I agree with the first point. The very few opportunities he has down field he passes on. Today he had Pickens one-on-one on a deep post and I only saw it live, but it looked like if he hit him in stride Pickens probably makes a play for a TD. I do believe Mitch has left plays on the table, but Canada hasn't given him much to work with.
how the hell can you sit there and act like the preseason is the same as a regular season
Once again where did I say Preseason is like regular season? I said he proved the game wasn't too big for him in the preseason. If that is the same thing as saying it's the same as the regular season then that's your interpretation of it. I'm pretty sure I never said it was the same.
you said he went out there in the preseason and proved the game wasn't too big for him
I agree he showed command and poise. If you have him as the #2 you must believe he can get the job done if his number is called.
Exactly what I said. I never said preseason is same as regular season. You have an interesting way of interpreting things! He has certainly done enough to earn the opportunity to see what he can do. I'm pretty sure everyone on this board would agree with that. Watching Trubisky struggle is driving me crazy! I can't stand it. Couple that with The Canada Effect and it's a recipe for a disasterous season. If Pickett bombs I'll be the first to eat crow but I want this kid to get the experience now...not 3 years from now when Watt is on the downside of his career and Cam Heyward is in his final season and we've lost others to Free Agency. Let Pickett play this year and perhaps he flashes, who knows and next season could be a really special season provided he can handle the limelight. I really feel like he is more NFL ready now than Ben was in 2004 and they have similar teams around them.....I actually think this team offensively has more weapons than Ben had. And for what it's worth the O-line didn't look horrible today.....but no one's talking about that.
Pass protection was alright but run blocking is horrible
I disagree. Pass protection was not "alright". Trubisky was rushed on every pass, and the plays weren't slow developing... they were pretty much all first reads and short routes. The opposing QB, however, had all day to throw on every dropback. That's what I want to see.
I wrote in an earlier post that he could "be ruined" I am not a millenial(over by three decades) What you can't seem to grasp is if you shake Pickett's confidence and he doesn't recover then where do you go for a QB? He needs to see first of all that if you are the starting QB of The Steelers, and you don't produce immediately you are not going to get yanked immediately. You let Mitch play at least till the middle of October THEN you make the switch, even if you are thinking about it now. I'll bet that's what the Steelers might be thinking. The exact timeline may be off, but I'll bet if they are thinking about it, it won't happen this month.
If Pickett is rattled and his confidence is destroyed then he is not the guy for the job. These young NFL rookies have all faced adversity their whole lives. This notion that you are going to destroy a rookie and ruin him is udderly ridiculous. Name me an NFL player who was so rattled as a rookie it ruined his future NFL career?
Jay Cutler
Hey you may be right, also Pickett is older than most rookie QBs, so I'm not saying it's a given that he'll be ruined. He may just battle through and it not affect him at all. And besides if it goes bad there are more upcoming NFL drafts.
You are probably right.
For the poor mechanics, accuracy and field vision MT is displaying we may as well
I had a feeling it would be rough waters, so did others. Now the question is will the team sink or swim?
My guess is sink, which kinda sucks because I'm usually optimistic.
Most importantly Canada provides off season cover to deflect his ****** coaching. Canada will get the hook in January to continue the illusions.