It's called a Wide receiver coach. Each position essentially has its own coach under the head coach. Tomlin needs to get his management together, or move on from the steelers. I'd have Pickens benched and tell his ass to be ready to get traded with that kind of playing.
The big secret with Tomlin is that he’s never really been a traditional head coach. He’s a product of a franchise and walked into a locker room oozing with player leadership and assistant coaches that could operate independently. He’s always been just sort of there on the sideline. He’s an enigma to any nfl fan that doesn’t follow the Steelers.
So what do you suggest?? Benching him?? Then all the Yinzers will be crying and blaming Tomlin for benching there best WR!! You can't win!! Not in that city!! Trade him at the draft for anything you can. He's not as good as people are making him out to be and he's a cancer in the locker room!!!
@@Vecc-tq3fb I would say YES to your question. By benching him, it at lease sends a message that they are tired of lazy BS. You are right that everyone will blame Tomlin, but Tomlin has allowed it so he is partially to blame too. Think back to when Cowher was HC, he benched players for stupid shit, just like the organization used to cut players that got into trouble (but not anymore). I agree with your comment about trading him because someone will give up descent draft capital for him...maybe like KC.
@@Mike-in-Texas different times man!! Comparing Cowher era of players to today is liking comparing an apple to an orange. I work in a school; 23 years. I can tell you straight up; this generation is so I won't use the words!!! But you can fill in the blank! Not defending Tomlin at all as I believe Steelers and Tomlin need a mutual parting for both parties sake. Benching GP will only make it worse. Let him play out the season and let's see what ownership and management want to do. I'd accept a 2nd and be ecstatic if that deal was made
Tomlin enables behavior like Pickins’. When his selfish behavior first surfaced Tomlin wrote it off as his competitive desire to make plays. Geez. It’s the NFL. All the players are extremely competitive but are still supposed to contribute to their team winning in any way possible. Maybe they need to bring in Hines Ward as WR blocking coach.
Not the coaching staff. The manager. Pickens admitted after the game he didn't make the block because he didn't want to get hurt. No coaching will fix that. Only firing.
Unfortunately I don't think he'd have any luck with Pickens or Johnson. They don't seem like they'd put respect for Hines above their stat line. Honestly I wouldn't mind if he came in to coach them and ran them off the team
If he wants to be a highly paid player, he better keep working in ALL aspects of the wide receiver’s job description. If he opts not to do so, don’t let the door hit him on the backside as he exits the Steelers training facility!
Could it be that the NFL is rigged and scripted and Pickens is nothing more than an actor like the rest of the players, coaches, refs & broadcasters on and off the field?
The Bears, who were desperate for WR help, passed on Pickens TWICE in the 2nd round because of his well known attitude problems in the locker room. Pickens is a cancer. Unfortunately, the Bears traded a 2nd for another WR cancer from Pitt. Pickens attitude will never change. He's extremely talented but a terrible teammate.
Wait, you are expecting Mike Tomlin's Thanksgiving Dinner guest to actually throw a block? Royalty doesn't bow down to the level of peasants. Only peasants block.
So I want to be totally mad at Pickens... BUT YO RB GO TO THE OUTSIDE MY GUY! TOUCHDOWN! Thats low key on the RB. If he noticed Pickens position, he could have cut to the outside, defender would have bumped back into Pickens, Dive to the Pylon. But I guess, whenever it is your turn to get that work, its your turn. Lets talk about how hard he knocked the defender off balance before the play. Once again the IQ of the RB tells him he can beat 3 Defenders to the inside downhill and not even a mention? Seems like people want to dislike Pickens because of his maturity level. Love the way Tomlin handled the situation with him and the news media and his behavior. Lots of diverse thinkers and complex individuals on those football fields. Trying to grow good men within great athletes aint easy.
If you look, the guy Pickens was supposed to block gets in Warrens way as he is lunging for the end zone. If Pickens continued to block, Warren would have been able to dive across the line before hitting ground most likely. Bottom line is Pickens quit on that play just like he quits on every play that does not result in him getting the ball.
Heard part of his quote was "I ain't want to get an injury". Lazy, selfish, stupid AND ig'nant. The only time he's fired up is when he's not getting the ball, even if they win. What a teammate.
Agreed Pickens is a lazy slug and needs parked. But the other obnoxious thing in this clip is James Daniels (78) who goes through the line and does nothing as the inevitable tackler runs right past him. I certainly don’t know their blocking scheme, but this would appear to have been his responsibility. If he blocks like he should, even a little rub, we wouldn’t even be talking about Pickens. They both need to be in the XFL.
