miranic 4 ай бұрын

If Mason keeps playing the way he does why not have him be the franchise QB, all the talking heads keep dismissing him, it is his 5th year…….

@ricostarz2016 4 ай бұрын

Because it's up to Mason now. He only re-signed for 1 year. Mason can choose to accept whatever Pittsburgh offers him. Or, he can decide to go to another team if the offer is better. Mason is a free agent after this season!

@AntoniusCesare 4 ай бұрын

Please resign Mason long term 😂😂, he is the next coming because he beat the Bunguls 😂

@patrickmoney1894 4 ай бұрын

If he balls out I still think you have to at least draft a guy in the second or third to grow behind Mason and possibly take over if Mason doesn't work out.

@trawlins396 4 ай бұрын

@@ricostarz2016 I hope he stays here.

@AntoniusCesare 4 ай бұрын

@@trawlins396 in a division that has Watson, Jackson and Burrows, Steelers fan want to counter with Mason Rudolph 😂

@joediabo8727 4 ай бұрын

I'm a Pittsburgh fan and as much as it hurts to say neither one of these guys are the future let alone franchise. O line is finally coming around. Need to keep looking for the one

@trawlins396 4 ай бұрын

Mason could be.

@joediabo8727 4 ай бұрын

The way he's playing right now I agree 💯 Here's the problem that I got with it. Right now he's playing to prove a point. He's playing with a fire lit under him because of his own doing. He had his chance at the helm. He did ok but nothing that says he's the guy. Which is why we drafted Pickett. Oddly he's going down similar path as Mason. In mason's defense, he was at the mercy of Matt Canada. That's a whole other can

@beebbeec280 4 ай бұрын

Russell wilson

@donywahlberg 4 ай бұрын

The positive in Mason is that potentially his time in the league has paid dividends and improved his decision making. Kenny is where Rudolph was 2 years ago when everyone also wanted to give up on him. That's just the path of a young QB, I like Kenny's game and I think it'd be dumb to advocate for sitting him based on the two games we have seen Rudolph play. It's only been 3 games without Canada as OC so that to me is the bigger difference.

@joediabo8727 4 ай бұрын

@ThomasJeffersonIII Mason has also been with the team the longest. I can't speak on what happens at practices, OTA's... I do know coach choose Trubisky. Which I thought was a awful decision especially with the other choices that were available at the time. Unfortunately at the same time our O-line was terrible. I believe pending getting into playoffs. Both guys wanting to prove themselves. This off-season QB battle will be very interesting. Remember Roethlisberger 1st superbowl we got into playoffs under radar. I still have faith in our team

@michaelburlikowski6362 4 ай бұрын

Simms is as good at commentary as he was a QB (never had a passer rating better than '23 Kenny)...Each QB needed/needs a post-Canada evaluation. Mitch had his chance, Kenny got hurt during the best offensive showing of the year at that point and Mason has shown us something. I agree with letting Mason continue to start, but am not ready to give up on Kenny.

@blaw7717 4 ай бұрын

Trubisky is a dumpster fire, we all know that. Kenny lost the confidence of his teammates. Morale so much better under Rudoph, guys are fired up. Go Stillers! Go Rudy!!

@Dr.JamesJohannson 4 ай бұрын

So annoying to constantly suggest the Steelers may go for a player like Wilson or Fields. When have the Steelers went out and got a big name player in FA? I’ve been a fan for 20 years and can’t recall any big names ever signing with the Steelers. They aren’t going to start next year. The starting QB for next year is either already on the team or in the draft.

@javiermori1710 4 ай бұрын

Theyre starting to do things differently a bit. Ive been fan since 1980 and I see what your saying. However Omar Khan has different approach from Colbert from what ive seen so far. They may have lucked out with Mason if he can do what hes been doing for a whole season. Bcuz Pickett looks like a major miss as 1st rounder.

@jordanboudreaux1068 4 ай бұрын

Y’all didn’t even give the kid a chance. Fired the OC and he had a good game and then gets hurt. He’s not hurt the Steelers probably would have beat those 2 win teams.

