KP was not ready to play

[Deebo]

Well that is good to hear! Almost like the Kordell rumors!

Maybe I will go to the game this weekend now.

Maybe Steeler Fury was the source of all this reporting!

Phunny, I had a post ready to submit saying exactly this in the thread where the dog piling on Pickett was in full force, but decided to delete it, because didn't think it was worth the discussion with those who were all in on Madden's silly tweet. They wouldn't have budged from their POV anyway.

Anything Madden says about Pickett has to be taken with a grain of salt. He has a massive hard-on for Kenny, and spews his venom constantly. Since many people hate-listen to Madden, he knows that picking on Pickett gets him the ratings he craves. He’s very good at playing the heel and stirring the pot, and he knows the Steelers drive his ratings.

If Pickett becomes a success, Madden will be the first to fellate him on his radio show and claim he’s always been a supporter and always knew he’d be a winner, even when others were putting him down and criticizing his play. It’s how Madden rolls. He flip-flops constantly.

This 100X

Anything that Madden says about KP should be taken with a HUGE grain of salt. He hates him for some reason. Probably wouldn't come on his show or some nonsense

[tbsteel]

Madden wasn't the only one who was reporting it.

https://steelersnow.com/kenny-pickett-r ... -seahawks/

https://twitter.com/ZacharySmithPGH/sta ... 3002635563

[jmacinwbp]

Madden wasn't the only one who was reporting it.

https://steelersnow.com/kenny-pickett-r ... -seahawks/

https://twitter.com/ZacharySmithPGH/sta ... 3002635563

The first link only says "confirmed by a source", then simply refers to Madden's clickbait x/tweet, the other doesn't even specify if his "source" provided reliable Steelers information previously. Is that guy even recognized as someone who has been able to get an important scoop like this before? I really never heard of him before, but that doesn't mean anything.

I'd believe these two more, no doubt from either of them:

https://steelersdepot.com/2024/01/wh ... pickett/

And the originally linked to story from D. Lolly.

[tbsteel]

The first link only says "confirmed by a source",

Yeah, that's sort of how reporting and developing sources works.

[jmacinwbp]

The first link only says "confirmed by a source",

Yeah, that's sort of how reporting and developing sources works.

Ok, keep kidding yourself, both are much more reliable sources then everything else out there refuting it. Not too mention no history what so ever to back attitude like this up from Pickett, like I said before about the Pickett hate, real bizzaro world stuff. Just stick with the stats if that's your sort of thing, and you want to dislike him, more than enough meat there.

[K_C_]

Phunny, I had a post ready to submit saying exactly this in the thread where the dog piling on Pickett was in full force, but decided to delete it, because didn't think it was worth the discussion with those who were all in on Madden's silly tweet. They wouldn't have budged from their POV anyway.

Anything Madden says about Pickett has to be taken with a grain of salt. He has a massive hard-on for Kenny, and spews his venom constantly. Since many people hate-listen to Madden, he knows that picking on Pickett gets him the ratings he craves. He’s very good at playing the heel and stirring the pot, and he knows the Steelers drive his ratings.

If Pickett becomes a success, Madden will be the first to fellate him on his radio show and claim he’s always been a supporter and always knew he’d be a winner, even when others were putting him down and criticizing his play. It’s how Madden rolls. He flip-flops constantly.

This 100X

Anything that Madden says about KP should be taken with a HUGE grain of salt. He hates him for some reason. Probably wouldn't come on his show or some nonsense

Madden hates anybody.

Madden slammed Ben plenty.

If you aren't winning Super Bowls, Madden hates you.

Basically, Madden hates you if you play for the Steelers, but that's his schtick. He's the Benji Bronk of sports reporters.