This is all interesting if you have nothing else to do. What really matters is that Pickens admitted that he didn't make the block because he doesn't want to get hurt. So you have a player who decides for himself what plays he wants to make. He should be cut immediately. Maybe he would be happy in a girl's pickleball league. No reason to have a player taking up a slot when he isn't dependable to even try.
Wow, definitely not a team player, need to trade him away immediately! WR George Pickens. picking his plays and only plays hard if it benefits him. Selfish players are very cancerous for any team. Coach Tomlin, let him go ASAP!!
If they aren't gettin' the ball they do nothing. Of course no consequences from the coach, maybe a little talk but that's all. He should sit for a series or two at least.
@@rikkihodgins3613 No he didn't, this team sucks because Colbert never addressed our needs. We've needed a new center since before Pouncey launched a snap into the end zone. We should have made some sort of move at QB before Ben needed surgery. Have we ever drafted a CB before this year? Colbert was garbage and part of the reason we suck now beside all the reason Tomlin is responsible for. I'm glad he's gone and can't wait until Tomlin is as well.
@@Orxbane bro it’s a football game at the end of the day that has nothing to do with our lives chill, everyone wants tomlin gone and get who lol? The best coach in nfl history is going through the same thing right now you don’t just replace Ben he’s a top 10 qb of all time
Pickens is simply sulking like a little kid. and that wasnt his worst lack of effort this game. it was even more agrevous on the interception where he was a few feet from the defender who made the interception... yet literally didnt even try AND ran away from the guy. go look it up and check it out. no5 sure if it was the 1st or 2nd of Mitchs give aways. smh.
Offensive lineman number 78 James Daniels a free agent signing who doesn’t give a shit about the Steeler way. was the main failure in this play he had every opportunity to block the middle linebacker who was responsible for making the tackle that stopped him short of the end zone basically just ran to the middle of the field and stood there watching people run by him and then decided to go help Jaylen Warren up off the ground like oh I’m here but I didn’t do shit
Hines Ward would have made that block. Just sayin' I don't like either Pickens or Dionte anymore. We need to trade them for whatever we can get. After cutting Mitch of course ;) Look for another physical receiver like Hines... Hell, I remember even Ju Ju was physical. Whatever happened to James Washington we had a year or two ago? Can't we get him back?
Get a coach and a vet in there to show these fools how to act. They're both more talented than Ward but with a tenth of the work ethic. Tomlin gotta go
James Washington was let go because he was a really good receiver, route runner, fought for contested passes and blocked. We needed the money for Johnson kinda like bringing in money Mitch to teach Pickett how to throw interceptions off his back foot and blow those millions so we couldn’t re-sign Cam Sutton.
What is the deal with all of these Steelers WR (and AB) getting the big head and turning into primadona's? They are not true Steelers....true blue Steelers would never act like this...mark my words GP is setting himself up to be traded or at the very least create negotiations which in turn brings more money to the table. This is the start of him trying to make himself more valuable. These guys are all about them not the team. Rooney's won't put up with that crap. I hope I'm wrong...he's a great player. "Next man up"...and we've always had good replacements.
He wouldn't get off the bench in San Francisco. You wanna play form Kyle you have to kill people in the run game. Throw on some tape of literally any WR that see the field in San Francisco, all of those WRs block with extreme anger. Pickens is a clown. Soft as ten ply.
This is on the coach, the team is never disciplined or anything and it’s been slowly getting worse since Cowhers players all left. He definitely does this in practice if he’s doing it in a game. Now we won’t get anything for him in a trade cause the words out about him. He should be benched for a game but Tomlin won’t cause he still wants to finish 8-8….the standard is the standard. Steelers need to clean house, the whole coaching staff….trade Tomlin and GP. If we can get a 1st rd pick for Tomlin and a 2nd and 4th for GP we’d have two 1st rd picks, two 2nd rd picks.
This is ridiculous. Zero effort plays should result in a sit. You don't want to play, you don't get to play. I don't care what's happening on the field. I totally agree, he drives that guy back into end zone, he gives Warren an outside option. Professional Football !?! They all need to remind these guys of the "Professional" part. Hines Ward would have ran through that guy and been smiling the whole time. That's why fans loved him. Always gave 💯.
It's called Parallel Entrapment. He runs parallel to the ball carrier, if the ball carrier comes over toward him he points to him so his teammates can go tackle him.
Fire fighters, police, military... "I didn't do my JOB because I might get injured" ... wow. YOU, play for a living and make millions. Can't even throw a block for your brothers. Have a good sleep in your silk sheets
Ben is right...this group of guys the last 2 years is not the "Steelers way" They have lost that mentality and it's time to restructure, it needs to be done from the top down. Mike has lost that and there is nothing he can do to get it back. Maybe keep a couple assistants and some ball boys...If they don't bleed black and yellow they can hit the bricks. I've been a life long Steelers fan since cousin Terry's days and never ever missed a game. The last 2 years I haven't watched 1/2 the games....past Sunday I took my grandson to fly planes and he looked at me and said "We aren't watching the game" I said "Nope...this is going to be way more fun than watching them lose" and when we got home I didn't even look to see if they won or not.
