Simon Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39739644/sources-steelers-trading-qb-kenny-pickett-eagles 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Smart move by the Steelers. Pull the plug now; draft a guy like a Penix to groom Behind Wilson. 7 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maynard Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Interesting! Guess there’s no competition for Wilson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheBrownBear Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I didn't watch the Steelers much at all last year. Was Pickett really that bad last year? I thought everyone viewed him pretty promisingly heading into 2023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Just now, TheBrownBear said: I didn't watch the Steelers much at all last year. Was Pickett really that bad last year? I thought everyone viewed him pretty promisingly heading into 2023. he was terrible. Their offensive scheme didn’t help. But he is basically going to be a middling backup. 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Don't understand this move from Eagles perspective? Only way it pays off is if Hurts misses seom time and Pickett looks good and then you trade him. All they did was lose draft position and gain nothing. What am I missing? 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 11 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: Smart move by the Steelers. Pull the plug now; draft a guy like a Penix to groom Behind Wilson. The anti bears approach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 minute ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: he was terrible. Their offensive scheme didn’t help. But he is basically going to be a middling backup. Agree. He is awful. Move makes total sense from Steelers perspective 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 8 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said: I didn't watch the Steelers much at all last year. Was Pickett really that bad last year? I thought everyone viewed him pretty promisingly heading into 2023. He was quite bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seventeen Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Never trust a QB who wears a glove on his throwing hand 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 6 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: Don't understand this move from Eagles perspective? Only way it pays off is if Hurts misses seom time and Pickett looks good and then you trade him. All they did was lose draft position and gain nothing. What am I missing? Whats there to get? They traded for a backup that recently was a 1st round pick. For essentially a 4th round pick. If they liked him coming out, there like him better than a QB option in the draft in the 4th round 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Just now, Captain Hindsight said: Whats there to get? They traded for a backup that recently was a 1st round pick. For essentially a 4th round pick. If they liked him coming out, there like him better than a QB option in the draft in the 4th round 3 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: Don't understand this move from Eagles perspective? Only way it pays off is if Hurts misses seom time and Pickett looks good and then you trade him. All they did was lose draft position and gain nothing. What am I missing? Agreed. This is utterly pointless by the eagles. Maybe they just think he is worth that much as a backup QB…. Which he is not. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonWaddams Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Let’s give the Steelers a big hand for this move… 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 7 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said: I didn't watch the Steelers much at all last year. Was Pickett really that bad last year? I thought everyone viewed him pretty promisingly heading into 2023. He was terrible … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 5 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: Don't understand this move from Eagles perspective? Only way it pays off is if Hurts misses seom time and Pickett looks good and then you trade him. All they did was lose draft position and gain nothing. What am I missing? I also don't get it. Just sign a QB off the trash heap. I do not understand giving up a 4th rounder for a backup QB when you can sign one without giving up any draft picks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 8 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: Agreed. This is utterly pointless by the eagles. Maybe they just think he is worth that much as a backup QB…. Which he is not. I'm not saying its a good move, Pickett is bad, but thats the thinking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 3 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said: Whats there to get? They traded for a backup that recently was a 1st round pick. For essentially a 4th round pick. If they liked him coming out, there like him better than a QB option in the draft in the 4th round They dropped 22 spots and now have a backup on a 1st round pick salary. Waste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 If you can’t beat out mason Rudolph… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I think it was @Royale with Cheese I was talking to when he was defending Tomlin for winning with a 3rd string QB and I said counting Pickett as their 1st string was a mistake and he would likely never play another down for them. Between the weak QB class, the team with a desperate need and the combination of injury and tentitative play there is a lot of EJ Manuel in the way this went down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 minute ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: They dropped 22 spots and now have a backup on a 1st round pick salary. Waste Maybe the Steelers retain some of his salary, but it still seems like a dumb move to me. 7 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said: Whats there to get? They traded for a backup that recently was a 1st round pick. For essentially a 4th round pick. If they liked him coming out, there like him better than a QB option in the draft in the 4th round If the Bills made this exact move, we would all hate it. At least I would. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverOutNick Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 15 minutes ago, Draconator said: Guess that helps my guarantee that 6 QBs will go in the first round 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 7 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: Don't understand this move from Eagles perspective? Only way it pays off is if Hurts misses seom time and Pickett looks good and then you trade him. All they did was lose draft position and gain nothing. What am I missing? *Raises hand from Eagleland* From the bits I have heard in local talk radio, there has been some concern about Jaylen Hurts' ability to stay healthy. He missed a bunch of games near the end of the regular season in their SB run and they are conjecturing whether the fall off at the end of 2023 was an unreported injury because the Eagles OC at the time (Brian Johnson) simply could not develop a blitz beater package so Hurts started taking a lot of hits. Plus, they were running Hurts a ton in goalline situations: he was tied with Josh for QB rushing TDs despite Josh having 10 pounds and 4 inches on him. Talk show hosts were considering trading for Justin Fields Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 8 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: Don't understand this move from Eagles perspective? Only way it pays off is if Hurts misses seom time and Pickett looks good and then you trade him. All they did was lose draft position and gain nothing. What am I missing? He is cheap. They are tight against the cap, only have one signed QB and Kenny Pickett won't cost much and has some experience playing in the league. Their 3rd was in the comp pick region anyway so it is basically trading back half a round for a backup QB. Not saying I'd have done it, but that is likely their reasoning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Not going to lie, when I first saw this I thought it meant Pickens, which would really be an insane move 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 the boy peaked during his preseason game against the Bills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffblue Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: Agree. He is awful. Move makes total sense from Steelers perspective True but I'm not a fan of the Russell Wilson bridge idea. Regardless, Pickett having 13(!) career TD's in 25 games is laughably bad so Russ can't be any worse Edited March 15 by buffblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Apparently there was some behind the scenes stuff with Pickett that rubbed the coaching staff the wrong way. What a terrible reach for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 15 minutes ago, Seventeen said: Never trust a QB who wears a glove on his throwing hand Yeah, same as never trust a fat chef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 14 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: They dropped 22 spots and now have a backup on a 1st round pick salary. Waste Most backups make more than what Pickett makes 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 15 minutes ago, MJS said: Maybe the Steelers retain some of his salary, but it still seems like a dumb move to me. I think his roster bonus should have triggered at the start of the league year in which case he will cost the Eagles about $900k this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 13 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: Apparently there was some behind the scenes stuff with Pickett that rubbed the coaching staff the wrong way. What a terrible reach for them. He was that drafts EJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Another horrible QB draft class. The only QB who has done anything was the last guy picked in the draft. 1st 2 QBs already traded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 21 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: I think it was @Royale with Cheese I was talking to when he was defending Tomlin for winning with a 3rd string QB and I said counting Pickett as their 1st string was a mistake and he would likely never play another down for them. Between the weak QB class, the team with a desperate need and the combination of injury and tentitative play there is a lot of EJ Manuel in the way this went down. Are you hitting on me? I do more ab work now FYI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Bills should inquire what it would take to get TJ Watt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Ain’t Kenny Pickett a country singer, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 4 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said: Another horrible QB draft class. The only QB who has done anything was the last guy picked in the draft. 1st 2 QBs already traded. Yeah. Good QB's only seem to come around every few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 3 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: Are you hitting on me? I do more ab work now FYI. Nudes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 It’s crazy to me that Pickett is actually a couple months older than Jalen Hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 The Steelers no longer all 3 QBs that started for them in 2023. Talk about an overhaul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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