[tbsteel]

FWIW, I follow a guy who has a pretty good source within the organization that has gotten good info in the past. For example, before the '21 draft he knew the Steelers were huge on Kendrick Green, and that they had Najee ranked as a top 5 player in the draft. Before the '22 draft he knew we had Demarvin Leal and George Pickens rated as first rounders, and that Pickett was their top rated QB when everyone pre-draft thought we were locked in on Malik Willis. Before the draft this season he said that Broderick Jones was their crush and they were considering moving up to get him. I'm not giving out his info because I don't want his stuff out all over the net.

Re: this KP situation, he's heard it's not accurate. So I tend to believe it was some miscommunication/misunderstanding and that Pickett didn't actually refuse to serve as the emergency QB.

Some other tidbits for you all to chew on/make of it what you will:

*I've posted it on here before, but while KP was the top QB on their board, they did not have him rated as a first rounder.

*Rooney, as you can imagine, inserts himself quite a bit. He was the primary reason we went QB in the first round in 2022.

*Tomlin reportedly wanted to bench KP rather than fire Canada initially, but Rooney stepped in and pulled the plug on Canada. Not too surprising.

*The reason I think we may be the team that trades for Fields: in 2021 we had a deal in place with the Chargers to trade up and draft Fields had he fallen to 13. The Bears took him at 11.

[955876]

they had Najee ranked as a top 5 player in the draft

If true there is a major problem with our scouting.

[jmacinwbp]

FWIW, I follow a guy who has a pretty good source within the organization that has gotten good info in the past. For example, before the '21 draft he knew the Steelers were huge on Kendrick Green, and that they had Najee ranked as a top 5 player in the draft. Before the '22 draft he knew we had Demarvin Leal and George Pickens rated as first rounders, and that Pickett was their top rated QB when everyone pre-draft thought we were locked in on Malik Willis. Before the draft this season he said that Broderick Jones was their crush and they were considering moving up to get him. I'm not giving out his info because I don't want his stuff out all over the net.

Re: this KP situation, he's heard it's not accurate. So I tend to believe it was some miscommunication/misunderstanding and that Pickett didn't actually refuse to serve as the emergency QB.

Some other tidbits for you all to chew on/make of it what you will:

*I've posted it on here before, but while KP was the top QB on their board, they did not have him rated as a first rounder.

*Rooney, as you can imagine, inserts himself quite a bit. He was the primary reason we went QB in the first round in 2022.

*Tomlin reportedly wanted to bench KP rather than fire Canada initially, but Rooney stepped in and pulled the plug on Canada. Not too surprising.

*The reason I think we may be the team that trades for Fields: in 2021 we had a deal in place with the Chargers to trade up and draft Fields had he fallen to 13. The Bears took him at 11.

Some good stuff there, sounds like a nice resource. I always felt the most likely thing that happened was some miscommunication, what with Tomlin saying one thing about Pickett's health, then Pickett saying he was healthy enough to play and start.

[Steeldrama]

*I've posted it on here before, but while KP was the top QB on their board, they did not have him rated as a first rounder.

*Rooney, as you can imagine, inserts himself quite a bit. He was the primary reason we went QB in the first round in 2022.

*Tomlin reportedly wanted to bench KP rather than fire Canada initially, but Rooney stepped in and pulled the plug on Canada. Not too surprising.

My tinfoil hat is on:

Could Tomlin's annoyance by Art2's meddling in football decisions reached it's zenith?

Could Tomlin thumb his nose at an extension?

COULD Tomlin be using his boy Jay Glazier to conjure up trade offers to depart Pittsburgh as previously mentioned on this esteemed forum?

I HOPE all these tiny dots connect to Tomlin's imminent departure.

Anyway, Kenny was a bad pick.
I tried to get on board but to no avail.

According to the nuggets above it was Art2's pick not necessarily Mikey T's.

Given the position he plays, Kenny was a worse pick than throwaways like Ziggy Hood, Jarvis Jones, Artie Burns, Devin Bush, Terrell Edmunds, and yes my guy Najee.

IF forcing Kenny on Tomlin and that pick ultimately leading to his boy Canada's firing gets Tomlin pissed off enough to get him out of town then to me it's ALL WORTH IT.