I’m not a Steelers fan so I don’t know all the ins and outs of the team, but it seems like this is pickens effort every time on a run down when I watch their games. Maybe I’m wrong though.
Bench Pickens one game. If he gets ruffled, we need to see practice squad guys anyway, so who cares, Pickens is gone 2024 anyway. I called this Pickens "diva-ization" earlier knowing Tomlin has no disciplinary effect anymore. Remember the Steelers' B's allowed to become disastrous.
Unbelievable Breaking News: 😮 Steelers announced that Mike Tomlin will be replaced by Bill Belichick as Head Coach. Like Joe Flacco, Tom Brady is coming out of retirement & will become Steelers new Offensive Coordinator & QB. Rob Gronkowski is signing 2 yr deal w/Steelers as we speak.
Steelers fans got spoiled and ruined by the QB that made them because he chose to stay too long, running actual OCs out of town, and having diva receivers. Since disrespecting James Harrison they’ve been cursed at the LB position with injuries, having diva receivers since Mike Wallace has become part of the steeler way.
There is good news Pickens didn't get called for holding At least he didn't get hurt I don't blame Pickens He's a WR damn it, throw him the ball And the way Pitt. been treating him I say call out the Mike Tomlin and Management So they'll have no choice but to trade him
Yes there was some lack of effort shown on this play but I strongly disagree with the notion coming from a lot of Steelers fans that this situation was worse than Diontae Johnson’s situation. He clearly made an initial attempt to block but just failed to finish the play. Comparing this to DJs situation is not an apples to apples comparison. It’s not even apples to oranges! We are not even in the fruit category! DJs situation was way worse. That was a fumble/turnover situation first of all and he did absolutely nothing on the play! You are trained from little league “ankle biters” to be all over a loose football like white on rice. Additionally, people need to stop acting like they didnt also see Pickens lay defenders out in the past while blocking for his teammates. Oh how we forget that highlight reel! Pickens is only 22 years old! He is just a boy who has some maturing to do. Diontae is a seasoned vet so there is no excuse. Furthermore at least when Pickens is thrown the ball particularly in critical moments of the game he catches it! We cannot say the same for Diontae Dropson! Not condoning the lack of effort but just want to put everything in context for those who want to over exaggerate the situation and say he is worse than DJ. Pickens just needs a new coach and a new quarterback and hopefully by next year we get both!
Pickens is 6'3+ and he let a 6'0 Defensive Back out jump him for a pass! And the DB was BEHIND Pickens!! Pickens just doesn't seem to give 100%! Like what's been said before: the NFL stands for "Not For Long" if he keeps up that attitude!
These guys are all frustrated. This offense was terrible last year…yet has tremendous potential. This is all due to Mediocre Mike, the same as it was with Ben, Bell, Brown and Bryant. This coach is long overdue to be replaced. He has not done shit for over a Decade. His record is all due to a HOF QB and a HOF Defense Coordinator and Bill Cowher’s players. They talk about “Game Manager QB’s”…well Tomlin is a “Game Manager Coach”…but manages to loose to inferior opponents. Look up Coach’s with his amount of tenure and compare his record against teams 0.500 or less to the greats. That will tell you all you need to know and it’s not pretty. When your record against terrible teams sets you apart from the rest of that coaching tree…you should hang it up. But because he’s a successful black coach…he’s sorta protected by his color. Like it or not…it’s the absolute truth and finally it’s starting to get talked about. I don’t want him fired…he doesn’t deserve that embarrassment. He should simply resign and start fresh or retire.
The motion on this play was designed to force the defense to stay home on the backside. It was to make them take a half second to diagnose what's happening allowing the offense a chance for leverage against the defenders. It does initially hold the backer who makes the tackle for a split second, but the line just whiffed the block
Steeler nation put all there faith in a rookie quarterback and a rookie receiver and by doing so lost the faith of the veterans on the team and warren is way better player then Harris. the whole offensive concept is built around three players Pickett pickens and Harris as first reads . Pickens and Harris should sit rest of the season. individual stats means nothing team stats is all that count.and winng season is making it to the Superbowl period
Yeah this isn’t that big a deal. I’m sayin that as a person that doesn’t care about the Steelers. It’s an RPO that he most likely thought was going the other way. That’s why it’s a quick chuck and that’s it. This isn’t the Joe Flacco play. I’ve seen this kid upend all kinds of players blocking. ESPN makes this a hot take because they have to and the sheep eat it up. It’s hilarious to watch people that don’t know football talk about it online tho. Can’t get enough 🤣🤣🤣
I do get why you’re upset you wanna win but bro the grass isn’t always greener I don’t get these guys who want to get traded think they’re gonna go to a Super Bowl team no your most likely going to a even shittier team or the same situation
I think he is under used when on the field. It seems like they throw to DJ with double coverage when he has single coverage on him. But his attitude and lack of effort are a cancer and he needs to go if he doesn't change his ways. I would be willing to bet he asks for a trade after the season and I say good riddance. But he will probably end up with the Ratbirds and make us pay for that for a very long time.
