For every 1 humble elite WR like Fitz, there's 10 like Pickens. Just manage and squeeze the juice while you can. You don't have to give them a 10 year contract
@@thatguypal2025 pickens will get a 200 million dollar contract with 150 guaranteed and 4 years. There is always at least one team that thinks they know more then anybody else.
@@GRiP1700 saying AB never took plays off is hilarious he also literally took an entire game off in week 17 when the Steelers were in a must win to get in situation
just send tomlin and get a better coach. he can't pick players, his teams unravel by this point in the season, and no matter the W-L record, or who the OC is, who the players are, they get bounced by the first round of the playoffs. yet all the pundits drink the kool aid and buy into his BS and make up reasons to think it's great the rooneys keep re-upping him.
@@austindolan7182😂😂😂 You Tomlin haters are funny. So eager to wake and realize we;re on our 4th coach in 7 years with nothing but 5-12 seasons to show for it. You guys always suggest Tomlin should be fired. That he picks bad players and he hires bad staff, has horrible schemes, doesn’t prepare his players, can’t manage the clock and is nothing more than a player’s coach BUT somehow the Steelers remain relevant every year. Please explain how that’s possible for so long when he has nothing but trash to work with AND he’s a bad coach worthy of being fired. You can’t have both ways so which is it?? Is he a good coach who’s coaching up subpar talent to have consistently winning seasons OR does he have great players (that he chose according to you) but his coaching is bring down our yearly SB caliber team to be just a wildcard failure? Hint: just take a look at the QB’s he’s had to deal with over the last several years. Old Ben, old Russ, Fields, Pickett, Mason, my man Duck 🦆 and my personal favorite Mr. “Put me in coach and I’ll guarantee you at least 2 interceptions” Tribisky 😂😂😂. Yeah with that lineup Tomlin should be ashamed of himself with all of those winning seasons but no SB/playoff victories to show for it. I mean just about any basic a$$ coach would have been able to at least make it to the AFC championship game a few times with any one of those QB’s, right. 😐 You guys are funny.
@@steelpookie7597 tomlin still helped pick these qb rooms that you say suck. you don't keep a coach around for this long and not take his input on who you want on the team. if they're so great, why are they looking at 7 straight seasons where they got bounced in the 1st round of the playoffs? that should stick out more than 10 wins a season, every year .500 or better.
The Steelers focused on running for years and been trash with it for years and then being in a OC that’s about running when you not good at it it’s stupid… bad coaching
Lets break it down. We haven't had a QB that can manage to be a reliable passing threat without throwing too many INT's since prime Big Ben. So we run the ball to manage and dominate the clock as best we can while our defense tries to stay off the field. We just haven't had a star RB since Bell. We haven't had the talent on offense to actually help our defense in anyway for like 6 or 7 years. Its not bad coaching when your hands are tied like this.
Oh they can run the ball but Tomlin takes the Norv Turner approach which is boom or bust. Bore your opponent to death with a boring predictable running offensive then throw ONE DEEP BALL... If it works the defense is on it's heels and Steeler's offense rolls. But it's so dependent on one downhill throw that if it misses or doesn't happen the team stays in first gear the rest of the game. Tomlin seems to hope the Def will bail them out. Tomlin's approaches is all heart with very little brains. And we never have a plan B. NEVER. It's certainly starting to seem like that to me...
I would be pissed he did it if i was his teamate. I only played highschool and rec ball but i would be pissed if my teamate fraternized with the opposition like that especially after we loss. Would probably have said something unpleasant to him after.
As a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, this George Pickens diva has got to go! He is too immature. Sick of his antics. He has emotional issues or something. Dude quit his route again. Who tf does this dude think he is. He needs to go. He is becoming a cancer in the locker room. Bye Felicia!
He sure did. That Russell Wilson pick was totally on him. His quitting on the route didn't draw the safety over which led to the pick. I knew Pickens was an immature and selfish prick when he didn't block for Warren in Indianapolis.
@@Jay-r6s1iI’m not too big on Pickens antics at times but that pick was 100% on Russ. Regardless of Pickens not running his route, being a veteran qb you never throw that pass. Even watching the replay Muth would’ve had to make a crazy catch when looking at the ball trajectory.
Tomlin: Pickens' azz was done after that action with Mahomes and Kelsey. He's cancer, plain and simple! Regardless of talent. And the very worst you can do is empower him!
Wilson is inconsistent at his position w/out this excuse... You gotta cut bait here. Pickens has shown you already who he is; Wilson has already shown you who he is and what he is limited in doing. Your defense isn't enough to carry this offense especially w/out a running game. Steelers will not win another 🏆, thusly, Tomlin will be out
There isn't even a team without Pickens this season. Idk if you've been paying attention, but we don't have anyone else. Our weapons are Warren RB, Pat Friermuth TE, and Pickens WR. Calvin Austin is an honorable mention, but his strongest production comes curtesy of Pickens being on the field as well. You take Pickens off this roster and you're gonna win 3 or 4 games in a season.
