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Steelers need to hand Kenny Pickett the keys to the offense — ASAP
In watching the Pittsburgh Steelers the last two seasons a few things stand out — most notably how inconsistent the Steelers’ offense is.
Going back one more season to Big Ben’s last, the team operated in the exact same fashion. The only consistency was the inconsistency and the only time the offense played what looked like professional football was in the fourth quarter. Here we are today.
A win is a win at any level of competition. It comes through hard work and sometimes a little luck. Pittsburgh has made a knack out of winning games they ultimately lost for the better part of the game. Looking inferior at times even. This past weekend, the Rams offense had its way with the defense for the better part of the day but it was the playmaking the Steelers have come accustomed to that was the difference in the game. This and the fact that the 2017 Steelers offense showed up in the fourth quarter. But it wasn’t, it was the same team that only garnered 100 yards in three quarters.
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With two scoring drives and closing out the game with the ball in their hands, the Steelers offense looked, well, good. They looked the part. Does this give the team and it’s fans some hope for a natural progression moving forward? Only time will tell but if history is an indicator, it’s just how Pittsburgh has
learned to play offense these last 4-5 seasons. “Dink and dunk” (this current team wishes it could do that consistently) became the mantra. Every so often a player pops a big one. Unless it’s the fourth quarter. Big plays, third-down conversions, even fourth-down conversions seem to happen when everything is on the line.
