Colbert defends selecting Pickett

Colbert was drafting a QB come hell or high water. It was dumb but on brand for the Steelers to let him do it.

Pickett was a scouting failure of the first magnitude. I could see that he wasn’t an NFL caliber QB. And I’m an idiot.

Hiw the Steelers missed it is the story I’d love to know. I gotta figure someone with the word “scout” in their job description said KP sucks. How and why that voice got drowned out would be the tale to report.

 

Being from Pittsburgh and somewhat of a Pitt fan I certainly hold no bias. (Contrary to the lies of the dyslexic dimwit)

So I thought about this more just to be fair and objective as always.

At the rate KP is going he might play for every team in the NFL.

Now that is competitive.

I wish Pitt/PSU played every year but Pitt blew that opportunity and have suffered for it ever since. Somewhat recently PSU made a generous offer of 2 games to 1. Pitt should accept this like other teams of their status. They are not a major program that has any negotiating room. They are kind of like Akron or Youngstown. I see poorly thought denials coming. Facts are challenging.

Go Carnegie Tech

 

Marino would throw AT LEAST TWO INTERCEPTIONS in every big game he played in.

Marino choked in big games: stats don't lie:
'83 playoff team vs Seattle 2 Ints 77.6 QBR
'84 SB vs SF 2 ints 66.9 QBR
'85 vs NE at home 2 ints 54.9 QBR
'90 vs Buffalo 2 ints 72.1 QBR
'92 vs Buffalo at home 2 ints 56.5 QBR
1995 vs Buffalo 3 ints 63.4 QBR
1997 vs NE 2 ints 29.3 QBR!
1998 vs Denv 2 ints 65.5 QBR
1999 vs Jax 2 ints 34.6 QBR!

Two-interception Marino was a big game choking turnover machine!

In the regular season, he was good enough to beat the '85 Bears. However, in the post-season, he couldn't beat the '85 Patriots - at home - in Miami - and was badly outplayed by the "great" Tony Eason. No defense? He was drafted by a team that was just in the Super Bowl. Do you think David Woodley's passing got them there or was it the Killer B's defense? David Woodley led the Dolphins to as many Super Bowls as Dan Marino in FAR FEWER SEASONS.

Marino even choked at Pitt when he had what Bobby Bowden called the greatest college football team he ever saw. So it wasn't he had no defense, he had no running backs, he had no OL. He had it all at times and still choked but nobody blames Teflon Dan.

 

Pickett has had the opportunity now with how many other franchises???? And he's still a career backup at best. Spare me the excuses as to why he didn't succeed here.

 

Nothing wrong with trying to find a QB in your last draft at 20. Its not like we have hit on a ton of first rounders these last few years. Isn’t Watt the only 5th year option in the last 6 or 7 years?

Probably should’ve drafted Willis since Tomlin was “in love” with him in a later round but I doubt he would’ve had patience with him as well.

The desperation to win a playoff game led to some decisions.

 

Good luck with that

 

How many of those interceptions was because he had to play catch up because they were behind by a lot in the second half because of the poor dolphins defense?



The other 4 QBs in this list was in a era where the rules was very favorable for the offense

 

Marino pick closely mirrored the Aaron Rodgers pick than anything else. Steelers picking Ben Roethlisberger was the make up for passing on Dan Marino, so the Steelers covered that somewhat.

The Dan Marino pick had more to do with attitude and off the field rumors. Rodgers had an arrogance about him that kept teams away the same way.

The Dan Marino miss was the greatest mistake in Steelers history. Without a doubt. Chuck Noll might have won a couple more titles before he retired and Bill Cowher would have definitely started winning titles before he did. Too bad it didn't happen.

 

There are many varieties of variables in an interception play of football.

 

The only one we've drafted. We also gave Minkah the option.

The rules changed to make the 5th year option guaranteed money (after year 3, so 2 years out). I think it also significantly increased how much they get for the 5th year option.

My guess is that rates of accepting options is down league wide.

But Colbert certainly drafted poorly in the 1st after Watt.

Hopefully new-Troy is good enough to get the option. Would be nice to end our horrible run of 1st round picks.

 

Insane how they do in all honestly.

If he is such a competitor, Pickett would have welcomed the challenge. He didn't and it backfired on him completely.

 

One can’t help but think if he didn’t run and had some balls where he would be today

But he killed any chance of starting anywhere unless injury

 

He played the off season just like he played in games, i.e. left the pocket even when there was no pressure.

 

GEEZZZZ!!!!!!!!
Thank You.
We've seen other players put in way worse situations, including Qbs , and come out good later on other teams. He's on his 5th team. Stop trying to blame anyone other than Kenny Pickett.

 

If Pickett had come out a year later, he would have been the 4th or 5th best QB and…where the Steelers pick….the Steelers decision still would have been Pickett or not.

 

He wasn’t going to start over Hurts but he did clinch the NFC East with a win in his only start in Philly. Even got some snaps in a SB.. lol.

Newsflash, no one has succeeded in Pittsburgh at QB since Ben retired.

Mason
Russell
Fields
Trubisky
Rodgers

why does everyone act like Kenny set us back 5 years from winning more than 9 or 10 games and a playoff win?

 

He would be on another team, just a year later.

It was over for Kenny when we brought in Wilson. Why is that so hard to admit.

No team is saying “wow, Kenny stayed one more year and competed with Wilson, he’s a fighter!”

 

Of course, he does, but I think that was a terrible offensive design for a rookie, and even worse for his second season. They refused to trust him, surrounded him with a horrid offensive line, including a center who struggled to make an accurate shotgun snap, and a terribly-designed scheme created by a coordinator who shouldn't be trusted with a high school team. They took a quarterback who did most of his damage in college throwing over the middle and told him to avoid throwing over the middle. The rare times they did cut him loose, we saw fourth-quarter Kenny, which is what got people excited about the guy going into his second season.

Sure, he struggled with turnovers his first few games as a pro. That's the problem. Rather than live with the growing pains, they stifled him. I don't think he would have worked out anyway, in part because he can't stay healthy, but the Steelers botched his time with the team in every way possible.

 

That was the worst job of bringing a QB as I've ever seen, Cleveland and the Jets are envious.
But most people don't know a QB from a Bus, so I've moved on.
Eventually, one will happen.

 

No, he wasn't going to start there, but he had an opportunity to show what he could do in a competent offense, but the injury short-circuited that.

 

That isn't really true, either, but some folks hae been fooled by Rudolph getting to play without Canada against three easy opponents.

At least your take, while inaccurate, has merit, unlike the two trolls taking dumps all over this thread.

 

Some folks just hate him for having worn the wrong uniform in college. You can't reason with them.

Edit: It is laughable that anyone could disagree with this.

 

The only QB with a losing record in Pittsburgh was Trubisky.

The Steelers won in spite of those QBs, not because of them. That is a sign that you don't want them around long term.

 

It's not like they were the only ones out there who thought he was an NFL quarterback, despite the false claims of many folks on here.

 

"Kenny Pickett is the most pro-ready QB in this draft class.....

..... this is one of the weakest QB classes in a decade."