Now we saw what Ben did his last season. Canada's O for 3 quarters which didn't do much and then had like 7 4th quarter comebacks when they basically scrapped Canada's offense. I think the same went with Pickett to a degree. Pickett ran Canada's O for 3 quarters and then they HAD to be more aggressive in the 4th if they wanted to win.
Before I heard that about Canada, I'd have said the players bare at least 90% of the responsibility for the outcome of games. Again. they play. Coaches do not throw, catch, tackle, block and run. They don't create or cause, or are guilty of turnovers. After hearing the Canada stuff, I'll drop it down to around 75%, because of all those things listed players do and not coaches. I still feel players are most responsible by quite a bit, but the Canada stats was a bit of an eye opener for me. I didn't like what I saw with Canada, but kind of let it go after seeing open receivers Pickett was missing, for example, when the "experts" would review the game.
Just how much “development” is KP going to show sitting behind JH? His only hope is to get good press and wait till FA rolls around. Then he will get an opportunity somewhere. All with a wasted 2 year stint in Philly. He really screwed himself by not betting on himself in the QB competition In Pittsburgh. He should have used the signing of Wilson as motivation and the chance to earn his spot. After Canada was fired, he would have taken any KP “stink” with him. KP would have gotten a virtual “do over”. Stupid move.
What is going to happen when the same turtle ball game plans show up again this year? I don’t care what all the KP “bashers” say, he was doing exactly what he was told to. Just because a player is open deep, doesn’t mean that KP had the authorization to go there. KP threw downfield in college, yet all of a sudden couldn’t do it in Pittsburgh? I will say it again, all he was allowed to do was throw it short and outside. Every other route was just window dressing in hopes it would open up the allowed throws. Hell even Ben did that until it was “fukit time” KP didn’t have the job security that Ben had, and it showed.
They professionals, but they are not perfect. Players do come to the NFL with technical deficiencies that were never corrected in HS or College. How many guys do you see tackling with their head down? Still happens though it is much better than it used to be. How many guys still try to tackle with just the shoulder and fail to wrap up? I see it all the time. It is more complicated with blocks. Kid coming out of college may have never done a reach block or a fold block. Not every system uses the same blocking techniques. The techniques get much more refined at the Pro Level. Humans make mistakes. Humans pick up bad habits. Why are there pitching coaches and batting coaches for baseball and swing coaches for pro golfers? Because Humans are not perfect creatures and bad habits develop. I'm not saying they shouldn't have a certain level of skill when they get there, but it is unreasonable to assume they day they get their paycheck that they have perfect technique in all things. The coaching staff that does not watch and coach and teach such things should simply not be a coach. IMHO, watching and correcting technique is constant and a positional coaches primary function.
The players are professional as well. They know the ins/outs/rules and nuances of the game. I’m sure they can scrap systems and improvise. Ben was always good at it.
Ike Taylor's game was the worst ever DB performance in any playoff game in NFL history, I recall reading....
I personally don’t foresee any change in offensive philosophy. My only hope is that Smith's more capable of implementing Tomlin’s directives. Then again, I would love to see them trot out the same playbook and FINALLY kick Tomlin’s *** to the curb.
Maybe....he probably got tired of being lied to. Lost all faith and trust in our HC/Ownership because of it. Now he is away from all of that with a fresh start early on in his career. He went from the ultimate mediocre team in the NFL to one of the elite teams in the NFL. Maybe he will be better coached in Philly. Maybe he will grow and mature as a person and as a player while playing for a better team/organization than he would have in Pittsburgh. Time will tell I guess.
Are we still talking being lied to in professional sports? Unless you are a star, teams are always looking to find an upgrade.
This is usually true but in the NFL has reached a state of equilibrium where it comes down to coaching. I watch the 49ers a lot now that I live on the left coast and the 9ers really don’t out talent their opponents as much as they out coach them. KC too. For the Steelers to get to next level they need better coaching and maybe this will be the year the talent over comes mediocre coaching it’s hard to tell but it’s one or the other.
Lies are lies.
Throw more than 13 TDs in two years and he's still QB here.
Throw in a better OC and HC and you would have had more than 13. When your OC and HC tell you to play conservative and they game plan for you to play conservative.....because they want to rely on the Defense and running game....well 13 TD's is your end result.