@kyland2394 4 ай бұрын

They gave Bradshaw more opportunities because management, coaches, and fans were much more patient back then which is how it should be. People today want the QB to play like a 1st ballot hall of famer from preseason game 1

@JasonQuinten 4 ай бұрын

Kenny had 25 games to show his potential..He's a bust plain and simple.

@kyland2394 4 ай бұрын

@@JasonQuinten I respect your opinion as you may be a Steelers fan and watch him play after play. I’m not a Steelers fan so I’m probably not as tuned in as you are. However, I googled Terry Bradshaw’s stats for his first 2 seasons and he was probably similar to Pickett as far as results. Maybe Pickett is a bust, or maybe Pickett needs a little more seasoning….

@hamiljohn 4 ай бұрын

Evidently neither of these guys has seen Kenny Pickett play, vs. Rudolph. Mason is head and shoulders better.

@marcf869 4 ай бұрын

Picket has 13tds and 13 ints with a 78.8 qb in 25 career starts in a league that is now designed for qbs to throw a gazillion tds. Ok stats in 1975, Journeymen backup stats in 2024 if your being real..

@johnadams5489 3 ай бұрын

No Russel Wilson. He's washed up.Keep in mind that Matt Canada was the OC when Kenny was starting.

@buddysteele7624 4 ай бұрын

He shouldn’t give this any of his time or attention. Grown men don’t care what others think

@marksuber3886 4 ай бұрын

Truer words have never been spoken

@mrman3523 4 ай бұрын

The team wasn’t fair to mason if we’re being honest

@tomcollins1441 4 ай бұрын

If Kenny's name was Mason Rudolph then he wouldn't see a starting quarterback job with this team for 2 years. If anyone in Pittsburgh is going to sit there with a straight face and tell me that Kenny Pickett in his first two years has played better than Mason Rudolph did in his limited window of opportunity when he first started that would be laughable

@SnugglePWuggles 4 ай бұрын

Mason is the only QB that even deserves a roster spot next year imo

@user-ub8fc2my1u 4 ай бұрын

Kenny Pickett record with the Steelers 13 -8

@user-ub8fc2my1u 4 ай бұрын

Since he played this season Steelers are 6-3 with Kenny Pickett without Kenny 9-7

@chriscalcamp4730 4 ай бұрын

How quickly they forget Kenny was winning games in spite of Matt Canada. I agree with the notion that we haven’t seen enough from Kenny but he has shown the ability to be clutch and win games that go down to the wire. Not saying he’s the guy and I’m not saying he isn’t but I think they owe it to him to get a quality coordinator who can help him progress you have him atleast 2 more years I would atleast give him the opportunity with a new coordinator to try and show them that he can do this at a high level. If no progress is being made then I think you cut ties with him. Mason has earned to start for now but I agree with Simms Cincy and Seattle not great defenses and while he made some big throws others around him have steeped their games up most notably the offense line and the running game along with Pickens actually locking in. It’ll be interesting to see what they decide to do this off-season.

@PRguytv 4 ай бұрын

Also Mason Rudolph never is going to be a franchise QB.. He will be a good asset for trade or monetary fusion to get better pieces for the team future!

@shayeasy 4 ай бұрын

“not that they’re disappointed”? really? the steelers aren’t disappointed in how Pickett has worked out? the refusal to say anything bad about him or the horrible decision by the Steelers to draft him is embarrassing.

@alangoddard8152 4 ай бұрын

Kenny got really unlucky with the way everything shook out. Heres a guy who led his team to a 7-4 record, firmly in the playoff picture, with one of the worst offensive coordinators the league has ever seen. The OC gets fired, kenny gets (1)! game without the OC, throws for 300 yards and the offense looks completely different, just for kenny to get hurt. Then he watches as 3 weeks in a row mitch trubisky pisses away the steelers playoff chances against horrifically bad teams, playing so bad in the process that the steelers turn to the emergency 3 mason rudolph. Mason picks up where kenny left off, and does just well enough to justify staying as the starter once kenny is finally healthy enough to return. I just feel so bad for kenny because he was a big part in getting the team to where they are at, but now if the steelers make the playoffs mason rudolph gets all the credit for “saving” a season that wasn’t even close to lost with kenny at the helm. Mitch trubisky really screwed kenny over and an unfortunately timed injury might prevent kenny from ever proving what he could do as a starter without the worst OC in the league holding him back. Just like mason has seized this opportunity to get football justice for himself, I hope kenny gets the chance to do the same. Not even big ben could find success under matt canada and it sucks that kenny only had 1 game without him under an interim OC and it was still the best game of his career.

