Also just on the whole Pickett overall thing -
I think the way they have prepared him for games probably stinks. That's a bit conjecture but beyond the gameplan, and beyond the mental effects of rarely being able to pump his own confidence with easy chunks/stress of constantly having to be on in an offence that seemingly actively wants to play all 3 down, I think they're just not giving him enough information/stressing unhelpful things/and so on.
We know the offence is designed to be conservative. It seems highly unlikely to me that Pickett is avoiding the middle of the field because of his choice and the OC has nothing to say about it.
We know players who've been in the Steelers org have criticised the lack of preparation. We know we keep hearing of half-season adjustments that should be very obvious, like "have everyone involved in the run game go over the plays in detail before the game" and "have OL stances not automatically give away whether it's run or pass".
Yeah, I do have worries that Pickett doesn't think the game fast enough. But nobody is going to think the game fast enough if they don't have enough information about the game.
And there's a lot of things suggesting - or outright saying - the Steelers don't prep their offensive guys enough.
Yet here's what I see as a person who doesn't live in Pittsburgh, doesn't consume local media and doesn't have a tie to or an opinion on the University of Pittsburgh's football program...
I've never seen a fanbase with such a bias against a player simply because there is an assumed bias towards a player. This goes alongside the hassles players get for being related to another player, current or former, or having a connection to the organization in some way.
I don't consider myself a KP fanboy. But I remain a guy who still thinks (hopes, maybe?) Pickett can be decent.
Also this. Frankly I think the American attachment to school sports is really weird. And I don't doubt that some people have extra bias towards him because of the Pitt connection. But I probably see more people grumbling about that bias online than I see overt bias in his favour.
1) It's clear the team misses Minkah on the field. The secondary is suspect even with him in, but it's weak without him. Thank goodness he's at least around.
2) Isn't anyone with the team tired of having so much experience defending late-game game-saving situations?
2) I feel like probably not? Part A of that is you know the NFL loves close games, so why not be good at them.
Part B is that if I'm a defensive player, if I dedicate my life to being great at this and put my ego on it... I probably actually love the chance to be the guy who closes games and makes the last play. I probably think it's more fun than watching them kneel out a 2 score game.
if that's the case, what's the timeline are we looking at?
Doctor Google says 3-4 weeks is the minimum timeline for healing bruised ribs, with 6 at the top range.
