Kenny Pittett
I wonder how much the specter of Dan Marino looms over Pittsburgh. The Steelers famously passed over Dan back in 1983 even though they needed a QB and the hometown kid was right there for the taking. As you might remember, Dan Marino went on to be pretty good, and the Steelers missed out. So now this year the University of Pittsburgh produced another QB worth drafting. The Steelers need a QB, as no one expects Mitch Trubisky to be the guy long-term. It happened. Pittsburgh went to Pittsburgh. Kenny Pickett doesn’t even have to change stadiums, he can keep all his gear right where he left it.
Interestingly they probably overdrafted him anyway. This was heralded as a bad year for QB prospects, Pickett had all sorts of shortcomings (besides his tiny, tiny hands), and no other QB went before the 3rd round. Kenny was picked at 20th, the lowest QB drafted since some guy in the 90’s. When everybody is passing over QBs and the top one drafted wasn’t even the guy most pegged as the best QB prospect, this might end badly. But you never know, and if Pickett pans out then the pick was great.
Well, at least Kenny knows Pittsburgh. He could have ended up in like, Detroit. Or the Pit that is Washington.
I mean, if I had to bet my life savings on the Steelers being right or the draftniks being right, I’d bet on the Steelers without a second thought
I’d take almost any team over the media draft guys, but Colbert is an average drafter in general and he’s been failing to find Ben’s replacement for five years now.
They drafted backup QBs with Landry and Rudolph. I think Colbert knew that Big Ben’s replacement would be a 1st round QB. It’s the same reason why Jimmy G, Jacoby Brissett, and Jarrett Stidham were not Brady’s replacement.
At least he never has to learn what life is like without french fries as an acceptable sandwich topping.
Ok, so I had to figure out where this bizarre trended started. According to yinzershop.com, a cheap sandwich maker named Joe back in the 1930s really hated the costs associated with offering sides:
“Joe was not in the habit of serving up “sides” so when a few customers asked for the fries, he put them on their sandwich, wrapped all together in the newspaper- completely practical.” “The truckers along the Allegheny River loved these sandwiches, as they pumped themselves with extra needed calories while simultaneously working efficiently, one hand on the wheel at all times. No fumbling required.”
Apparently, Yinzers are super lazy. I’m pretty sure you can eat the sandwich and THEN eat the french fries, guys. What kind of trucker puts a sandwich in one hand and fries in the other, with no hands on the wheel??? 8/
lmfao thats awesome
Pittsburgh definitely overdrafted Kenny but the thing about this class is that while there is no stud QB that will revive a struggling franchise, most of them, Kenny included, are solid options to be plugged into teams that are already pretty good. For all the potential situations that Kenny could have ended up in, the Steelers easily set him with the highest chance to succeed, so I think this will probably work out well for them so long as they properly build around him.
Of course, I am absurdly biased here since I’m a Pitt undergrad. I love that we’re finally getting so much attention now but I’m praying that Kenny ends up becoming a Hall of Famer so people stop thinking of Nathan Peterman when they think “Former Pitt QB”.
Or the Jets, they ruin every QB prospects they touch. Dan Marino dodged a bullet in 1983 draft.
Stupid
Ayyy my idea made it
I’ve often wondered why teams often pass on local products and players often pass on signing to their hometown team. Unless it’s Florida. Maybe it’s because of how heartbreaking it is when it doesn’t work out.
Conceptually I don’t believe in overdrafting a QB but I don’t think Pickett was overdrafted. He was a high floor, polished QB whose knock is “low ceiling”. Those guys tend to go anywhere between mid-first to early second.
Time will tell how great of a career Kenny will have. Yes as long as the Steelers build a strong team all around. The Steelers are a great organization and they make good decisions more often then not. Kenny did go to the right team. Here’s to a bright future.Boy wouldn’t it be great if he won OROTY. Ben had won it and I still believe he had the best rookie QB season in history.
Kenny has vastly improved every year of his career.To say a player has a low ceiling that has improved every year seems unlikely.The media is trying to set this man up for failure before he sees his first snap in the NFL.He set new records over hofer Dan Marino at Pitt.Im going against the naysayers and saying Roy and over 3600 passing yards with 36 tds to only 9 pics.I have faith in Kenny and Coach Tomlin
Wonder how many times Dave had to erase Kenny’s hands because he accidentally drew them normal sized.
You all are stupid…from all the comments what you all don’t know about Football can fill a library. You all are retarted … Kenny Pickett will break every NFL record they have.
My favorite brand of butthurt internet loser is the one who deliberately insults other other people’s intelligence while misspelling their own insults in the process
So out of curiosity, where would be the place DP fans would not want to be drafted?
Indianapolis springs to mind for me…
(talking purely from a “place-to-live” standpoint, not how the team is)
I mean I can really only judge places I’ve actually been or what appeals to me but I was repulsed by Houston the one time I went through it.
Indy, for sure.
Vegas. I fuckin’ hate Vegas.
Texas. (as a new englander i am contractually obligated to hate on texas)
not a big fan of humidity, but anywhere else i could deal with.
Dave, I can attest that the passing of Dan Marino does indeed somewhat haunt the Steelers. Art Rooney Jr the head of Steelers scouting said that his father loved Dan Marino and even up to the year that he died he told his son he should’ve taken Marino. I’m not sure how much weight the regret holds but I just wanted to note that it does exist. They passed on Marino because they took Gabriel Rivera out of Texas Tech who had the body and potential of another Joe Greene. Head coach Chuck Noll felt they should go with him because the original dynasty started around Joe Greene in 1969. Then Rivera got into a car crash and couldn’t prove the Steelers weren’t foolish in picking him.
Cincy or Cleveland (fuck Ohio)
Houston (Dallas would be cool to live in though)
Wisconsin (the poor man’s Minnesota)
Jacksonville (unless I could score lifetime AEW tickets)
Detroit
Kansas City (been there, wouldn’t wanna live there)
(I meant to reply to the thread above me talking about places I wouldn’t want to get drafted to)