Does Kenny Pickett care? The alarming fact about the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks
March 11, 2024
The two sides of the steel coin: TJ Watt and Kenny Pickett. / Photo: ClutchPoints
If there is something that is not working in Steelers is he QB they chose in the first round with pick 20 in the 2022 Draft: Kenny Pickett. Graduate of the University of Pittsburgh He has not been able to show the level he had during his years at college and today he has a better chance of being a substitute at the start of the season than the quarterback who is under center on the team led by Mike Tomlin. His statistics in these two years are not very encouraging as he enters his third year in the league: being 13-13 in touchdowns and interceptions thrown —with four touchdowns on the ground—, He has 4,475 passing yards on 446/713 completed passes. Its rating is 78.8, –one of the worst in the league.
With a new offensive coordinator on the Steelers linesPickett could have a new opportunity to show why they trusted him to be the successor of Ben Roethlisberger, legend in the Pittsburgh franchise. And Pickett suffered a setback in the previous season when he suffered an injury that sidelined him for several weeks and allowed Mason Rudolph took the reins of the team and in the few games he had available, he contributed a new idea of the game and became a figure of the offensive in that short time. Rudolph lazó cinco touchdowns —one less than Pickett, with many fewer games played— and an INT.
To make matters worse, there is a worrying statistic about the Steelers quarterbacks —but especially Pickett— y It is a fact on the part of the dominant Steelers defense that, despite the poor offensive work by the team this season, the opportunities given by that unit led by T.J. Watt, has allowed them to finish with a 10-7 record, –third in their division- and with a pass to the Playoffs wild card brief —defeated by Bills 31-17— but something unexpected by analysts.
The Steelers’ defensive dominance has a name: TJ Watt. / Photo: Sportsnet
The fact that worries the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks
The reality is that the Steelers, if it weren’t for their defense, would not be the difficult rivals they are today. And the main person responsible for this is TJ Watt, the best defender of last season and why this statistic should worry the Steelers’ quarterback corps. And in these last two seasons, Watt recorded more sacks —24.5 total— what touchdowns thrown by the Pittsburgh QBs, Pickett, Trubisky y Rudolph.
Even though the difference is only by half a point, it is still a fair indicator that the Steelers offense has not produced much compared to the defense, and that the difference between one side of the court and the other is very visible and one of the main reasons why the team fails to aim for more. This out of continuing to maintain Tomlin’s positive record streak and reach the Playoffs but be left out as a wild card.
Some of those responsible are Pickett and Tribuskygiven that they were the ones who played the most games in these two seasons. But the person most responsible is Matt Canadaformer Steelers offensive coordinator, who was replaced by Arthur Smith at the close of the season. It is expected that with the change of coordinator, Pittsburgh can make a change in its offensive section, regardless of the quarterback who is under center —taking into account the rumors of trade for Justin Fields or the signing of Russell Wilson, who was released by the Broncos—.
Maximiliano Rojas
Sports journalist. He has covered the NFL since 2018, college football since 2020 and ELF since 2021. Correspondent for the New York Giants and Detroit Lions since 2019. Editor, analyst and commentator for No Huddle since 2022. Hosts Fernet with Football. West Coast marketing and offensive specialist.
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