Tomlin has clearly lost control of Pickens. And that makes me wonder what’s going on with the rest of the team (See DeShon Elliott’s post-game comments). Pickens’ stunt on Netflix was definitely a message. Even Mahomes and Kelce seemed confused. Pickens reminds me most of AB right now, but this had a bit more method to it than most of AB’s madness. it’s also true that he’s right: The Steelers organization clearly has little interest in competing for a ring, and is content to be just ok. For a man of Pickens’ talents, that’s not an organization you want to play for. He wants to be a star, like the two guys he was paying respects to. Not going to happen in PGH. I think Tomlin has pluses and minuses as a coach, but it’s time for new blood, regardless. Approaching the Cowboys’ situation. Once great, now silly.
I don’t understand him going and saying congrats is an issue? Did you see his IG account? Nothing negative, just a positive post. We are still complaining?
@@jasonerb2577 juju is all about the team, yes sir no sir where do you want me to go Andy. I think this kid is an amazing talent but I don't want him on any team that I'm a fan of
@@velder22 That speaks more to your team than it does the man. He was a Tik Tok making, sh*t talking, no backing it uppin', average at best, wr at one point in his career.
Mike Tomlin does not corral the renegades, he creates the renegades. One renegade receiver is a problem, two in two years is a coincidence, one every season is completely the coaches fault. You are the head coach, get your players in line. The “cool uncle” persona is not working.
Pickens needs to fix himself...it wouldnt be hard replacing him..his route running sucks..GP had 7 targets only came down with 3. He gives up on routes.. wines and cries..start being a team player
that's so false. 🤣 because pickens with another team is literally a top-notch wr, but here we only have him, so he can't be anything, and that kills him because he wants to be great, how's that not hard to understand
I remember in ABs earlier career Mike Tomlinson said as long as AB is playing how he’s playing he doesn’t care how he acts and that’s paraphrasing but he said something close to this. That is the culture that he’s lowekey instilled. If you’re good you have an excuse and that’s not acceptable to me. Love Mike tomlin but don’t like that concept.
@@Kanfachanon a prove it contract with people siting these antics for not wanting to pay him then he goes on to be a journeyman and in a blink of an eye done
I doubt it. He’s passionate and wants to win, the Steelers are stuck on the 70s instead of getting with the times and holding the team back. GP isn’t a problem off the field but does need to mature but other than that his career is still pretty safe
@@KanfachanTeams though they wanted DJ and chase Claypool snd AB to ....then they figured it out ......and those teams you speak of will figure it out also
Wilson could not have made that pass to Pickens. By the time he was open the play was over. Pickens has no room to talk if he won't do his job every week. His laziness is all over the film.
He’s the reason why Russ threw that pick, straight up quitting on the route. He needs to grow up asap. Super talented but he’ll be out the league with that type of attitude
@@TheMan750 The answer is Tomlin. I think they develop good players but dont know how to handle them. Also..separate of Tomlin, with the way the NFL works now, as a cat-n-mouse game between receivers and defensive backs, almost all receivers are divas these days. There aren't too many Larry Fitzgerald's out there anymore, if any at all.
I'm a chiefs fan and maybe I wrong but I thought nothing about him congratulating Pat and Travis. I thought it was nice of him and Kelce hit a milestone and probably didn't get to see them before the interview.
My LA Chargers would love some George Pickens on the offfense. Justin could easily unlock this guy, but we are a run first team. Hope to sign an elite WR or RB even a TE. Cap space is a thing for them this year
@@velder22 Exactly. Andy will not deal with another TO situation. Andy proved he doesn't need a diva receiver to win. He had no problems letting Tyreke Hill go and has won 2 Super Bowls in a row. If Pickens is causing problems with the ultimate players coach, how would he function in Kansas City, Green Bay, etc. Pickens will be shipped to a dysfunctional franchise and disappear.
They have to let him go. Everyone else was in the tunnel when he did that. If Justin Jefferson did that to Jamarr Chase and Joe Burrow, JJ would be gone. That's betrayal. He's a WR1 in a crowded room. Steelers will double-dip in the draft and replace his talents within 2-3 years or most likely, right after the '25 draft.
He’s sick of wasting time with a team lead by a coach who gets zero results and burns through talent like it’s his job. TJ Watt the best defensive player of the past decade has pissed his career away with the Steelers and now it’s to late. I wouldn’t blame anyone for leaving this crap franchise.
It is not the franchise. The Steelers r one of the best ownership. They rvlotal 2 a fault especially when it comes 2 HCs. I love the fact they don't change HCs every few years but since Dan passed away Art doesn't seem 2 have that strong ability 2 approach Tomlin on his short comings and talk 2 him about parting ways. Tomlin has nor had post season success in over a decade now. He has over stayed his tenure and he needs a new challenge and the Steelers need a new voice and leader. These r the facts.
Yeah our run game sux , yet that's all they wanna do. That O LINE needs to step up and block so Russ can start airing it out and Tomlin n Smith need to understand you gotta throw to score.
Pickens behavior aside, this team is wasting talent. AB left and got a ring on the Buccs, Juju with the Chiefs etc.. TJ still doesnt have a ring as great as he is, talents just getting wasted. If he was on another team who actually has some type of offensive competency he would’ve had one already. Idk if Pickens actually told them to come get him but i don’t even blame him the way things have been going. Even if he gets replaced itll be the same thing because of the coaching.
The feelings are mutual. Get rid of Pickens. Too immature. Too selfish. Doesn't run routes when he's not targeted. Doesn't block. And he'll want a $30m/yr contract. I would have loved to see this behavior around Cowher.