@brianwhite3428 4 ай бұрын

I disagree with people about Stinky KP I knew Stinky is immature,and due t his age His time to learn a NFL offense is limited I said Stinky KP wouldn't throw for more 15TDS I said Stinky KP would get hurt and miss time Ever since the Preseason I've been saying Stinky KP would disappoint God, i hate it when i'm right sometimes

@PRguytv 4 ай бұрын

Because everyone is happy for Mason Rudolph right now. But how long it takes, how many years and league experience behind the staffing. Learning and learning. Everything takes time unless you are Payton Manning!

@Abracadoofus 4 ай бұрын

Double glove no arm strength kenny pickett is not a franchise quarterback hes a bad teddy Bridgewater. The reason mason rudolph looks good is because he has the arm strength to throw it more than 40yds air time in cold weather. Kenny picketts problem has always been arm strength watch his combine tape he was underthrowing guys without pads on....

@PRguytv 4 ай бұрын

As a 25 years Steelers Fan, I can say that Kenny needs more development to become a better quarterback. We need to be patient and let the team grow and mature together. They still a bunch of talented.. but they are younger let them mature and grow a little more together. Then we can pick up the harvest! SUPERBOWL WINS 🏆 🍺🍺🎉🎉

@max-xn3vt 4 ай бұрын

You didn’t have this same energy for mason. Look at masons 2019 stats and compare it to kennys career. Stop blaming the oc. Kenny sucks

@jordanjmdjmd74 4 ай бұрын

He was clearly benched and is all pissy

@trawlins396 4 ай бұрын

It's understandable though. His ego is bruised. He's only human.

@snoopy_peanuts_77 4 ай бұрын

WE did?

@donywahlberg 4 ай бұрын

Fully on board with Simms reaction to the reporting about Kenny's potential outburst. Not buying it! Fact is he has been injured. If he comes back and loses the job next season or fucks up a playoff run go ahead and have a field day about him earning the job or not. But the fact stands he has been injured coming off surgery that happened 4 weeks ago TODAY, so it's pretty ridiculous to act like he played his way out of the job.

@brooksorlando4881 4 ай бұрын

I think Kenny is better than his stats suggest, but he's really a fringe starter at best. Wasn't talented enough to warrant a 1st rd pick. It was just combo of a poor class, Ben retiring, and him being local guy.

@Mike-xq8bv 4 ай бұрын

Kenny be ready go as the 2 ok your not starting 😂go Rudolph!

@9ineMinds 4 ай бұрын

It’s gonna be hilarious when Kenny Pickett succeeds and everyone tries to hop on the bandwagon. I’m not a big fan of him but imma root for this guy. Ppl destroy him like he’s Zach Wilson when he’s so much better

@markburn4943 4 ай бұрын

We also expected a hell of a lot more outta chris Sims who by the way was terrible in his playing days

@bobross1829 4 ай бұрын

As a Steeler fan, the fans are being delusional. Canada was fired and that was the issue. Pickett had his best game after he was fired. This is classic the third string guy is suddenly great and some kind of overlooked talent thing every losing team does. The "fans" all wanted Duck Hodges too and wanted Mason benched. They are being short sighted and frankly like Cleveland fans. You do not dump a guy who is a winning QB because he is not having some kind of hall of fame numbers in a year where all QB's numbers are down. And he is on a rookie deal. Mason is gone after this season. So you are doing the Cleveland Baker Mayfield thing all over again dumping a good guy to look for the amazing guy. You way overpay. That always leads to failure.

@rungy8214 4 ай бұрын

LOL!!! Rudolf is kicking my ass !!! And George Pickens hates me!!!

