A lot of teams stayed away from wide receiver George Pickens in the draft, are the Steelers going to regret they didn’t?
After Sunday (actually early Monday’s) 20-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin said Pickens wasn’t benched but “we just wanted to kind of minimize his reps in an effort to get more productivity.”
For some reason, Tomlin can’t just tell reporters and the public that Pickens was benched.
Joe Starkey said on Monday that Tomlin’s “best and only” wide receiving threat was benched while the team was desperately trying to win a primetime game at home.
Fan Steelers insider Mark Kaboly said on The Fan Morning Show that the Steelers must think reporters are stupid after giving the explanation about limiting Pickens’ reps.“You think we’re going to buy this one?”
“No, there’s something going on here,” said Kaboly about Pickens.
With Pickens on the …