Thursday night is odd, especially when it is your team. It is no secret I am a Steelers fan and at times may be a little biased towards them. Maybe my good bye to Ben post comes to mind. However, I do not want to risk $1 on the Steelers with Mitch at QB. Will that hold true as kickoff gets closer and my excitement builds, that is always the question. In reality, the Steelers are a solid bet at +4.5. The Browns should be 2-0, but have not exactly been on fire. The Steelers have an exceptional defense that is being wasted because they refuse to turn it over to Kenny Pickett. I get why waiting until next week makes sense, off the mini-bye and the Jets looming. Still, what are they even doing here? What is the goal of the season? Is it to make the playoffs and get ready for the future? I am not sure how Mitchell Trubisky propels them to any of that. When they signed him, I liked it. (As some constantly remind me.) They only had Mason Rudolph under contract and we know he is not the answer. The moment they drafted Kenny it all changed for me.
If they felt Mitch gave them the best chance to score and win, we have yet to see it after two games. The offense has two, TWO, touchdowns. The Jets scored that many in the final two minutes against the Browns Sunday. The Steelers defense has one touchdown. Does Mitch prepare them for the future? Of course not. Why draft a first round QB if you are planning to never use him, no matter what?
What about those rumors that Tomlin promised Mitch can start the entire year. It seems insane Mike Tomlin would do such a thing. Even if he did, so what. After two weeks it is clear it is not working. Maybe, it is because of the elephant in the room named Matt Canada. Is it his offense that is bad, or the QB play? There is an amalgamation of both. Mitch, Canada and Harris have all been bad. Somehow, the offensive line has been average, which is better than expected. I cannot imagine Mike Tomlin looking at Cam Heyward and saying, no matter what Mitch is our guy and Canada’s offense is going to get us there. Frankly, how can he tell any members of the defense that Mitch gives them the best chance to win? Unless, Tomlin is ready to admit selecting Pickett in round one was a colossal mistake. It was not. Taking a running back in round one is a massive failure. Perhaps not as bad as sticking with Mitch after Thursday.
When the Steelers lose Thursday night (They could win, but we know this offense has a hard cap of 24 points and I am being very generous wit that) and the offense is again putrid, what media member will ask the question that needs to be asked? “If Mitch gives the offense the best chance to score and win games, do you regret taking Kenny Pickett in round one?” We know the answer is no, then the follow up is, so Kenny will start next week right? No matter how you slice it, Tomlin cannot have it both ways. Either Mitch is the better player or you regret taking a QB on a team with a veteran defense that is in win now mode or you have to make a change. This is not a rebuilding team. This is a team that is loaded on defense, has fantastic skill position players and a young offensive line that has not been as bad as anticipated.
I have been the biggest Tomlin defender for years, but this has been a dreadful situation. Simply, saying Mitch is the guy only works if he is you know scoring points. By continually starting Mitch, the Steelers have effectively muted both their first and second round picks in the last draft. Throw in taking a running back the previous year in the first round that is missing open holes and you have the recipe for a team that is headed the wrong direction. That much draft capital sitting on the bench, not being targeted and running away from day light makes the Steelers feel like a team without a plan. I knew the post-Ben years may be difficult, but they do not have to be. START KENNY. NOW.
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