Pickett and the Steelers' offense couldn't have asked for more through two preseason games, but they aren't buying the hype yet.
“We aren’t minimizing that there are some things that we are building on and stacking on, but it is just the preseason,” offensive coordinator Matt Canada said. “We all know that. Every team we play has agendas and things they want to look at, too.”Pickett’s good preseason last year earned him a backup spot for the first four games of the year, and once he was thrust into the lineup, he struggled for a month.
Pickett made 12 starts as a rookie, throwing nearly 400 passes and posting a 7-2 record down the stretch while leading four game-winning drives, including critical fourth-quarter comebacks against the“It is a very small sample size,” Canada said. “We are happy with the trajectory we are at with some of the things we wanted to see. When you go out there, you play to be successful, and that’s what we have done. We have experimented and tried different things.
All of their skill players have touched the ball at least once during the first two games as the offense tries to figure out an identity while not tipping its hand to theEven though the offense has enjoyed success, there hasn’t been much in the way of scheming or game planning. Pickett and Canada called it “vanilla,” which makes you wonder what happens when the entire playbook is open and there is a bona fide game plan.
Will Canada revert to last year’s late-season success and run the ball, play defense and let Pickett win it at the end? Or will Pickett play a conservative style, fearing turnovers?
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