Maybe he doesn't want to become this team's Louis Lipps? The Steelers drafted Terry Bradshaw in 1970. The Steelers drafted Ben Roethlisberger in 2004. 34 years of using scrap yard quarterbacks before they threw a first round on another QB. Russel Wilson isn't prime anymore and Justin Fields isn't the answer either. They'll keep being a ho hum team until someone decides to get a new quarterback and head coach. Being a cut above 500 seems fine with the Rooneys.
Pickins can hurt his team when he doesn’t get the ball enough. He does not like running decoy routes that are needed at times to draw the safety away for other receivers or tight ends. He can’t be the only passing target as every offense needs to have several pass target options. Wonder if he will realize that or not or wind up like so many WR divas.
He can do it with Pittsburgh but he hasn't fully grown into his potential and that is evident. Hers the thing almost every wr who leaves finds out the grass isn't green on the other side.
It sounds like so many people are hating on the fact that Pittsburgh has George. All of the Steelers haters keep talking about him leaving Pittsburgh so they can convince him to go
Pickens is a phenomenal talent that is sorely underutilized by an unimaginative OC. He’s immature but if I was in that offense I’d be frustrated too. They have no short screen game at all. It’s painful to watch and I’m not a Pittsburgh fan
Pickens has a lot of nerve thinking he'd be welcomed in KC.. They sent Tyreek packing ..does he think he's better than Tyreek? Aint nobody star struck over you George..Stay out of the interviews! 😅
They can flip him for draft capital if possible but a serious franchise isnt going to want the immature baggage. Theyll wait until hes s free agent which means Pickens will have to mature eventually in order to audition for other teams...or rather he should reflect on his actions and make changes if he wants to play somewhere else or even stay in the black and gold😊
it amazing me see peoples rosting Wilson and Pickens in comments right now. Don't forget 2 months ago, they celebrated them "best duo of Steelers of all time", "they're going into the Superbowl" "who thoughts Pickens and Wilson gonna be so great", etc...
Wait...he congratulated guys on good game and "sport journalists" made a story out of it??? I don't know how good or bad guy Pickens is but if this is a problem then there is no problem.
Steelers have a coaching problem and have been mediocre since 2010 . Offensive line , QB’s , O Coordinator , and average draft picks have been problems for years now .
He should be getting the ball thrown to him 10 times a game minimum. I would be mad to if I was making all the crazy catches all the big plays and getting a teaspoon worth of football
I've been a Steeler fan since the 70s and yall are crazy. Pickens would be a Hall of Famer already if he played for a team that realized he is the star player. Send him to San Doego, Houston, Baltimore, KC, GREEN Bay, Detroit and they ate in the Superbowl. Steelers are stuck in the past. He is not the problem.
Absolutely - listen to all the garbage Bill Cowher still spews about Steeler football ... like he knows the game in 2024 - always talking about the how the run game is the key and we will always win if we establish the run ... we rushed for 202 yards yesterday and still got our clocks cleaned - not even competitive ... we are out of touch and need to bring this offense into the 21st century.
Being a long time fan added nothing to the Pickens discussion. Why do people always lead with that? If you were working for the team that long then whole different story and adds value to the discussion.
Us old folks know what it’s like to have the best team in the NFL in Pittsburgh. The current legacy of incompetence just keeps bringing up those memories, and it’s sad. I think that’s why people mention it. Those were great times to be a PGH sports fan. One-and-done in the playoffs most years might be ok for a fan base that has never been any good. But here? Dallas? New England? Hurts that much more.
Pickens is vastly overrated. Rooney is a coward that won't move on Tomlin. So go forward with Fields,...sign Higgins, draft Emeka Egbuka and trade Pickens for Draft capital.
Or, maybe, hear me out, he didn't get a chance to talk to them when the game ended, saw them on the field and went to say hi and congratulate them?... If he really wanted to make it about himself, he could have said something directly to the camera, grabbed the mic, taken one of the coats (that one would have been hilarious 😅) but he just dapped them, briefly spoke to them and went on his way. You really don't need to turn this into a sensational headline 😑
Unless Pickens goes somewhere were hes treated like he's Justin Jefferson, he's going to be an issue for that team. He wants the ball almost every play, and when the play isn't designed for him he gives barely any effort or gives up early on the play. Until he realizes that he has to go 100% on every down regardless of if its for him or not AND that he has to stop getting visibly upset when the ball isn't thrown to him, he won't be a real top WR. He caused the INT against the Chiefs.
The kid is simply frustrated, imagine being a top talent like him knowing week in and week out your offense is gonna run the same 5-8 plays. Anyone who watches the Steelers know exactly what they are going to do. Against the chiefs they ran the exact same running play 4 times in a row with 3 different guys. The Steelers are coached to survive they’re not coached to dominate. Since Tomlin took over the franchise has steadily lost what they’re known for a fearsome defense and a smashing type run game. Tomlin hasn’t been able to assemble a decent offensive line in years. Who can blame George for wanting out of that mediocre environment. There’s more but George is letting it be known
Pittsburgh...the kings of drafting insanely immature WR's that they don't have to develop. Use the talent they came in with for a few years...let them go nuts, then off they go.
