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Picket’s Deep Ball

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Dusty1, Dec 4, 2022.

  1. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    That's what We called Him....Magnum PI. LoL
     
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  2. Formerscribe

    Formerscribe Well-Known Member

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    My mother, who didn't like football, was a Mark Malone fan. lol
     
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  3. MojaveDesertPghFan

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    Not only that but he could beat off defenders with the best of them. Throw in those finger tackles and he was a bona-fie triple threat. :cool:
     
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  4. Fe3CCity

    Fe3CCity Well-Known Member

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    Ahh deep.ball placement.

    So can he get deep and place it right. I think that may be a growing pain as some have suggested with speed,timing,etc.
     
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  5. METALMAN_68

    METALMAN_68 Well-Known Member

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    That's why I referenced the middle part of his career.
     
  6. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Him and Wallace set a Steelers record for deep passes. It might have even extended past the Steelers for a record but Im not certain on that.

    Towards the end of his career he couldn’t throw deep anymore with any accuracy but in the early part of his career he was good at it.
     
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  7. winggin

    winggin Well-Blitzed Member

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    [​IMG] The smile says all you need to know.
     
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  8. Madmike77

    Madmike77 Well-Known Member

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    I think it’s more an issue of him being overly worried about turnovers and not having complete faith in his WRs. If you miss high, the pass sails and there’s a decent chance it’s an INT. If you throw low it’s in the dirt. Hopefully the dirt throws go away as he gains more confidence and worries less about INTs.
     
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  9. Busman

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    yeah but who were they in?
     
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  10. Busman

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    Just read a bit about DJ talking about how GP needs to keep himself in check against the Ravens and not allow them to trash talk him and rattle him. He pretty much displayed on TV he can lose his cool. So at least DJ is talking to him and keeping the rook in check. Everyone wants GP to be successful so if he fails to be elite its totally on him.
     
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  11. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    I’d agree if you were actually correct

    Good Ben had a great deep ball

    Bad Ben threw overthrew the receiver and gave up interceptions

    Good Ben retired years ago

    Bad Ben retired at the end of last season
     
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  12. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    Just an old sweet song
    Keeps Georgia on my mind

    -Ray Charles
     
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  13. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    My mother a die hard fan was a season ticket holder for over 40 years

    And had no idea what the rules were

    Love you mom
     
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  14. waywardson

    waywardson Well-Known Member

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    More pickens!! Kids a baller, let him shine!
     
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  15. mikeyg

    mikeyg Well-Known Member

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    we will agree to disagree. He did not have a great deep ball early, w Randle El, Hines and Plax, nor with Santonio Holmes. With Wallace, for a few years, he chucked it long and Wallace ran under and grabbed it - for 3 or 4 years. and A Brown was a a flyer - he was a great receiver, but not a deep threat flyer. No one (other than Steeler homer fans) will call Ben a great deep ball thrower- no one. He made GREAT PLAYS, but not b/c he threw a great deep ball.
     
  16. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    Wrong. The Man led the league, or was in top 5 almost every year with air yards until He got old. Not yards after the catch.... How would someone with a terrible deep ball do this????:shrug:
     
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  17. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    Oh

    Now I see the smile ;)
     
  18. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    Agree to disagree :thumbs_up:
     
  19. Steel_Elvis

    Steel_Elvis Staff Member Mod Team

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    Watching All 22 film, I have seen a few times where Pickett seemed to wait and extra beat before throwing the deep ball, and that has allowed the safety to affect the play. I’ve seen him do that throwing to both Pickens and DJ in the past few weeks. He needs to identify the matchup sooner and rip it. That should come with time and reps.

    On the other subject, I thought Ben had a good, but not consistently great deep ball. Where I thought Ben was even better was zipping in a 20 yard dig route, which takes even more arm strength than a 60 yard lollipop. He used to be money hitting AB on those.
     
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