Coach T had this to say: “Certainly. We’re gonna need more, particularly as this road narrows, but guys like Kenny and myself, we’re measured by wins and losses. He and I talk about that often and openly. We know what our jobs are. Our jobs are to win. And so that’s where we are, that’s where our focus is. I love the fact that he embraces that.”
Will this be the added juice necessary to help Kenny unleash his inner first round pick a little more? Or a nothing burger?
Right now Pickett is playing not to lose which is very very different than playing to win. He doesn’t want to be the reason the Steelers lose so he’s concentrating on not making turnovers and being careful with the ball. Todays NFL star QB’s are gunslingers who make turnovers but also redeem themselves with great plays. I swear we used to sit back and wait for Bradshaw to throw his interceptions because we knew there were going to be great throws coming for TD’s. Pickett’s got to get that win at all cost attitude like he had in college. Defenses can sense when a QB is apprehensive about slinging the ball around and they start to crowd receivers and knock them off their routes early. One or two long pass plays a game just don’t cut it in this league anymore. I don’t know who or what’s in head but it’s time to stop relying on the defense and Ho out and take the game over. Win by a couple of touchdowns, destroy a team or two, scare the shit out of opposing team’s defenses. Let it rip Kenny.
Let Kenny call the plays and make adjustments as needed. When he audibles he’s successful.
Tomlin answers this way every time they ask him if he expects more, from any player really.
I take this quote more of Tomlin saying “Our job is to win, I don’t care what they’re saying out there. I gave you a job to do in this game and the win is indicative of that”
I think they know they’re going to get scrutinized but it’s important to not care. At the end of the day we don’t know what the game plan was, we can guess, but we don’t know. And Tomlin and Kenny don’t care. They just want to win
“We’re not going to apologize for winning”
This isn’t a defense of Kenny, but I do wonder if at some point they over-emphasized avoiding turnovers to the point that he avoids big-plays that are open in favor of the flat or check-downs out of an over-abundance of caution.
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