@thetattedpilot2569 4 ай бұрын

Honestly dk why we expected anything more from him he showed what he was in college

@Varzaak 4 ай бұрын

Let me ask you a question Mike and Chris? At what point are you going to acknowledge that the Steelers don't operate like other teams? They slow walk their players a lot of times to be fixtures. Regardless of where they were drafted. Regardless if they had been starters or not. Both Rudolph and Kenny are their guys. Mason could very well end up starting next year. If that happens Kenny will still be on this team. I think the more realistic view is Rudolph will be 2nd string and Kenny will be starting next year. All you are seeing is a replay of Earl Morrall and Bob Greise. Thats all this is. The players are not going to take sides in this unless it becomes way obvious one way or the other. Matt Canada hurt Kenny's progression. Kenny was also being made to run plays that he himself didnt feel suited for and that changed when Sullivan took over.

@oddcosmosanthology9362 4 ай бұрын

... One of my concerns is KP8 seems to be injury prone, maybe like how Jimmy Garoppolo seems to be injury prone...

@user-xi5np1mm7p 4 ай бұрын

Give him an offensive Coordinator that is not the worst in NFL history this offseason to work with... then do a proper evaluation. Don't know how anyone can give a concrete opinion on a player in that offensive disaster that Canada did.

@brucebutler8905 4 ай бұрын

Kenny Got benched lol

@behrnik 4 ай бұрын

Hey Chris, we expected a lot more out of you too!

@danielrobey1759 4 ай бұрын

I didn't, I felt all along that Kenny in the first round was a HUGE reach and a wasted pick. He's a third rounder at best. I just wonder how much time will be wasted on him being the starter next season because irregardless of the fact that he was drafted WAY to high he was taken in the first round and tomlin can be kind of a dumbass about admitting mistakes and being honest about missed picks. This is the type of situation that I have very little confidence in tomlin getting it right.....

@antoniosteele7036 4 ай бұрын

Mason is simply better than Pickett. It's pretty simple to see.

@mattburton3233 4 ай бұрын

can't believe the media anymore esp. social media.

@tomcollins1441 4 ай бұрын

And by the way chris, you know the Arizona Cardinals and the New England Patriots defense wasn't the 85 Bears either

@pvstocker 4 ай бұрын

We expected more out of the O line, up until this point.

@certifiedactive4848 4 ай бұрын

Thats why i feel all Tomlin needs is an elite Qb and Steelers could be a real problem

@sendtodevnull1269 4 ай бұрын

Stop trying to push Russell Wilson to Pittsburgh. It literally makes no sense and the fans have no appetite for it.

@mykofreder1682 4 ай бұрын

I didn't expect much more, you get beyond around 15 you are entering the 2nd round, maybe 3rd and opinion without proof. He is drafted almost the same place as Rudolph with unproven opinions separating the positions.

@donywahlberg 4 ай бұрын

There have been 48 QBs drafted in the top 10 since 1996 and 3 of them have won a Superbowl for the first team they played for. Only 17 got a 2nd contract with the first team they played for. There have been more SB winning QBs drafted 11th-32nd and in the 2nd round that top 10 QB winners.

@shysgarage2405 4 ай бұрын

Did anyone think that maybe Tomlin told Kenny that they want him completely healed up and to be able to take snaps in practice 100%??? All of the smacktalk towards Pickett seems quite unfair. But all these pundits need something to talk about and get clicks... 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@sleepyjoeb.8726 4 ай бұрын

Kenny Pickett makes Mark Malone look like a HOF.

@scottdurkee9162 4 ай бұрын

You get 1 more year to prove yourself. Kenny has NOT looked good for most of the season.

@hermitcrabs 4 ай бұрын

I've seen more first downs the past 2 weeks then I think I've seen the entire first 10 weeks. There were games where they barley got one in the first half.... Ik it just isn't Mason but things look way smoother with him in there.

@jimbosrcgarage 4 ай бұрын

The problem with Pickett is he plays scared in the pocket. He's not built for the NFL. He has the arm talent but he escapes the pocket to early to avoid getting hit. Its not about talent. I've seen him make great throws. He is his own worse enemy. He is more of a backup like Charlie Batch was for the Steelers. The same issue with Batch, he just wasn't tough enough to be a full time starter.

@homerhinkleberry1763 4 ай бұрын

You have got to be kidding me comparing Pickett to Bradshaw. That was about 50 years ago. The game isn't even close to the same as it was back then. The rules are entirely different. What a joke. Compare Pickett to current QB's in a league now designed to score points.

