Kenny Pickett to the Eagles

[theriver55]

Hours after quarterback Russell Wilson officially signed his contract with the Steelers, the team traded 2022 first-round pick Kenny Pickett to the Philadelphia Eagles, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Friday.

 

[carolinakid]

wow, i like Kenny here and seen him play live in college some

 

[theriver55]

Interesting move. Guess PITT must feel Wilson > Pickett. 3-5 years ago yeah but now not so sure about that.

 

[JDS]

Kenny Pickett needs to improve accuracy and decision-making, but I like his upside overall strange team to be traded to though.

 

[KVB]

Boy they were so sold on Pickett when they got him.

Thought he might never leave.

Kind of a surprise.

 

[BigJay]

Strange saga with Pickett in Pittsburgh.

First they spend a first round pick on him when they easily could have gotten him a round later (no other QB taken until the third round)

And then they give up on him in a very short period of time

 

[KVB]

Strange saga with Pickett in Pittsburgh.

First they spend a first round pick on him when they easily could have gotten him a round later (no other QB taken until the third round)

And then they give up on him in a very short period of time

Yeah, when they got him they were going to develop him. They had high hopes, especially locally.

Somebody lost their patience.

 

[JDS]

Strange saga with Pickett in Pittsburgh.

First they spend a first round pick on him when they easily could have gotten him a round later (no other QB taken until the third round)

And then they give up on him in a very short period of time

Dumb move, Wilson is washed up and he’s not the right piece to take them to any kind of success.

 

[BigJay]

Dumb move, Wilson is washed up and he’s not the right piece to take them to any kind of success.

I wonder if Tomlin had the Moneyball Billy Beane-David Justice talk with Russ “The Broncos are paying you not to play for them.”

Steelers only paying less than $2 mill of Russ’ contract

 

[BigJay]

Dumb move, Wilson is washed up and he’s not the right piece to take them to any kind of success.

And agree Steelers really started screwing this up years ago with no real post-Big Ben plan.

First they let Ben hang on too long. Then they had no realistic backup or draft choice to pick a replacement

 

[KVB]

And agree Steelers really started screwing this up years ago with no real post-Big Ben plan.

First they let Ben hang on too long. Then they had no realistic backup or draft choice to pick a replacement

So true, Pickett became their plan.

They already bailed on it.

 

[JDS]

I wonder if Tomlin had the Moneyball Billy Beane-David Justice talk with Russ “The Broncos are paying you not to play for them.”

Steelers only paying less than $2 mill of Russ’ contract

Yeah I didn’t realize he was that cheap for them lol, still shouldn’t have bailed on Pickett, Wilson could‘ve helped him develop possibly sitting behind him.

 

[KVB]

Yeah I didn’t realize he was that cheap for them lol, still shouldn’t have bailed on Pickett, Wilson could‘ve helped him develop possibly sitting behind him.

They must have some brilliant draft plan as Wilson is now the only QB.

The more we think it over, the weirder it gets.

 

[Archie]

will be tough for Steelers to replace the promise Pickett flashed in those 13 TD passes through 25 games.

large eyeroll

 

[KVB]

will be tough for Steelers to replace the promise Pickett flashed in those 13 TD passes through 25 games.

large eyeroll

I guess they'd seen enough and decided they can't develop that shit.

lol

 

[aikman.tr]

Russ has ZERO give a shit to listen to any coaching now that he be getting paid regardless if he plays or not. How long does his old lady stick around. Not going to be certain what city to call home for the foreseeable future. He still carrying the Seahawks failure on his shoulders

 

[BMR Genie]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1768711756405219344

 

[KVB]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1768711756405219344

LMAO

First it was all about Pickett staying in Pitt, where he played college and everyone loves him.

At least Philly isn't too far and there's still a story to make of it.

Welcome home, sort of, Pickett!

 

[djefferis]

Cannot figure Steelers out here.

So let’s say they are right - Wilson starts every game next year.

What’s the plan the following season ? Wilson again ?

Do they really think he can keep going 2 years and lead them ?

Great defense (that’s getting older by the day) and suspect offense with a guy playing cheap and hoping to prove he still belongs. Short term - I think it’s a smart move - but without a plan long term or when Wilson inevitably goes down - it’s not looking good for them especially in a competitive division.

Now is the time to grab Justin Fields or some other player who can both learn and contribute more than a year from now and be ready to play if needed mid season if it doesn’t work out.

 

[Archie]

Cannot figure Steelers out here.

So let’s say they are right - Wilson starts every game next year.

What’s the plan the following season ? Wilson again ?

Do they really think he can keep going 2 years and lead them ?

Great defense (that’s getting older by the day) and suspect offense with a guy playing cheap and hoping to prove he still belongs. Short term - I think it’s a smart move - but without a plan long term or when Wilson inevitably goes down - it’s not looking good for them especially in a competitive division.

Now is the time to grab Justin Fields or some other player who can both learn and contribute more than a year from now and be ready to play if needed mid season if it doesn’t work out.

you know there is a draft this year still, right?