“I severely, in my opinion, underestimated Kenny.":Roethlisberger said sky is the limit for Kenny

I think Tommy Maddox said the same thing about Ben.

 

Don't jinx him Ben.

 

Did Ben previously say something publicly about thinking Kenny had limited potential? I don’t remember seeing anything like that but haven’t been following him.

 

No...he further explained he thought it only and didnt say it.

 

Ben did what we all do, judge a guy after a handful of NFL games.

 

I was watching that clip yesterday morning, early.
Ben is right for saying what he says and I have nothing else..
Ben is a Tic-Tok guy now, I am fine with his show.

 

I am a KP fan, I am withholding my judgement for some time until
I see him consistently play at a high level week in week out and show
his leadership skills week in and week out. Let's revisit this in a couple years.
I love what I see presently.

 

I think the leadership has been there all along, at least as much as it can be for a rookie. The team seemed to respond to him immediately. His decision-making has gotten a lot better. My question is if the coaches are keeping him reigned in or if he is doing that to himself.

 

all that I had read from Ben was very positive, so this is news to me too

 

I hadn't heard anything negative from him, either. I think the point was that he initially thought of Pickett as good, but limited, and now he thinks there is more potential there than he had realized.

 

Ben never said he thought poorly of Kenny. It was just how he framed it. He explained that you expect to see growth in the 2nd and 3rd years (Look at Josh Allen). Given that expectation we are seeing some growth from Kenny that he wasn’t expecting.

Bottom line, Ben was paying him a compliment and the headlines tried to create drama, to be believed by the folks who don’t watch his Channel7.

 

I don't think it was the growth that surprised him, though he did comment on that as a positive. I think he was surprised by Pickett's talent. He talked about how Pickett throws the ball better and that he is a better runner than he had expected. I think he is far from alone in that. Many people on and off this site still think of Pickett as a guy with a low ceiling. Roethlisberger seemed to be saying he thought that way, too, but now he sees that Pickett has more upside than he expected.

 

This is why you have to see a full body of work and not a portion here or there to judge, either way, good or bad. Lots of media knuckleheads throwing out judgements which are usually wrong and are not accountable for making any of them. Still, they have followers I guess as some want others to do the thinking for them. Just look at their weekly projections and that is all you need to see to prove that they can't guess better than anyone else. People are finicky so let's hope KP doesn't throw 3 picks and we lose as we'll be right back where we were mid-season with talk about KP"s future. JMO>

 

Listening all year to different broadcasts the comments generally are sometime in the 2nd year you really start to see a new QB get a command of the game. We see the growth, he has the team with him, like you this is what I want to see next year. Some of this is personal growth..which I believe his love and passion for the game will help him, but the rest is how the organization moves to help him in that growth. There are some pretty good core players around him, now will they provide a system that can use these talents to sustain drives and put TD's on the board.

 

I like what I'm seeing from Kenny. But, I need to see, a complete and dominating lead offense ... for this last game. Give them a preview of next season!

 

In some ways KP is the opposite of a young Ben who had arm talent and size which was obvious very early, but completely lacked leadership. Of course Ben was 21 and KP is 24 so that may okay a part in the difference in maturity.

 

Trevor Lawrence reportedly had the highest character and leadership grades any scout had ever given since Andrew Luck. For me personally, even at the QB position, age does not factor into maturity. Hell, CJ Stroud will be 21 and there have been very few concerns about his character.

 

I think Ben's comments are fine and people that didn't actually see him say it and are simply reading it are making more out of it is than should be. Ben is tipping his cap.

 

This. I watched it....So I agree

 

That's where I am as well. The article I read had the tone that Ben is complimentary NOW, so he must have had his doubts before. I never heard that from Ben. Truth is that Pitt fans undoubtedly saw KP play much more than Ben and had a better idea of what he brought. Ben had to wait and see.

 

There was no reason for Ben to talk about his previous opinion if he hadn't shared it before. Little bit of "the look at me" in there as usual. But these guys need to fill airtime.

 

I love the potential I see in pickett. The game isn't too big for him. The pressure isn't too much for him. He has all the tools. It's just whether he can put it all together. Time will tell if coaching is holding him back or if he's going to be a guy that flashes but can't consistently put up points.

 

I agree I think he’ll continue to surprise but Canada gonna have to go