Tired of hearing what a leader Tomlin is...he's had more problem players causing locker room issues than any coach...he's good at speeches and being average when it counts the most...he's the Dak of coaching
Thinking GP isnt acting like a child is also insane. Plently of tape showing his bad attitude. Not arguing against his talent but there was a reason he dropped to the second round.
Why would pickins want to leave Tomlin hasn't had a losing season
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THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE. GIVE THE BALL TO PICKENS! LET YOUR STAR PLAYER SHINE! INSTEAD OF ATTACKING HIM. ITS ALWAYS BEEN THE MIKE TOMLIN SHOW. JUST ASK BIG BEN!
The catches pickens makes are unreal. Maturity is holding him back
3-5 awesome catches a year < guys who consistently runs routes, catch the ball and don’t make their team hate them
He’s maturing, he just showed sportsmanship 😂
Our ineffective QB & OLine play has been holding him back
You do mean immaturity...don't you?.
He’s another Antonio Brown
Every diva wr is never ever worth the trouble
I'll take my chances. go pack go
For every 1 humble elite WR like Fitz, there's 10 like Pickens. Just manage and squeeze the juice while you can. You don't have to give them a 10 year contract
Racist
@@thatguypal2025 pickens will get a 200 million dollar contract with 150 guaranteed and 4 years. There is always at least one team that thinks they know more then anybody else.
No diva is. That’s why you go o-line always!!!
He:s an AB, gonna be annoying his entire career
AB was never an issue on the field for the Steelers. He never took plays off or committing ridiculous unsportsmanlike penalties the way Pickens does.
@@GRiP1700 saying AB never took plays off is hilarious
he also literally took an entire game off in week 17 when the Steelers were in a must win to get in situation
Nah. AB gave 100% effort on the field. Pickens only give effort if there's a highlight
AB wasn't a head case until he got hit on the head. Pickens has been like this since Year 1.
At least AB won us games this guy is a joke
Send him to The Jets...he would be a perfect fit
just send tomlin and get a better coach.
he can't pick players, his teams unravel by this point in the season, and no matter the W-L record, or who the OC is, who the players are, they get bounced by the first round of the playoffs.
yet all the pundits drink the kool aid and buy into his BS and make up reasons to think it's great the rooneys keep re-upping him.
@austindolan7182 🤣 There isn't a better coach out there available better than Tomlin . You're one of those guys I see 😂😂😂
@@austindolan7182😂😂😂 You Tomlin haters are funny. So eager to wake and realize we;re on our 4th coach in 7 years with nothing but 5-12 seasons to show for it. You guys always suggest Tomlin should be fired. That he picks bad players and he hires bad staff, has horrible schemes, doesn’t prepare his players, can’t manage the clock and is nothing more than a player’s coach BUT somehow the Steelers remain relevant every year. Please explain how that’s possible for so long when he has nothing but trash to work with AND he’s a bad coach worthy of being fired. You can’t have both ways so which is it?? Is he a good coach who’s coaching up subpar talent to have consistently winning seasons OR does he have great players (that he chose according to you) but his coaching is bring down our yearly SB caliber team to be just a wildcard failure? Hint: just take a look at the QB’s he’s had to deal with over the last several years. Old Ben, old Russ, Fields, Pickett, Mason, my man Duck 🦆 and my personal favorite Mr. “Put me in coach and I’ll guarantee you at least 2 interceptions” Tribisky 😂😂😂. Yeah with that lineup Tomlin should be ashamed of himself with all of those winning seasons but no SB/playoff victories to show for it. I mean just about any basic a$$ coach would have been able to at least make it to the AFC championship game a few times with any one of those QB’s, right. 😐 You guys are funny.
@@steelpookie7597 tomlin still helped pick these qb rooms that you say suck.
you don't keep a coach around for this long and not take his input on who you want on the team.
if they're so great, why are they looking at 7 straight seasons where they got bounced in the 1st round of the playoffs? that should stick out more than 10 wins a season, every year .500 or better.
The Steelers focused on running for years and been trash with it for years and then being in a OC that’s about running when you not good at it it’s stupid… bad coaching
Big facts i dont know why they think they a running team cause they not
Oline sucks
Lets break it down. We haven't had a QB that can manage to be a reliable passing threat without throwing too many INT's since prime Big Ben. So we run the ball to manage and dominate the clock as best we can while our defense tries to stay off the field. We just haven't had a star RB since Bell. We haven't had the talent on offense to actually help our defense in anyway for like 6 or 7 years. Its not bad coaching when your hands are tied like this.
Trade Pickens to the Jets. He’d fit right in with Roger’s ego.
Oh they can run the ball but Tomlin takes the Norv Turner approach which is boom or bust. Bore your opponent to death with a boring predictable running offensive then throw ONE DEEP BALL... If it works the defense is on it's heels and Steeler's offense rolls. But it's so dependent on one downhill throw that if it misses or doesn't happen the team stays in first gear the rest of the game. Tomlin seems to hope the Def will bail them out. Tomlin's approaches is all heart with very little brains. And we never have a plan B. NEVER. It's certainly starting to seem like that to me...
What WR wouldn't want to play with Mahomes
Heck yeah I would. What does he owe Pittsburgh? Nothing
Reid doesnt want another diva WR
He wouldn't be a Diva there. He would get fed and would love being a star there.
