Well now we are well into the Steelers schedule and Eagles schedule and Vikings schedule and well.......some things are starting to become clear.
Their are QB's and then there are NFL starting QB's and then there are NFL top level QB's. The Steelers offense looks completely different now with Russell Wilson. Russ makes plays. Doesn't make mistakes. He's a Hall of Famer, he is worth an extension because as we see, QB's at this level don't grow on trees (or most draft picks).
The reads Wilson makes, the throws, the timing, I mean boom. There is no shame for Kenny Pickett to not become an NFL starter let alone a good one, most aren't. Most QB first rd picks dont.
Jordan Addison caught 3 TD passes yesterday. He is helping resurrect Sam Darnold's career. Also, having Justin Jefferson doesn't hurt. But Darnold was a top 5 pick.
Circling back to Kenny, he was a decent college QB, but then Whipple and Addison came along and he was transformed. So I am thinking that Kenny's success may have more been cause of Jordan Addison than Kenny Pickett.