Pickett is young and insecure about his position with the team. Most people in that situation do EXACTLY as they are told, so as to more likely cement their position. The “phuq it”, ill do what I want, rarely results in a positive outcome. There by reducing your security even more. KP is doing what is his primary direction, do not turn over the ball.
I used to have these same discussions with my son throughout his athletic endeavors before going to college. I coached him in baseball for 10 years, and he played baseball completely different then he did football and basketball. In baseball, we had a game plan every day, but I encouraged him to do what he felt was needed to win. His basketball/football coach was the same person For years, and was a “my way or the highway” coach. They were immediately replaced if they did not follow his directions 150%. As a senior he made the State all-star game, and had a completely different coach. They spent a week “practicing” against the other team. The results were incredible. He played Safety and returner. He had 3 INT’s, one returned for TD and a TD on both kickoff and punt Returns. It was amazing to see, and even better to hear all the community members question our HS coach about how he used my son.
KP just needs to feel more secure in his position and play free. Will he be the next franchise HOF QB for the Steelers? Odds are no, but with him playing scared to turn the ball over he will fail. That is all on Tomlin. A good leader would show him this.