@cmc5207 sure, just like antonio brown wasn't going to be a diva after getting his wish playing with Tom Brady.
@@whataboutrob442, That's a good point.
@@whataboutrob442You right about AB, but let’s not forget the risk was worth the reward because they won the Super Bowl.
@daweeza42 Pickens is no AB.
All he told them was good game and the media acting like he committed a crime
Bro that’s all I saw. It’s crazy how they are making this a big deal
Facts
I agree. Media is weird and very feminine
It's inappropriate and his team should be insulted.
I would be pissed he did it if i was his teamate. I only played highschool and rec ball but i would be pissed if my teamate fraternized with the opposition like that especially after we loss. Would probably have said something unpleasant to him after.
As a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, this George Pickens diva has got to go! He is too immature. Sick of his antics. He has emotional issues or something. Dude quit his route again. Who tf does this dude think he is. He needs to go. He is becoming a cancer in the locker room. Bye Felicia!
He sure did. That Russell Wilson pick was totally on him. His quitting on the route didn't draw the safety over which led to the pick.
I knew Pickens was an immature and selfish prick when he didn't block for Warren in Indianapolis.
@@Jay-r6s1iI’m not too big on Pickens antics at times but that pick was 100% on Russ. Regardless of Pickens not running his route, being a veteran qb you never throw that pass. Even watching the replay Muth would’ve had to make a crazy catch when looking at the ball trajectory.
Tomlin: Pickens' azz was done after that action with Mahomes and Kelsey. He's cancer, plain and simple! Regardless of talent. And the very worst you can do is empower him!
Wilson is inconsistent at his position w/out this excuse... You gotta cut bait here. Pickens has shown you already who he is; Wilson has already shown you who he is and what he is limited in doing. Your defense isn't enough to carry this offense especially w/out a running game. Steelers will not win another 🏆, thusly, Tomlin will be out
There isn't even a team without Pickens this season. Idk if you've been paying attention, but we don't have anyone else. Our weapons are Warren RB, Pat Friermuth TE, and Pickens WR. Calvin Austin is an honorable mention, but his strongest production comes curtesy of Pickens being on the field as well. You take Pickens off this roster and you're gonna win 3 or 4 games in a season.
Tomlin has clearly lost control of Pickens. And that makes me wonder what’s going on with the rest of the team (See DeShon Elliott’s post-game comments). Pickens’ stunt on Netflix was definitely a message. Even Mahomes and Kelce seemed confused. Pickens reminds me most of AB right now, but this had a bit more method to it than most of AB’s madness. it’s also true that he’s right: The Steelers organization clearly has little interest in competing for a ring, and is content to be just ok. For a man of Pickens’ talents, that’s not an organization you want to play for. He wants to be a star, like the two guys he was paying respects to. Not going to happen in PGH. I think Tomlin has pluses and minuses as a coach, but it’s time for new blood, regardless. Approaching the Cowboys’ situation. Once great, now silly.
Steelers aren’t some beacon of discipline. If anything, they are a beacon of mediocrity and wasted potential.
you're wasted potential
Spot on. DUMBlin is an affirmative action hire
Sadly, there’s potential for another highly disappointing first round playoff exit. Plus, we can very well lose badly to Cincinnati next weekend.
Mike Tomlin's bread and butter is mediocrity. One and done is Tomlin's legacy.
Too many good receivers on Chiefs he'd be crying there too .
I don’t understand him going and saying congrats is an issue? Did you see his IG account? Nothing negative, just a positive post. We are still complaining?
All 32 teams saw the talent and potential. All 32 teams passed on him in the draft lol some 2 times.
Chiefs should have drafted him rather than Sky Moore.
The Chiefs don't want anything to do with a wide receiver like Pickens, not until he gets humbled a little bit
They took on JuJu...twice!
@@jasonerb2577 juju is all about the team, yes sir no sir where do you want me to go Andy. I think this kid is an amazing talent but I don't want him on any team that I'm a fan of
@@velder22 That speaks more to your team than it does the man. He was a Tik Tok making, sh*t talking, no backing it uppin', average at best, wr at one point in his career.
@@jasonerb2577point is: he was but not he is 🤦🏽♂️
@@Reventon_D That WAS my point. Read the tea leaves.
Mike Tomlin does not corral the renegades, he creates the renegades. One renegade receiver is a problem, two in two years is a coincidence, one every season is completely the coaches fault. You are the head coach, get your players in line. The “cool uncle” persona is not working.
i don't get why people call him 'the players' coach' because the players are who he blames when they start sucking.
Pickens definitely did that on purpose. He could have hugged them immediately after the game, not during a post game interview 😂
How many players who supposedly don't like the Chiefs would love to crossover to KC??????¿?
Pickens needs to fix himself...it wouldnt be hard replacing him..his route running sucks..GP had 7 targets only came down with 3. He gives up on routes.. wines and cries..start being a team player
What team..all i saw is nothing but confusion on both side of the ball
Pickens with a real qb is easily a 1500 yard receiver his career is dying here
@@marcustaylor1868 he gotta get two feet down first smfh
that's so false. 🤣 because pickens with another team is literally a top-notch wr, but here we only have him, so he can't be anything, and that kills him because he wants to be great, how's that not hard to understand
Maybe it isn’t that Mike Tomlin is controlling these Divas, maybe he is CREATING them. What a concept.