I watched some film even back in his college days that's really all he ever do on run plays 1 big push 😂😂😂 just I'm college I guess they was weaker so he was just tossing em but now they just get pushed back a Lil 😂
Cut a piece of the video cause someone tried to claim the video of the long 49ers run. That's why there is a cut halfway through.
The Steelers receivers all act like they're AB, except in their play. Tomlin would rather be their homie than coach and that's the real problem
Well said
Hey, Tomlin had a great talk with him leading up to the game, so problem solved!
I'd be less upset if they were actually as good as AB, but they aren't
None of them are even close to being able to play like AB
COACH CHEERLEADER.
AND MFERS SAID TERRY WAS RACIST FOR SAYING SO………..
First AB, then Juju, then Claypool, now Pickens. That's culture.
If only the Steelers had someone in charge of teaching and preparing players for gameday.
Ya, but who, man, WHO? I mean, who would want to do that for 12.5 million dollars a year?
It's called a Wide receiver coach. Each position essentially has its own coach under the head coach. Tomlin needs to get his management together, or move on from the steelers. I'd have Pickens benched and tell his ass to be ready to get traded with that kind of playing.
Coach T GOT TO GO!!!!
We should call that person a head coach, once we create the position.
The big secret with Tomlin is that he’s never really been a traditional head coach. He’s a product of a franchise and walked into a locker room oozing with player leadership and assistant coaches that could operate independently. He’s always been just sort of there on the sideline. He’s an enigma to any nfl fan that doesn’t follow the Steelers.
These players have checked out and the coaching staff is tolerating it
So what do you suggest?? Benching him?? Then all the Yinzers will be crying and blaming Tomlin for benching there best WR!! You can't win!! Not in that city!! Trade him at the draft for anything you can. He's not as good as people are making him out to be and he's a cancer in the locker room!!!
@@Vecc-tq3fb I would say YES to your question. By benching him, it at lease sends a message that they are tired of lazy BS. You are right that everyone will blame Tomlin, but Tomlin has allowed it so he is partially to blame too. Think back to when Cowher was HC, he benched players for stupid shit, just like the organization used to cut players that got into trouble (but not anymore). I agree with your comment about trading him because someone will give up descent draft capital for him...maybe like KC.
@@Mike-in-Texas different times man!! Comparing Cowher era of players to today is liking comparing an apple to an orange. I work in a school; 23 years. I can tell you straight up; this generation is so I won't use the words!!! But you can fill in the blank! Not defending Tomlin at all as I believe Steelers and Tomlin need a mutual parting for both parties sake. Benching GP will only make it worse. Let him play out the season and let's see what ownership and management want to do. I'd accept a 2nd and be ecstatic if that deal was made
Tomlin enables behavior like Pickins’. When his selfish behavior first surfaced Tomlin wrote it off as his competitive desire to make plays. Geez. It’s the NFL. All the players are extremely competitive but are still supposed to contribute to their team winning in any way possible. Maybe they need to bring in Hines Ward as WR blocking coach.
Not the coaching staff. The manager. Pickens admitted after the game he didn't make the block because he didn't want to get hurt. No coaching will fix that. Only firing.
Steelers need to get Hines Ward to come in and teach receivers how to block. He had no fear of anyone when it came to blocking.
Unfortunately I don't think he'd have any luck with Pickens or Johnson. They don't seem like they'd put respect for Hines above their stat line. Honestly I wouldn't mind if he came in to coach them and ran them off the team
I always delete my comment when I see an early bird catching
the worm. Good comment!
Heck they need to SIGN Ward! He would probably block and get open better than Pickens.
That wasn't a technique thing by Pickens. That was a lack of effort. Can't teach a player not to be lazy.
If he wants to be a highly paid player, he better keep working in ALL aspects of the wide receiver’s job description. If he opts not to do so, don’t let the door hit him on the backside as he exits the Steelers training facility!
There’s a reason Pickens fell in the draft and it had NOTHING to do with injury.