@robertacampbell5382 4 ай бұрын

Chris Kenny was drafting into this hot mess from a HC who has stayed passed his tenure plus was saddled with the worst OC in the NFL. Plus he was put into a young and developing team on offense. So there is alit of issues and the 1st thing that needs to get changed is the Steelers need a new HC. It is just time to have a new voice, vision, and leader from HC on down.

@danreid2744 4 ай бұрын

Glad to see the pickett downfall. All off season, steeler fans were saying picket to Pickens SZN. Where are they now? Been calling this dude a bum since he was drafted. 😊

@yogib37 4 ай бұрын

His tone was he is PO and he is upset about that.

@teddythomas281 4 ай бұрын

Hell yea Kenny. Tell em like it is

@bradjones9784 4 ай бұрын

Pickett had 5 quarters away from Canada and looked good in them.

@michaeljabronis7271 4 ай бұрын

New title....We expected more out of Chris Simms lol

@davidshaffer4664 4 ай бұрын

Kenny Pickett is a nice guy but Tomlin needs to take a good look at Kenny Pickett and figure out he's not the guy

@michellegriffith4200 4 ай бұрын

😅 why does anyone care what Chris Simms has to say he sucked at QB. Talk to his daddy.

@djdgreez 4 ай бұрын

Kenny didnt ask to be taken in the first round. I think our expectations for him were wayyy too high. I get frustrated with his play just like the rest of steeler nation, but ill give me more time than i'd give a player like Trubisky who clearly doesnt care.

@ericmaclaurin8525 4 ай бұрын

So lame to even mention Bradshaw when discussing Pickett. When you have to search for abject failures who managed to turn it around to justify betting 3 years of a multi billion dollar busines on that player your entire thought process is a failure.

@Kovatt2 4 ай бұрын

4th quarter combacks....Kenny "Comeback"...how quickly we forget...

@willb3018 4 ай бұрын

No kidding about Bradshaw. He even lost the starting to Joe Gilliam in '74. Gilliam demise was the 35 35 tie with Denver. Gilliam had a rocket launcher for an arm and liked to use it. Noll, not so much. Noll still preferred the run. Bradshaw got the job back and went on to lead team to their first Super Bowl.

@americanborn8287 4 ай бұрын

Last year Pick it had 7 td’s 9 picks. This year 6 td’s in 12 games. Not good enough.

@toddmiller7876 4 ай бұрын

No one knows what the coaches were telling him. If you think he is done though, you are wrong.

@toddmiller7876 4 ай бұрын

@@ThomasJeffersonIII the steelers, just scored three touchdowns the other day, all runs. No one knows what the coaches have asked of him, other than not turning the ball over. Everyone is correct, his stats have not been that good. But no one knows, what he has been told. His career is not over. What I do know is, the effort I'm watching on Sundays is different, for whatever reason. Mason has barely been touched. Fans overreact all the time. One way, or the other.

@paulm8214 2 ай бұрын

Wheres tannehill

@coletonmiller9834 4 ай бұрын

Give me Russ, give me baker, give me cousins, hell give me a rookie 13 pass td in two years when you have all that talent. I understand Matt Canada was a stooge but Kenny is a backup at best he will not lead us to a superbowl and will ultimately end up getting Tomlin fired if they stick with him

@jonathanplack8661 4 ай бұрын

RUSSEL WILSON PITTSBURG PLEASE CAUSE WHY NOT? EVEN FLACCO FOR A BACKUP OF ? There’s no one else worth gaining no one.

@terreneofficial 4 ай бұрын

Thinking he was going to be the next Dan Marino was rather hilarious, and I'm a die hard Steelers fan.

@lightwhiff 4 ай бұрын

the film does not lie.....Pickett blames the media....I thought he was smarter more articulate in dealing with the press. Not special on the box or the field.

@mintdragon9548 4 ай бұрын

‘Report without any proof or substance’ 😂😂 Why does he sound like a politician who got caught with cookie crumbs on his face? Pittsburgh media are inferring sources sharing that Kenny had a poor attitude, Tomlin benched him last Friday. That makes more sense vs. saying he wasn’t going to backup QB1 in Seattle…