Antonio Brown. Leveon Bell. Chase Claypool. Diontate Johnson. Juju Smith-Schuster. George Pickens... immediately come to mind.
YES YES YES YES YES why can't people see thru his smoke screen of bs!
yep he certainly isn't inspiring any greatness in his players.
I remember in ABs earlier career Mike Tomlinson said as long as AB is playing how he’s playing he doesn’t care how he acts and that’s paraphrasing but he said something close to this. That is the culture that he’s lowekey instilled. If you’re good you have an excuse and that’s not acceptable to me. Love Mike tomlin but don’t like that concept.
Or maybe they're grown men and are in control of their own actions
The Steelers want volunteers, not hostages. Watch Khan trade him for a kings ransom and then Pickens ruin his own career….
Watch Khan trade the teams only route runner Diontae Johnson so when they play real defenses they lose because no receiver can get open!!
@mikep3455 johnson is on his 3rd team this yr already for a reason.
Dude can't catch and when he does he runs backwards loses yards
@@jordanvargovichHe can catch 😂 He has not had drop issues for a few years and even then was below the amount of drops by other top receivers.
Yeah they want volunteers, but Tomlin and his dumbass coaching staff have been holding this franchise hostage for years
@@mikep3455 Diontae asked for the trade.. and look how great he's doing now.
George Pickens better cool it before his career is over before it gets started.
Nope. If the Steelers let him go there will be TONS of teams lining up to sign hm. Let's keep it real
@@Kanfachanon a prove it contract with people siting these antics for not wanting to pay him then he goes on to be a journeyman and in a blink of an eye done
I doubt it. He’s passionate and wants to win, the Steelers are stuck on the 70s instead of getting with the times and holding the team back. GP isn’t a problem off the field but does need to mature but other than that his career is still pretty safe
@@KanfachanTeams though they wanted DJ and chase Claypool snd AB to ....then they figured it out ......and those teams you speak of will figure it out also
@@Kanfachan Why do you think George was drafted so late? He was like this at UGA. Nobody is lining up for this overrated clown.
Tomlin 1 dimensional coach.
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Not sure if pickens is sick of pittsburgh but definetly sick of crappy qb play. Wilson left him wide open near the end zone.
Wilson could not have made that pass to Pickens. By the time he was open the play was over. Pickens has no room to talk if he won't do his job every week. His laziness is all over the film.
He’s the reason why Russ threw that pick, straight up quitting on the route. He needs to grow up asap. Super talented but he’ll be out the league with that type of attitude
You obviously have NO CLUE! Russ is the reason we're FINALLY seeing his true talents
Pickens also know as AB is childish who quits on plays and blame others. Steelers "D" has been horrible. Time to trade some players now.
How many times do we have to go through this with Pittsburgh:
AB
JJ
Claypool
Now Pickens
What is the one constant with all those guys?
Martavius Bryant
Diontae Johnson
@@TheMan750 The answer is Tomlin. I think they develop good players but dont know how to handle them. Also..separate of Tomlin, with the way the NFL works now, as a cat-n-mouse game between receivers and defensive backs, almost all receivers are divas these days. There aren't too many Larry Fitzgerald's out there anymore, if any at all.
Claypool isn't even in the league anymore
Florio always does this. He puts words and thoughts in people's mouths and head. He states his opinion on why someone might be doing X as fact.
We just need to get him the 🏈 more, he’s our key to getting back to the Super Bowl.
I'm a chiefs fan and maybe I wrong but I thought nothing about him congratulating Pat and Travis. I thought it was nice of him and Kelce hit a milestone and probably didn't get to see them before the interview.
I agree with Chris Simms. I wouldn't be surprised if Pittsburgh had enough of GP
My LA Chargers would love some George Pickens on the offfense. Justin could easily unlock this guy, but we are a run first team. Hope to sign an elite WR or RB even a TE. Cap space is a thing for them this year
If they let Pickens go I bet 25 teams lined up to get him he’s a X wr tf they talking about 😂
Ravens will him grab and be unstoppable
Yeah but the Chiefs will not be one of those teams, only bad franchises
@@velder22 Exactly. Andy will not deal with another TO situation. Andy proved he doesn't need a diva receiver to win. He had no problems letting Tyreke Hill go and has won 2 Super Bowls in a row.
If Pickens is causing problems with the ultimate players coach, how would he function in Kansas City, Green Bay, etc. Pickens will be shipped to a dysfunctional franchise and disappear.
Because you probably are a diva yourself
They have to let him go. Everyone else was in the tunnel when he did that. If Justin Jefferson did that to Jamarr Chase and Joe Burrow, JJ would be gone. That's betrayal. He's a WR1 in a crowded room. Steelers will double-dip in the draft and replace his talents within 2-3 years or most likely, right after the '25 draft.
He’s sick of wasting time with a team lead by a coach who gets zero results and burns through talent like it’s his job. TJ Watt the best defensive player of the past decade has pissed his career away with the Steelers and now it’s to late. I wouldn’t blame anyone for leaving this crap franchise.