Could it be that the NFL is rigged and scripted and Pickens is nothing more than an actor like the rest of the players, coaches, refs & broadcasters on and off the field?
You mean like Brock Purdy did...shut up!
The Bears, who were desperate for WR help, passed on Pickens TWICE in the 2nd round because of his well known attitude problems in the locker room. Pickens is a cancer. Unfortunately, the Bears traded a 2nd for another WR cancer from Pitt. Pickens attitude will never change. He's extremely talented but a terrible teammate.
@@gregoryharlston0602Pickens' attitude issues at Georgia was well known.
@@piteusx8440I thought it said Pickens had cancer .. I felt a certain way almost happy
Bill Belichick cussed out the Patriot wide receivers after watching this
Wait, you are expecting Mike Tomlin's Thanksgiving Dinner guest to actually throw a block? Royalty doesn't bow down to the level of peasants. Only peasants block.
GEORGE PICKENS NEEDS TO PLAY HARD AND MAKE GREAT EFFOTS EVEN WHEN HE IS SUPPOSE TO BLOCK!!!! THIS IS A TEAM SPORT, NOT A ME, MYSELF AND I SPORT!!!!
If you want to see a receiver block, watch some Heinz Ward footage. He was a winner.
They need to have a you don't block, you don't get the rock rule.
How is Pickens still starting for this team?
steelers are making the playoffs, so what does it matter?
@@dabneyoffermein595 The Steelers aren't making the playoffs
So I want to be totally mad at Pickens... BUT YO RB GO TO THE OUTSIDE MY GUY! TOUCHDOWN! Thats low key on the RB. If he noticed Pickens position, he could have cut to the outside, defender would have bumped back into Pickens, Dive to the Pylon. But I guess, whenever it is your turn to get that work, its your turn. Lets talk about how hard he knocked the defender off balance before the play. Once again the IQ of the RB tells him he can beat 3 Defenders to the inside downhill and not even a mention? Seems like people want to dislike Pickens because of his maturity level. Love the way Tomlin handled the situation with him and the news media and his behavior. Lots of diverse thinkers and complex individuals on those football fields. Trying to grow good men within great athletes aint easy.
If you look, the guy Pickens was supposed to block gets in Warrens way as he is lunging for the end zone. If Pickens continued to block, Warren would have been able to dive across the line before hitting ground most likely. Bottom line is Pickens quit on that play just like he quits on every play that does not result in him getting the ball.
Like the video says, if he did his job and reengaged the block, Warren could easily cut outside for the Td
Heard part of his quote was "I ain't want to get an injury". Lazy, selfish, stupid AND ig'nant. The only time he's fired up is when he's not getting the ball, even if they win. What a teammate.
Agreed Pickens is a lazy slug and needs parked. But the other obnoxious thing in this clip is James Daniels (78) who goes through the line and does nothing as the inevitable tackler runs right past him. I certainly don’t know their blocking scheme, but this would appear to have been his responsibility. If he blocks like he should, even a little rub, we wouldn’t even be talking about Pickens. They both need to be in the XFL.
Its pretty clear that Pickens does not care. If the ball isnt coming to him hes already checked out of the play.
This is all interesting if you have nothing else to do. What really matters is that Pickens admitted that he didn't make the block because he doesn't want to get hurt. So you have a player who decides for himself what plays he wants to make. He should be cut immediately. Maybe he would be happy in a girl's pickleball league. No reason to have a player taking up a slot when he isn't dependable to even try.
Pickens needs to be benched period. If he quits, great ! No big loss.
Pickens is a poor man’s AB.
The AB that peaced out at half time.
I saw that live and was talking to the TV. He just stood there.
Imagine if Chuck Noll saw this
Bench
It’s okay we are not going anywhere 😂😂😂
The old days.....even early Tomlin days.....this would have gotten Pickens kicked off the team!
there is no me in TEAM
Everyone is going on about Pickens but watch #78 he doesn’t block anyone! The guy he was suppose to block ends up making the tackle
Wow, definitely not a team player, need to trade him away immediately! WR George Pickens. picking his plays and only plays hard if it benefits him. Selfish players are very cancerous for any team. Coach Tomlin, let him go ASAP!!
There is a Difference between NEEDING to win and just wanting to Win.
Too bad he has the making of greatness but he plays 50% of the time. Coaching needs to take some ownership of this as well
Tomlin won't hold him accountable
It's like when Ricky Watters said For who? For what?
If they aren't gettin' the ball they do nothing. Of course no consequences from the coach, maybe a little talk but that's all. He should sit for a series or two at least.
I think we’re starting to realize how important Kevin Colbert was he knew how to put together a team
@@rikkihodgins3613khan did a great job this off-season too.