P.S.

I don't know how many of you have watched the rival Ravens this year, but how good would Lamar Jackson look wearing a black and yellow (it ain't gold) #8 Steelers jersey? Why couldn't Terrell Edmunds be born in Delaware or WEST fucking Virginia?

[K_C_]

FWIW, I follow a guy who has a pretty good source within the organization that has gotten good info in the past. For example, before the '21 draft he knew the Steelers were huge on Kendrick Green, and that they had Najee ranked as a top 5 player in the draft. Before the '22 draft he knew we had Demarvin Leal and George Pickens rated as first rounders, and that Pickett was their top rated QB when everyone pre-draft thought we were locked in on Malik Willis. Before the draft this season he said that Broderick Jones was their crush and they were considering moving up to get him. I'm not giving out his info because I don't want his stuff out all over the net.

Re: this KP situation, he's heard it's not accurate. So I tend to believe it was some miscommunication/misunderstanding and that Pickett didn't actually refuse to serve as the emergency QB.

Some other tidbits for you all to chew on/make of it what you will:

*I've posted it on here before, but while KP was the top QB on their board, they did not have him rated as a first rounder.

*Rooney, as you can imagine, inserts himself quite a bit. He was the primary reason we went QB in the first round in 2022.

*Tomlin reportedly wanted to bench KP rather than fire Canada initially, but Rooney stepped in and pulled the plug on Canada. Not too surprising.

*The reason I think we may be the team that trades for Fields: in 2021 we had a deal in place with the Chargers to trade up and draft Fields had he fallen to 13. The Bears took him at 11.

Fields is playing pretty good football now, so the Bears very well might be hanging on to him. Drafting Williams or Maye is definitely not a given and with Marvin Harrison Jr. sitting there, don't be surprised if the Bears simply draft him and give Fields two superstar WR's.

They might even move down a pick or so and could still add Harrison Jr, add draft capital and they already have another high first rounder I believe just outside the top 5.

[CKSteeler]

Some people will believe anything that is reported.

Some people will believe every piece of bullshit spin that comes from the team, though, too. Madden isn't the only one who reported this, if I'm not mistaken.

What the hell was Kenny Pickett going to come out and say if the report was true? What was the team going to say? Does anyone really believe that Pickett wasn't benched last week when Pickett himself was basically telling us he was good to go play?

[Jobu]

black and yellow (it ain't gold)

Blasphemy!
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[gojira5150]

FWIW, I follow a guy who has a pretty good source within the organization that has gotten good info in the past. For example, before the '21 draft he knew the Steelers were huge on Kendrick Green, and that they had Najee ranked as a top 5 player in the draft. Before the '22 draft he knew we had Demarvin Leal and George Pickens rated as first rounders, and that Pickett was their top rated QB when everyone pre-draft thought we were locked in on Malik Willis. Before the draft this season he said that Broderick Jones was their crush and they were considering moving up to get him. I'm not giving out his info because I don't want his stuff out all over the net.

Re: this KP situation, he's heard it's not accurate. So I tend to believe it was some miscommunication/misunderstanding and that Pickett didn't actually refuse to serve as the emergency QB.

Some other tidbits for you all to chew on/make of it what you will:

*I've posted it on here before, but while KP was the top QB on their board, they did not have him rated as a first rounder.

*Rooney, as you can imagine, inserts himself quite a bit. He was the primary reason we went QB in the first round in 2022.

*Tomlin reportedly wanted to bench KP rather than fire Canada initially, but Rooney stepped in and pulled the plug on Canada. Not too surprising.

*The reason I think we may be the team that trades for Fields: in 2021 we had a deal in place with the Chargers to trade up and draft Fields had he fallen to 13. The Bears took him at 11.

Take this with a grain of salt. I read today that the Steelers want to trade for Fields and Chicago is asking a 2nd or 3rd.

Whatcha guys think