100%
It is not the franchise. The Steelers r one of the best ownership. They rvlotal 2 a fault especially when it comes 2 HCs. I love the fact they don't change HCs every few years but since Dan passed away Art doesn't seem 2 have that strong ability 2 approach Tomlin on his short comings and talk 2 him about parting ways. Tomlin has nor had post season success in over a decade now. He has over stayed his tenure and he needs a new challenge and the Steelers need a new voice and leader. These r the facts.
Bet he’s traded for 2nd rd pick off season. Dude can’t control his emotions
They need a #2 receiver
Let him go if he wants to go
The media loves to start rumors. The problem is other teams won’t put up with his antics like the Steelers do and they give their guys a long leash
Yeah our run game sux , yet that's all they wanna do. That O LINE needs to step up and block so Russ can start airing it out and Tomlin n Smith need to understand you gotta throw to score.
They need to hire ward
why is it always a wide receiver? do they get the most concussions or what?
Pickens behavior aside, this team is wasting talent. AB left and got a ring on the Buccs, Juju with the Chiefs etc.. TJ still doesnt have a ring as great as he is, talents just getting wasted. If he was on another team who actually has some type of offensive competency he would’ve had one already. Idk if Pickens actually told them to come get him but i don’t even blame him the way things have been going. Even if he gets replaced itll be the same thing because of the coaching.
The feelings are mutual. Get rid of Pickens. Too immature. Too selfish. Doesn't run routes when he's not targeted. Doesn't block. And he'll want a $30m/yr contract. I would have loved to see this behavior around Cowher.
Maybe he doesn't want to become this team's Louis Lipps? The Steelers drafted Terry Bradshaw in 1970. The Steelers drafted Ben Roethlisberger in 2004. 34 years of using scrap yard quarterbacks before they threw a first round on another QB.
Russel Wilson isn't prime anymore and Justin Fields isn't the answer either. They'll keep being a ho hum team until someone decides to get a new quarterback and head coach. Being a cut above 500 seems fine with the Rooneys.
“Come get me” 😂
George Pickens is a Head Case just like Antonio Brown was, we see where he ended up!
I don't see anything wrong with what he do just paying respect
George Pickens is just a mirror image of the level fed up every sane Steelers fan. That offense is sad!
Pickins can hurt his team when he doesn’t get the ball enough. He does not like running decoy routes that are needed at times to draw the safety away for other receivers or tight ends. He can’t be the only passing target as every offense needs to have several pass target options. Wonder if he will realize that or not or wind up like so many WR divas.
He can do it with Pittsburgh but he hasn't fully grown into his potential and that is evident. Hers the thing almost every wr who leaves finds out the grass isn't green on the other side.
I want George to do great.
He could be best in the league, but he’s not a team guy
No Pickens the Steelers have had enough of you and your immaturity.PACK YOUR BAGS
He needs to grow up. He doesn’t know how good he has it. Let’s not forget brown Johnson bell
As a Chiefs fan I would love to have him on our team if he gained some maturity. In his current form no.
It sounds like so many people are hating on the fact that Pittsburgh has George. All of the Steelers haters keep talking about him leaving Pittsburgh so they can convince him to go
Pickens is a phenomenal talent that is sorely underutilized by an unimaginative OC. He’s immature but if I was in that offense I’d be frustrated too. They have no short screen game at all. It’s painful to watch and I’m not a Pittsburgh fan
Pickens has a lot of nerve thinking he'd be welcomed in KC.. They sent Tyreek packing ..does he think he's better than Tyreek? Aint nobody star struck over you George..Stay out of the interviews! 😅
How many pick 6 Wilson got 2?
Yes he is he feels like he’s wasting his potential hof career with the Steelers
lol hof
😂 HOF
HoF potential is a better way of putting it
Russ makes everyone go crazy.
He's sorry to me
Can’t tell you how many receivers would be open in Denver that Russ”didn’t see” I watched the Christmas game. Same ole Russ
For all we know, Kelce and Mahomes are in contact with him. It was weird though.
They can flip him for draft capital if possible but a serious franchise isnt going to want the immature baggage. Theyll wait until hes s free agent which means Pickens will have to mature eventually in order to audition for other teams...or rather he should reflect on his actions and make changes if he wants to play somewhere else or even stay in the black and gold😊
the question should be....have the Steelers had enough of GP?
Tomlin is only interested in keeping his job, not holding people accountable
Chiefs don't usually get those guys. You need to block hard. You need to take up the space you are supposed to finish a route even if you are bumped.
it amazing me see peoples rosting Wilson and Pickens in comments right now. Don't forget 2 months ago, they celebrated them "best duo of Steelers of all time", "they're going into the Superbowl" "who thoughts Pickens and Wilson gonna be so great", etc...
Steelers better pay that man
Look at his child-like antics at GA
The Steelers can replace Pickens by trading for a top receiver. He’s immature.
Yeah because they have a top WR2 after trading DJ!!
Wait...he congratulated guys on good game and "sport journalists" made a story out of it??? I don't know how good or bad guy Pickens is but if this is a problem then there is no problem.
It's vise versa Pittsburgh has enough of Pickens, all he does it pout and he gives up on his team. Send him down the road
He averages 16yds per catch for his career..Ain’t no way Pickens don’t have 10-12 targets a game.. ain’t no fkn way!!!
