U mad, bro?: Kenny Pickett has been traded. That has Steelers (and Pitt) fans all up in their feelings
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On Friday, the Steelers traded a local college hero who just happened to previously be the starting quarterback. So you knew that there were going to be extreme reactions to the news.
Even if that is what the player asked them to do.
We redefine March “madness” with an all-Kenny Pickett edition of “U mad, bro?”
Let’s come in hot with a message from Matthew. He obviously thinks the Steelers handled Kenny Pickett’s stay in Pittsburgh poorly.
“Good for KP! He had to get out of Pittsburgh! The media are clowns and toxic! I’m going to love it when Wilson (stinks)!!”
Well, that’s a good point. Because if Pickett can’t handle toxic media (and fans), the best place for him to go is probably Philadelphia.
Mort doesn’t seem happy with the return from Philadelphia in the Kenny Pickett trade.
“Can you explain or justify why the Steelers received ‘so little’ in the Kenny Pickett Trade/Give Away?”
Yes, Mort. I can explain it by saying, Pickett wasn’t very good here. I can justify it by assuming that the Eagles have seen him play.
This person doesn’t seem to be upset that Pickett is leaving.
Kenny when there is slight pressure in the pocket pic.twitter.com/NSQoTd1AZ2
— KickSmark My Heart (@TP7187) March 15, 2024
Can the Eagles still tush-push a quarterback who only tries to escape to the left on every play?
I had a problem with Omar Khan advancing his “we have full faith in Kenny Pickett” baloney at the NFL Combine. This guy doesn’t.
You ask silly questions, you get these types of answers. They are not all like JR and just hand it out
— Shawn T (@stag121565) March 15, 2024
Shawn, you are kinda proving my point, aren’t you? Jim Rutherford was brutally honest with the media on player-related matters and won three Stanley Cups in his career.
So, why do winning and telling the truth have to be mutually exclusive for coaches and sports executives?
And if they don’t want to tell the whole truth, that’s fine. They just don’t have to go out of their way to lie. If they do, though, you shouldn’t be surprised when people in my position call them out for it.
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Let’s get to a social media exchange that I had with a Pitt fan about how Pickett was traded away.
Pathetic and Pittsburgh media @MarkKaboly @KDPomp @RichieWalsh @TimBenzPGH @ASaunders_PGH @dlolley_pgh @Dejan_Kovacevic needs to call @CoachTomlin out the @steelers should be better than this!
— PantherPride (@Panther49547104) March 16, 2024
To be clear, you’re mad … that Pickett is mad … because he only wanted to compete with someone if he was the one that got the leg up to start?
You are smarter than that Tim. Tomlin hasn’t been good for over a decade his personnel decisions stink, his game day coaching stinks, his player development has stunk, and the media caters to his every whim
— PantherPride (@Panther49547104) March 16, 2024
Well, I can’t disagree with a lot of that. But that doesn’t mean it would have been wise to keep Pickett as the starter, especially if he no longer wanted to be here or was unwilling to have a serious competition for the job.
Finally, here is an email I got from “Hollywood6.”
“Prediction the Steelers under Wilson will have a 9-6 season.”
Like you, Hollywood, I am also a bit dubious of how good Russell Wilson is going to be.
That said, however good or bad Wilson is, I can guarantee you the Steelers won’t finish 9-6 this year … since the NFL has a 17-game schedule.
Unless, of course, the Steelers are 9-6 after 15 games and they just forfeit the last two since they will have already clinched yet another non-losing season for Mike Tomlin.
And, really, isn’t that all that truly matters anymore?