@@rikkihodgins3613 No he didn't, this team sucks because Colbert never addressed our needs. We've needed a new center since before Pouncey launched a snap into the end zone. We should have made some sort of move at QB before Ben needed surgery. Have we ever drafted a CB before this year? Colbert was garbage and part of the reason we suck now beside all the reason Tomlin is responsible for. I'm glad he's gone and can't wait until Tomlin is as well.
@@Orxbane bro it’s a football game at the end of the day that has nothing to do with our lives chill, everyone wants tomlin gone and get who lol? The best coach in nfl history is going through the same thing right now you don’t just replace Ben he’s a top 10 qb of all time
That boy is lazy
Pickens is simply sulking like a little kid. and that wasnt his worst lack of effort this game. it was even more agrevous on the interception where he was a few feet from the defender who made the interception... yet literally didnt even try AND ran away from the guy. go look it up and check it out. no5 sure if it was the 1st or 2nd of Mitchs give aways. smh.
He literally could NOT block again past the 3 yard line..
Is anyone paying attention anymore..
Its almost as if george inherited his dad's cancerous attitude. We had to deal with his dad whining for years in cincy.
Damn Warren deserved that TD.
Plain lazy! Earn your $!!
Offensive lineman number 78 James Daniels a free agent signing who doesn’t give a shit about the Steeler way. was the main failure in this play he had every opportunity to block the middle linebacker who was responsible for making the tackle that stopped him short of the end zone basically just ran to the middle of the field and stood there watching people run by him and then decided to go help Jaylen Warren up off the ground like oh I’m here but I didn’t do shit
Any other coach in the league would have benched him. Not his buddy and friend Tomlin though.
Hines Ward would have made that block.
Just sayin'
I don't like either Pickens or Dionte anymore.
We need to trade them for whatever we can get.
After cutting Mitch of course ;)
Look for another physical receiver like Hines...
Hell, I remember even Ju Ju was physical.
Whatever happened to James Washington we had a year or two ago?
Can't we get him back?
Get a coach and a vet in there to show these fools how to act. They're both more talented than Ward but with a tenth of the work ethic. Tomlin gotta go
James Washington was let go because he was a really good receiver, route runner, fought for contested passes and blocked. We needed the money for Johnson kinda like bringing in money Mitch to teach Pickett how to throw interceptions off his back foot and blow those millions so we couldn’t re-sign Cam Sutton.
What is the deal with all of these Steelers WR (and AB) getting the big head and turning into primadona's? They are not true Steelers....true blue Steelers would never act like this...mark my words GP is setting himself up to be traded or at the very least create negotiations which in turn brings more money to the table. This is the start of him trying to make himself more valuable. These guys are all about them not the team. Rooney's won't put up with that crap. I hope I'm wrong...he's a great player. "Next man up"...and we've always had good replacements.
I've been saying it, these guys have no hustle
Pickens gave up on the Julian Blackmon interception too. As a Colts fan that was fine with me 😆😆😆😆
Reminds me of Diante’s effort on the fumble earlier in the season
He wouldn't get off the bench in San Francisco. You wanna play form Kyle you have to kill people in the run game. Throw on some tape of literally any WR that see the field in San Francisco, all of those WRs block with extreme anger. Pickens is a clown. Soft as ten ply.
This is on the coach, the team is never disciplined or anything and it’s been slowly getting worse since Cowhers players all left. He definitely does this in practice if he’s doing it in a game. Now we won’t get anything for him in a trade cause the words out about him.
He should be benched for a game but Tomlin won’t cause he still wants to finish 8-8….the standard is the standard.
Steelers need to clean house, the whole coaching staff….trade Tomlin and GP. If we can get a 1st rd pick for Tomlin and a 2nd and 4th for GP we’d have two 1st rd picks, two 2nd rd picks.
If Pickens plays for the 49ers, he'll be in Kyle Shanahan's doghouse or worse a practice squad guy 😂
This is ridiculous. Zero effort plays should result in a sit. You don't want to play, you don't get to play. I don't care what's happening on the field.
I totally agree, he drives that guy back into end zone, he gives Warren an outside option. Professional Football !?! They all need to remind these guys of the "Professional" part. Hines Ward would have ran through that guy and been smiling the whole time. That's why fans loved him. Always gave 💯.
It should result in no money too
If that isn’t lazy enough, go back and watch what he does after the interception that was overthrown to him! Where in the world is he running?
It's called Parallel Entrapment. He runs parallel to the ball carrier, if the ball carrier comes over toward him he points to him so his teammates can go tackle him.
