Steelers WR George Pickens off to slow start after preseason hype
There was a lot of hype for Steelers rookie receiver George Pickens coming out of training camp. But through the first two weeks of the season, the Steelers second-round pick has just two catches for 26 yards on six targets.
Pickens finished the preseason with eight catches for 84 yards and a touchdown, per Fox Sports. Many expected his play to translate into the regular season, but the Steelers offense struggled once again in Week 2, posting just 152 pass yards in the team's loss to the Patriots.
Head coach Mike Tomlin was asked about his expectations for Pickens this season, telling reporters, "I don't know that I had expectations about what that would look like. I think that at the early portions of the year, you're establishing roles and what happens in the stadium is maybe more important than what your intentions are."
The question is what is causing all of the Steelers offensive woes? The play calling? The quarterback play? The offensive line play?
Pittsburgh doesn't have a lot of time to figure it all out as they head to Cleveland to face the Browns Thursday night. Playing on a short week has challenges of its own, but with Pickens' clear absence from the offense, Trubisky added, "We've definitely got to get George [Pickens] more involved. He's super talented."
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