I look at what George Pickens has done all year.

They just so that I'm real clear about it.

I don't have the concern that the debate about what George Pickens did or didn't do in that game.

I don't have that kind of concern about it as far as it's competing and helping us win football games on the field at all.

Pickens brings everything to the table. He brings enough pluses to the table to frankly live with

what's going on this type of criticism. The criticism in my mind is a competitor, and when he gets out there,

can he come down with the ball? And does he compete when he's out there? A triple plus.

Been a lot of A multiple pluses in recent days.

I don't know that Jerry was watching the same game I was watching on Thursday night, George Pickens.

And hey, I'm a card carrying Steelers number 14 shirt wearing member of the George Pickens fan club.

Something was off, whether it was his injuries, whether it was frustration from being

double-covered all night long.

He had the demeanor that gave people flashbacks to his time in Pittsburgh.

That's undeniable.

And he didn't like being called out by Richard Sherman.

That became an issue.

And I love George Pickens, but something was different last Thursday

night. And for Jerry to flat out say what he's saying, I mean, he is the master of painting himself

into a contractual corner because these are critical comments. Anything he says now as we approach

the expiration of George Pickens' rookie contract, and they're going to have to make the decision with franchise tag, which Pickens is not going to like, or giving him a market

value deal that may start with a four to say what he said. And I don't know, like, what else

is he going to say? Is he going to say, yes, I have concerns? But I would like to think there's

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