George Pickens aka Baby AB 👶 all over again
Fire fighters, police, military... "I didn't do my JOB because I might get injured" ... wow. YOU, play for a living and make millions. Can't even throw a block for your brothers. Have a good sleep in your silk sheets
Ben is right...this group of guys the last 2 years is not the "Steelers way" They have lost that mentality and it's time to restructure, it needs to be done from the top down. Mike has lost that and there is nothing he can do to get it back. Maybe keep a couple assistants and some ball boys...If they don't bleed black and yellow they can hit the bricks. I've been a life long Steelers fan since cousin Terry's days and never ever missed a game. The last 2 years I haven't watched 1/2 the games....past Sunday I took my grandson to fly planes and he looked at me and said "We aren't watching the game" I said "Nope...this is going to be way more fun than watching them lose" and when we got home I didn't even look to see if they won or not.
I’m not a Steelers fan so I don’t know all the ins and outs of the team, but it seems like this is pickens effort every time on a run down when I watch their games. Maybe I’m wrong though.
Bench Pickens one game. If he gets ruffled, we need to see practice squad guys anyway, so who cares, Pickens is gone 2024 anyway.
I called this Pickens "diva-ization" earlier knowing Tomlin has no disciplinary effect anymore.
Remember the Steelers' B's allowed to become disastrous.
Pickens is a garbage can of a human being. Bench him for the rest of the year then trade him for a 1st rd pick.
Pickens thinks he is a premier receiver. He is NOT. AB was way better although a different one lol
What happened from last year to this year? Btw like the brown trout. Catch em fly fishing?
Unbelievable Breaking News: 😮
Steelers announced that Mike Tomlin will be replaced by Bill Belichick as Head Coach. Like Joe Flacco, Tom Brady is coming out of retirement & will become Steelers new Offensive Coordinator & QB.
Rob Gronkowski is signing 2 yr deal w/Steelers as we speak.
He is just a product of this me first entitled younger generation
Steelers fans got spoiled and ruined by the QB that made them because he chose to stay too long, running actual OCs out of town, and having diva receivers. Since disrespecting James Harrison they’ve been cursed at the LB position with injuries, having diva receivers since Mike Wallace has become part of the steeler way.
I watched the 22 a bunch of times, I think the only players who blocked were 77 and 11.
Bring back juju for a season, I'll bet something gets ratified.
There is good news
Pickens didn't get called for holding
At least he didn't get hurt
I don't blame Pickens
He's a WR damn it, throw him the ball
And the way Pitt. been treating him
I say call out the Mike Tomlin and Management
So they'll have no choice but to trade him
He purposely didn't block LOL
Just messed up .. ZERO TEAM play by these guys !!
Yes there was some lack of effort shown on this play but I strongly disagree with the notion coming from a lot of Steelers fans that this situation was worse than Diontae Johnson’s situation. He clearly made an initial attempt to block but just failed to finish the play. Comparing this to DJs situation is not an apples to apples comparison. It’s not even apples to oranges! We are not even in the fruit category! DJs situation was way worse. That was a fumble/turnover situation first of all and he did absolutely nothing on the play! You are trained from little league “ankle biters” to be all over a loose football like white on rice. Additionally, people need to stop acting like they didnt also see Pickens lay defenders out in the past while blocking for his teammates. Oh how we forget that highlight reel! Pickens is only 22 years old! He is just a boy who has some maturing to do. Diontae is a seasoned vet so there is no excuse. Furthermore at least when Pickens is thrown the ball particularly in critical moments of the game he catches it! We cannot say the same for Diontae Dropson! Not condoning the lack of effort but just want to put everything in context for those who want to over exaggerate the situation and say he is worse than DJ. Pickens just needs a new coach and a new quarterback and hopefully by next year we get both!
Pickens is 6'3+ and he let a 6'0 Defensive Back out jump him for a pass! And the DB was BEHIND Pickens!! Pickens just doesn't seem to give 100%!
Like what's been said before:
the NFL stands for "Not For Long" if he keeps up that attitude!
He was a good blocker in college but now as a Steeler he doesn’t block anymore lmao it’s the standard effect
I don’t get it folks. Pickens is not a good overall football player, but everyone acts like he is.
Blocking drills for receivers all week 😢
lazy
Both of our wr's are garbage. Trade them both
He's checked out, so just bench him and let him go to the XFL where he can use his new name YOUNG NFL CRY BABY!
These guys are all frustrated.
This offense was terrible last year…yet has tremendous potential.
This is all due to Mediocre Mike, the same as it was with Ben, Bell, Brown and Bryant. This coach is long overdue to be replaced. He has not done shit for over a Decade. His record is all due to a HOF QB and a HOF Defense Coordinator and Bill Cowher’s players. They talk about “Game Manager QB’s”…well Tomlin is a “Game Manager Coach”…but manages to loose to inferior opponents.
