Steelers' Kenny Pickett Expects To Play vs. Ravens
Pittsburgh Steelers' QB Kenny Pickett expects to be "ready to go" against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
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00:00 >> Kenny, how are you feeling?
00:01 >> Good, good, be ready to go by Sunday.
00:02 >> Were you worried at all that it was gonna be worse than what it was?
00:07 >> A little bit from what the doctors were saying.
00:09 They were worried about, but got lucky that it was what it was.
00:12 And pushing to go Sunday.
00:14 >> You have any limitations at all?
00:16 >> No, I think by Sunday I'll be good.
00:17 >> The knee brace that you have on, is that just for practice?
00:19 Are you wearing that around all the time?
00:21 >> Just for practice.
00:23 >> You're gonna have to wear it in the game.
00:24 Could you wear it in the game?
00:25 >> It depends how the week goes and how I feel Sunday and if I need to or not.
00:28 >> How did things feel today out there?
00:30 I mean, you said you're trying to go Sunday, but just how'd the knee feel?
00:34 How's it felt in the 48 hours or so since the game?
00:37 >> Yeah, it feels good.
00:39 I'm confident with the plan that we have.
00:40 By Sunday I'll feel a lot better and be good to go.
00:43 >> How did that impact your preparation as far as how you review yourself after a game
00:47 and get ready for the next one?
00:49 >> In terms of- >> Did it slow down anything,
00:51 the recovery work that you had to do from studying what you've done and
00:55 what you have to do this week?
00:56 >> I think it just adds on, you add on the rehab stuff that you have to do after and
01:00 that's pretty much it.
01:01 >> Did you take the same amount of snaps you normally would on a Wednesday or
01:04 did you take a little over?
01:06 >> I took what I needed to take in terms of what they were telling me,
01:09 the doctors and the trainers we have here.
01:11 And as we go through the week, it'll probably go based off of what they say.
01:14 >> Kenny, Mike mentioned the physicality was missing,
01:16 we're laughing at times in the game against Houston.
01:19 What did you notice in some of those things, especially on the defensive side?
01:22 >> I always just look at execution based and all 11 guys on offense need to do our
01:26 jobs in order for us to be successful.
01:29 So that's something we gotta continue to push for.
01:30 >> He talked with us about, as he put it, fluidity of decision making.
01:35 We'll see more of that from you.
01:37 Have you guys talked about that and what do you think it means by that?
01:39 >> Yeah, just continue to push and get the ball out and guys run their routes.
01:43 I gotta put the ball on them accurately and move the offense that way.
01:46 >> When you look at, when you review the tape, you see the fourth and
01:50 one play obviously where you got hurt.
01:52 What would you have done differently after watching it and reviewing it?
01:58 >> Get back to Calvin possibly faster is from watching it.
02:02 We wanted to take a look at the front side and get to the back side.
02:06 I tried to extend my legs and make a play, just didn't work out.
02:09 >> Kenny, do you feel like you need to change up anything, maybe not personally,
02:12 but just offensively for you guys to get back to being able to execute?
02:17 >> I wouldn't say change up, it needs to be a full focus from everybody.
02:21 It seems like that one or two plays here and there, we set ourselves behind the
02:24 chains, or it's a penalty, or some kind of negative play.
02:27 When we get moving, we set ourselves back, we gotta continue to eliminate those.