Steelers' Offensive Issues: What's Next for Kenny Pickett?
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00:00 Things are really bad in Pittsburgh offensively right now. Still a 2-2 football team. 0-2 straight up as a favorite. 2-0 straight up when booked as an underdog.
00:14 Donnie, an update first. Kenny Pickett is expected to practice this week before their game against Baltimore.
00:20 But it is interesting because they do have a bye next week, week number 6, so there might be a thought that Kenny Pickett is on the sideline this week if he's not 100% or 90% or whatever he would need to clear in that threshold to play against the Ravens.
00:37 Donnie, what do you think the Steelers do with Kenny Pickett, knowing the offensive struggles, knowing a divisional game is on the horizon, and a bye week is the week following?
00:47 It doesn't make sense to play Kenny Pickett. And also, Ben, we're not talking about, "Oh, that Kenny Pickett, 10 touchdown passes, no interceptions, who's on fire, might play playing for an MVP."
00:56 That's not Kenny Pickett this year. Four touchdown passes, four interceptions, only 800 yards passing. What are we giving up here?
01:02 And also, if you're going to be hamstrung back there, and again, it's just the use of words, with a knee injury, come on, man.
01:08 Mitchell Trubisky can roll around and make some plays in the pocket and do exactly what Kenny Pickett was doing.
01:12 Settle him down, let him get healthy, get him used to bye, you'll start him right after the bye. It's not a big deal.
01:17 If I was the Steelers, I'm playing Trubisky, not because he's a great quarterback, but at least he gives you some options and can be mobile, and it's not a Joe Burrows situation.
01:24 It's like, "Hey, Joe doesn't look right," but keep sending him out there, people.
01:27 [Music]