Would Trade Pickett …

I don’t if Mason is totally the Answer at QB but if he is would you trade away Kenny Pickett to another team if he no longer wants to be playing for the Steelers?

 

Nobody would want pickett

 

Every team needs a viable backup, so unless we find a good qb in the draft, you keep Pickett and Rudolph....
Maybe we can somehow find someone fool enough to give us a day 3 pick for Mitch

 

Don’t say No One would want him… We took a chance on Mitch Tribusky!

 

Vikings Bears Patriots

 

If Mason was available all last off season and no one others than the Steelers were interested, even for a backup. I can’t imagine anyone would be interested in KFP, particularly if by making him trade bait, the Steelers make it loud and clear that they’ve given up on him.

Could he fetch a 5th round pick? I doubt it could be much more.

 

Pickett is under a rookie deal so he costs very little. Unless he became a cancer in the locker room but I doubt he would.

Mason really has not proved anything yet. He just played against two of the worse defenses in the league.

 

Here is the question, if Mason gets crushed next week, plays poorly several picks etc, then what? Sign him as a backup, if you can, and then have a clear REAL competition in camp. But what does that even mean anymore, do they even really run pads, the preseason is a joke so how do you really have a competition to figure it out? It really comes down to game film and real performance. The Steelers are in a big pickle here. Do they move on from KP and just go a season with Mason and draft a future replacement if one is available? This is big time left or right decision that impacts the next decade possibly!!

 

well seeing how we have no guarantee Mason will even be here, and with so many 'quality' guys entering the draft this year, I doubt you get much interest in KP. Seeing how he is not costing you much, you keep him and see what he does with a new OC, perhaps better line. I would definitely try and keep MR, but bring in competition from an experienced vet anyway, because we will need it. Just for posterity, this just showed up on my YT shorts, Mason had his moments, just saying...

https://youtube.com/shorts/I0_o84W4764?si=UW1o8hZSE4OPQPAq

 

I have been one of the few for the last 2 years saying Mason was the best Qb on the team. ..., but We don't know for a fact what KFP will turn out to be. You still have Him for 2 years on the cheap. So you keep him. You just have a real Qb competition this year , and if He actually wins it....great....if He doesn't....We,still need a backup.

 

SMH

 

Nobody would trade for Pickett. Assumed that was understood

 

Pickett is cheap... and on his rookie deal with 3 years remaining, including optional 5th year. Steelers are not moving off from him.

Steelers should attempt to keep Rudolph and draft a QB for 3rd string.

 

No way. We invested two years of starting in Pickett. He stays, he is on rookie contract and we have 5th year option available.
Not right now, stock is low and we are way too invested. Unless there are locker issues.

 

I know many here are in a rush to move on from Pickett, but the Steeler organization obviously isn't convinced they've seen his best football. He'll be back. I think they'll let Mitch walk. If they don't, they are wasting money. And they'll try to retain Rudolph probably regardless of what happens the rest of this season. Then I'm assuming they'll bring in another veteran.

 

And another thing... how do you properly evaluate Pickett with Canada as OC? Let's see how Pickett does with a new OC in '24.

 

He has little to no value right now. Better off letting him play out his rookie contract and hoping he develops into something than getting rid of him now for nothing. It's not like his contract is a burden.

 

Regardless of how Mason does against the Ravens, he has proven he has command of the offense and the players rallied around him and his leadership. I say resign Mason as the starter and it’s his job to lose going into camp next year.

 

Take a deep breath:

next year will be Rudolph 1, pickett 2, mcsorely 3 and we draft corner, Safety and o-line in early rounds

 

I know many have claimed they say enough of Mason to move on from him. I still argue that he played well prior to the knockout concussion and was not given a fair chance afterwards. Did you ever stop to think Mason has made the leap everyone was expecting Kenny to make this year but unfortunately has not?

 

I'm definitely not against this plan. If what Kaboly and Madden are reporting is true, then I'm really questioning Pickett as a leader and team player. I understand he's a competitor and wants to compete, but refusing to be the backup is a tad bit strange.

 

I do think someone will make a late pick for mitch.

And I agree exactly you don't trade the backup Pickett. Specially with him fresh. We seen 2019 vs 2023 Mason looks crazy different. Maybe Pickett develops behind Mason for a few years.

 

Somebody took AB, Claypool, Bush and Kendrick Green....

 

Exactly!

 

Just think if the Steelers would have given up and traded Bradshaw back when he stunk to high heaven. Some of y’all are just way too quick to pull the plug.