Look up Coach’s with his amount of tenure and compare his record against teams 0.500 or less to the greats. That will tell you all you need to know and it’s not pretty. When your record against terrible teams sets you apart from the rest of that coaching tree…you should hang it up.
But because he’s a successful black coach…he’s sorta protected by his color. Like it or not…it’s the absolute truth and finally it’s starting to get talked about.
I don’t want him fired…he doesn’t deserve that embarrassment.
He should simply resign and start fresh or retire.
Show all the other run blocks that he did in his career
trade him already this too much he got too much with him
He was walking slowly back to the huddle during the 2 minute offense against Buffalo. Who would want this guy on their roster, pathetic!
If they had follow the motion guy. Jalen had that td on that other side . what's the point of a motion if your rb not gonna follow him ?
The motion on this play was designed to force the defense to stay home on the backside. It was to make them take a half second to diagnose what's happening allowing the offense a chance for leverage against the defenders. It does initially hold the backer who makes the tackle for a split second, but the line just whiffed the block
It is football. Not powder puff.
This what Tomlin deserves, when you built your team around a slow RB with no splash play capability, you lose other players mentally
Pickens out there playing like Claypool.
Still time for him to turn it around. I’m hoping someone can get through to him and he can make the needed changes.
Steeler nation put all there faith in a rookie quarterback and a rookie receiver and by doing so lost the faith of the veterans on the team and warren is way better player then Harris. the whole offensive concept is built around three players Pickett pickens and Harris as first reads . Pickens and Harris should sit rest of the season. individual stats means nothing team stats is all that count.and winng season is making it to the Superbowl period
get off the GP train it is all and then do not forget it was DJ fighting in the club house trade DJ plus GP is on a rookies contract
Yeah this isn’t that big a deal. I’m sayin that as a person that doesn’t care about the Steelers.
It’s an RPO that he most likely thought was going the other way. That’s why it’s a quick chuck and that’s it. This isn’t the Joe Flacco play. I’ve seen this kid upend all kinds of players blocking.
ESPN makes this a hot take because they have to and the sheep eat it up. It’s hilarious to watch people that don’t know football talk about it online tho. Can’t get enough 🤣🤣🤣
nit' pickin. Why dont you highlight Cole, Friermuth or Dan Moores blocking. its way more important not a wr 20yds downfield. Crybabies
This sad. If James Daniels made his block. That guy would never made that tackle. He just put his arm out. Never touched the guy.
Or Jack Daniels
That was terrible. How can you be nfl guard, have a free release to the 2nd level and make 0 effort to block the backer
@@ethantorres7626 James is a waste. Nate would have made a better block. Remember Matt Canada wanted Daniel and Cole
I do get why you’re upset you wanna win but bro the grass isn’t always greener I don’t get these guys who want to get traded think they’re gonna go to a Super Bowl team no your most likely going to a even shittier team or the same situation
Then comparing a play for 40 or 50 yards to a red zone play is crazy lol
Wish Ward could come back as a WR's coach. Bro knew how to be a team player and knock defenders heads off.
We downfield blocked better than that playing touch in Brooklyn .
Time to Do something Drastically Different. Offensive Coordinator Is A Fool . Defensive Backs Coach it's time to do Better .
Terrible IQ by the RB, toss plays are supposed to be finished on the outside
nah, Warren needed to be more patient and bounce it outside of Pickens
If you want bouncing get n harris. If you want straight ahead running, Warren (Rocky B Running). I would not want to block for a bouncer.
@@gieb6428 in general yeah and I do prefer Warren but in that particular run maybe a little bounce
Id be pissed off too if my qbs were diabolically bad. They get barely any targets and when they do theyre horrible passes.
I think he is under used when on the field. It seems like they throw to DJ with double coverage when he has single coverage on him. But his attitude and lack of effort are a cancer and he needs to go if he doesn't change his ways. I would be willing to bet he asks for a trade after the season and I say good riddance. But he will probably end up with the Ratbirds and make us pay for that for a very long time.
#45 and #25 were gonna tackle him anyway and he was looking to run to the outside so the what ifs sound dumb as hell
Mason Cole doesn’t block on all plays
14 and 18 are kinda premadonas. It's all about them.
I watched some film even back in his college days that's really all he ever do on run plays 1 big push 😂😂😂 just I'm college I guess they was weaker so he was just tossing em but now they just get pushed back a Lil 😂
Steelers WRs are low effort divas. They definitely have a WR problem.
Wtf George. This ain't the NBA
niners fan. steelers look like they have a culture problem. that's on tomlin. niners receivers all block or they don't make the team.