Steelers have a coaching problem and have been mediocre since 2010 . Offensive line , QB’s , O Coordinator , and average draft picks have been problems for years now .
I have seen player shake hands during interviews, why is this one so offensive?
I thought we got ride of AB!
Sure did! Got rid of playoff wins also.
He isn't worth the headache, if he wants out trade him on off-season
George who? WTF has he ever achieved in the NFL?
3000 yards receiving at 23 years old with bad qbs
I like GP nobody wanna play for this sorry team
He should be getting the ball thrown to him 10 times a game minimum. I would be mad to if I was making all the crazy catches all the big plays and getting a teaspoon worth of football
I've been a Steeler fan since the 70s and yall are crazy. Pickens would be a Hall of Famer already if he played for a team that realized he is the star player. Send him to San Doego, Houston, Baltimore, KC, GREEN Bay, Detroit and they ate in the Superbowl. Steelers are stuck in the past. He is not the problem.
Absolutely - listen to all the garbage Bill Cowher still spews about Steeler football ... like he knows the game in 2024 - always talking about the how the run game is the key and we will always win if we establish the run ... we rushed for 202 yards yesterday and still got our clocks cleaned - not even competitive ... we are out of touch and need to bring this offense into the 21st century.
What team you know wins with one star player
Being a long time fan added nothing to the Pickens discussion. Why do people always lead with that? If you were working for the team that long then whole different story and adds value to the discussion.
Us old folks know what it’s like to have the best team in the NFL in Pittsburgh. The current legacy of incompetence just keeps bringing up those memories, and it’s sad. I think that’s why people mention it. Those were great times to be a PGH sports fan. One-and-done in the playoffs most years might be ok for a fan base that has never been any good. But here? Dallas? New England? Hurts that much more.
He would never thrive on those teams because you need more than talent to be a great HOF WR.
Pickens is vastly overrated. Rooney is a coward that won't move on Tomlin. So go forward with Fields,...sign Higgins, draft Emeka Egbuka and trade Pickens for Draft capital.
The Steelers are good at finding talented receivers but not good at finding receivers that actually want to play the Steelers style of offense.
Or, maybe, hear me out, he didn't get a chance to talk to them when the game ended, saw them on the field and went to say hi and congratulate them?... If he really wanted to make it about himself, he could have said something directly to the camera, grabbed the mic, taken one of the coats (that one would have been hilarious 😅) but he just dapped them, briefly spoke to them and went on his way. You really don't need to turn this into a sensational headline 😑
If the Chiefs 3-peat, there will be an avalanche of tier 1 Receivers knocking on the door.
Yeah he wants to go elsewhere so I say let him
Unless Pickens goes somewhere were hes treated like he's Justin Jefferson, he's going to be an issue for that team. He wants the ball almost every play, and when the play isn't designed for him he gives barely any effort or gives up early on the play. Until he realizes that he has to go 100% on every down regardless of if its for him or not AND that he has to stop getting visibly upset when the ball isn't thrown to him, he won't be a real top WR. He caused the INT against the Chiefs.
The Steelers are good at drafting talented Wr’s but they tend to be immature too.
I think he said your welcome for that interception I gave yall! Selfish dude and that's gonna be his downfall.
No we have had enough with his immaturity, Divaness, and antics.........
Same thing happened to ab.
The kid is simply frustrated, imagine being a top talent like him knowing week in and week out your offense is gonna run the same 5-8 plays. Anyone who watches the Steelers know exactly what they are going to do. Against the chiefs they ran the exact same running play 4 times in a row with 3 different guys. The Steelers are coached to survive they’re not coached to dominate. Since Tomlin took over the franchise has steadily lost what they’re known for a fearsome defense and a smashing type run game. Tomlin hasn’t been able to assemble a decent offensive line in years. Who can blame George for wanting out of that mediocre environment. There’s more but George is letting it be known
Pittsburgh...the kings of drafting insanely immature WR's that they don't have to develop. Use the talent they came in with for a few years...let them go nuts, then off they go.
YOU GUYS ARE UNBELIVABLE
Tired of hearing what a leader Tomlin is...he's had more problem players causing locker room issues than any coach...he's good at speeches and being average when it counts the most...he's the Dak of coaching
Thinking GP is the issue is insane to me
all the OC changes/player changes through the years and it's tomlin. it's always been tomlin.
@ I agree
Thinking GP isnt acting like a child is also insane. Plently of tape showing his bad attitude. Not arguing against his talent but there was a reason he dropped to the second round.
Simping for trash like George Pickens is actually insane.
He's not the issue. I understand his frustration. He wants the ball. Its Mike Tomlin's or the highway
Looked a bit like the time Kevin Durant hugged the Warriors after they eliminated his Thunder.
Why would pickins want to leave Tomlin hasn't had a losing season
THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE. GIVE THE BALL TO PICKENS! LET YOUR STAR PLAYER SHINE! INSTEAD OF ATTACKING HIM. ITS ALWAYS BEEN THE MIKE TOMLIN SHOW. JUST ASK BIG BEN!
He isn't going anywhere anytime soon
It always happens with the Steelers' great receivers. They always have enough because Tomlin loves to play a very conservative game.
Thumbnail GP to Travis you guys come and get me
Chiseled Adonis did a good breakdown on him. He's a liability.