To an extent...Canada was awful. However, Pickett's weaknesses in college were glaring in the NFL. Pickett also had more TDs in his final year at Pitt than his first four years combined, so it isn't like he was lighting it up in college either. I felt he was going to take time to develop, but his regression in year 2 was disappointing. His willingness to bail so easily was even more disappointing.
| 1 | Sun | September 10 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | L | 0-1 | San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 30 | 15 | 239 | 198 | 41 | 2 | 22 | 391 | 203 | 188 | 1 | -13.55 | -9.73 | 0.78 | ||
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| 2 | Mon | September 18 | 8:15PM ET | boxscore | W | 1-1 | Cleveland Browns | 26 | 22 | 9 | 255 | 200 | 55 | 2 | 20 | 408 | 210 | 198 | 4 | -16.63 | 19.51 | 2.81 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 24 | 8:20PM ET | boxscore | W | 2-1 | @ | Las Vegas Raiders | 23 | 18 | 17 | 333 | 228 | 105 | 19 | 362 | 293 | 69 | 3 | 5.43 | 3.82 | 0.12 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 1 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | L | 2-2 | @ | Houston Texans | 6 | 30 | 12 | 225 | 111 | 114 | 1 | 24 | 451 | 312 | 139 | -8.54 | -15.66 | 2.59 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 8 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | W | 3-2 | Baltimore Ravens | 17 | 10 | 17 | 289 | 202 | 87 | 1 | 19 | 335 | 210 | 125 | 3 | -5.08 | 16.12 | -3.84 | ||
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| 7 | Sun | October 22 | 4:05PM ET | boxscore | W | 4-2 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 17 | 17 | 300 | 214 | 86 | 19 | 354 | 219 | 135 | 1 | 4.14 | -3.06 | 6.47 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 29 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | L | 4-3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 10 | 20 | 17 | 261 | 191 | 70 | 2 | 20 | 377 | 271 | 106 | 3 | -3.68 | 2.59 | -2.01 | ||
| 9 | Thu | November 2 | 8:15PM ET | boxscore | W | 5-3 | Tennessee Titans | 20 | 16 | 22 | 326 | 160 | 166 | 23 | 340 | 235 | 105 | 1 | 10.92 | -3.61 | -3.77 | |||
| 10 | Sun | November 12 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | W | 6-3 | Green Bay Packers | 23 | 19 | 21 | 324 | 119 | 205 | 17 | 399 | 283 | 116 | 2 | 7.06 | -8.81 | 3.18 | |||
| 11 | Sun | November 19 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | L | 6-4 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 10 | 13 | 12 | 249 | 77 | 172 | 20 | 259 | 163 | 96 | 1 | -6.04 | 6.18 | -1.74 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 26 | 1:00PM ET | boxscore | W | 7-4 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 10 | 22 | 421 | 268 | 153 | 1 | 10 | 222 | 197 | 25 | 1 | 4.32 | 6.04 | -3.05 |
Name any QB that would have done well in Canada's offense with what Tomlin wanted them doing? Hell....even Ben was restricted until 4th quarter and he sid his own thing.
A broken down Ben threw for 22 TDs in his final year, 9 more than Pickett threw for in 2 years. As bad as Canada was, it didn't excuse Pickett from running himself into pressure or missing open receivers.
Again...Ben scrapped Canada's O and Tomlin's direction and did his own thing late in games. Seven fourth quarter come from behind wins that year. Players stated Ben was drawing up plays in the huddle. Using plays from prior years. Ben was Vet though. Picket followed orders. Ran the plays he was told the way he was told to run them. Now I am speculating here but I would say if picket was in an offense that let him open it up he would of had a bit more TD's. He was a good boy though. Did what his couches told him to do. Throw short and do not turn the ball over. All I am saying is under different direction Pickett most likely would have faired better stat wise. Nothing more.
Again, I get some of this, but Pickett missed simple plays. Rudolph looked like a Pro Bowler the second he stepped into the starting lineup by comparison. Pickett's receivers were showing frustration and sulking since their QB couldn't get them the ball. His coaches told him to do a lot of things, but they didn't tell him to miss the simple plays. A different groups of coaches would've helped, but Pickett did very little to overcome his own faults.
Lol.....you mean right after Canada was fired and the offense went more aggressive(until or playoff game)? Kind of my point. And ALL QBs miss the easy ones. Rudolph has plenty of his own that is for sure. Smh
Watch Pickett. Most of the time he didn't even scan the left half of the field.
