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Hey guys let’s get more news from Steelers but first don’t forget to subscribe to the channel and leave your like George Pickin Spence frustration over Pro bll snub George Pickins has come on strong and had a productive second NFL season one that he thinks was
Worthy of the Pro Bowl in a late night Instagram story Pickin sent out this photo of a mostly black screen but the words after the proud Bass League in the bottom left corner here’s what Pickins sent out around 12 col 30 a.m Thursday Pickins was not one of the three
Steelers selected to head to Orlando LBT J wat s Minka Fitzpatrick and SD miles kbu were the three selected at wide receiver in the AFC Pickin lost out to Miami’s Tyreek Hill Cleveland’s Amari Cooper Los Angeles Keenan Allen and cincin cna’s Jamar chase the seconde wide receiver already expressed his
Belief back in May that he was snubbed of a Pro Bowl selection last year for his rookie season of 2022 That season he caught 52 passes for 801 yards and four touchdowns those numbers did not exactly stack up to the four who were originally selected with Hill and Chase joined by
Stefon Diggs and Devonte Adams while Pickins is Uber talented and highly efficient average more than 18 yards per reception he lacked the volume and overall production of those other names receiver is a tough position to crack especially in a crowded AFC field and Pickins had largely played in a poor
Passing offense that didn’t have the caliber of quarterback throwing to him like most of those other names even Cooper who has caught passes from four quarterbacks this year has found a connection with Joe Flaco on the year Pickins is up to 63 receptions 1,1 140 yards and five
Touchdowns he’s on a hot streak with 195 yards and week 16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals followed up by a 131 yard showing in Sunday’s win over the Seattle Seahawks and he’s meshed well with QB Mason Rudolph while Pickins has a case to make to be part of the Pro Bowl it’s
Understandable why he was left off the ballot perhaps he’ll make it as an alternate if the above four names pull out due to either playing in the Super Bowl Sans Allen and Chase whose teams are eliminated or because of injury Deontay Johnson made it as an alternate in
2021 Patrick Peterson happy Joey Porter Jr taking CB1 assignments off his plate little bit too old to be doing that while he wanted to play for head coach Mike Tomlin one of the reasons DB Patrick Peterson wanted to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers last offseason was because of their interest in expanding
His game Beyond just a strict outside cornerback No Doubt out one of the reasons for that is because he is 33 years old now and in his 13th NFL season he was more than pleased to see the Steelers draft CB Joey Porter Jr and not just because he once played with Joey
Porter Jr with the Arizona Cardinals I see a lot of myself in Joey we talk about it all the time he said yesterday via the team’s website I can remember when I played with this Dad and I had those number one matchups having those responsibilities week in and week
Out and I will say I’m happy that he does have those responsibilities because I’m a little bit too old to be doing that at this stage of my career Peterson began the season strictly playing the outside cornerback position for the most part with Levi Wallace on the other side
Porter came in to take some snaps and dime packages it wasn’t until after the bye that he started seeing more time in the slot as Porter snap count Rose eventually ascending into a full-time starter Joey has all the tools that he needs to be successful in his game and
I’m just so happy to be with him to watch his young career flourish Peterson said repeating a sentiment He has expressed frequently throughout the year because I was in his shoes Once Upon a Time in my career himself wants a fifth overall draft pick out of LSU Peterson
Is an eight-time pro bowler and a three-time first team all proo as an outside cornerback he currently leads all active players in career interceptions with 36 two ahead of his former Minnesota Vikings teammate Harrison Smith though his last interception came while playing safety oh yeah he has started the past
Two games at safety playing zero snaps at outside corner having now logged 163 snaps on the season at safety according to Pro Football Focus it’s something that they only briefly dabbled with during training camp but injuries forced the issue on the season he has still played over half of his snaps on the
Outside but in addition to his 63 snaps at safety he also has another 313 snaps either in the slot or in the Box near the line of scrimmage it’s by far the most varied usage he has ever seen in his long career logging over 1,000 snaps at outside cornerback just last season
Still under contract for 2024 that gives the Steelers some options about how they want to make use of him they know they now have Porter as their top cornerback who has locked down potential they may not want Peterson to be his opposite on a full-time basis could Cory tce Jr or
Darius Rush emerge as a starter by then Travis Kelce slams Pittsburgh media as Jacka es over Mike Kansas City chief standout Travis Kelce expressed strong opinions about the Pittsburgh media during the latest episode of his new heights podcast with his elder brother Jason Kelce who plays as the center for the Philadelphia
Eagles the conversation revolved around the remarkable achievement of Pittsburgh Steelers head coach mikee Tomlin who is on the verge of completing his 17th consecutive non- losing season regardless of the outcome of the week 18 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens despite the Steelers facing challenges throughout the season and
Holding a 9 to7 record some members of the Pittsburgh media had advocated for parting ways with Tomlin either through a mid-season dismissal or a potential trade for assets Travis strongly criticized such suggestions labeling the media’s discussions as baseless and unintelligent they were talking about firing him what 7 weeks ago Jason
Inquired prompting Travis to respond sharply the media is so dumb why do we do the media bunch of Jacka they are just a bunch of Jacka es I’m just out here talking F iing nonsense he is one of the best coaches the NFL’s ever even seen about to
Possibly get his 17th consecutive non- losing season Jesus Christ the brothers delt into reminiscing about their own lives 17 years ago with Jason already playing college football at Cincinnati and Travis were calling his driver’s license suspension in Ohio this comparison aimed to underscore the longevity of tomlin’s successful
Tenure as the head coach of the Steelers since 2007 Tomlin boasts an impressive career record of 1721 100-2 in the regular season amounting to a point 639 winning percentage despite the challenges faced by the Steelers this season including the mid-season firing of offensive coordinator Matt Canada they have
Navigated the tough AFC North Division and have a chance at a playoff birth a win over the afc’s top seated Ravens could secure their spot in the postseason Travis and Jason acknowledged that while their own teams are not in contention for playoff births they might find themselves cheering for Tomlin and
The Steelers to succeed in reaching the postseason potentially making Skeptics and the media reconsider their earlier criticisms and you fan what do you think of the Travis Kelce situation leave your opinion in the comments
