Yahoo Sports NFL on Kenny Pickett

ArticleSteelers fans are mad; who is to blame?September 23, 2026

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The process behind selecting Kenny Pickett was poor, and predictably so...Where they truly messed up was not blowing it all up when it became obvious that the gamble on Pickett was a swing and a miss.

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Pickett gamble was a swing and a miss; poor selection process.

The gamble on Pickett was a swing and a miss; the process behind selecting him was poor and predictable. The source notes the Steelers' true mistake was not blowing it all up when it became obvious the Pickett experiment had failed.