PITTSBURGH STEELERS SELECT PITT QUARTERBACK KENNY PICKETT!

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🗓️ 29 April 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Chris Carter, NFL and NCAAF analyst, hosts the Locked on Steelers podcast. The Pittsburgh Steelers took the 20th overall selection to select Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett. Here's an instant reaction and short update on the selection and what it means for the Steelers. Pickett grades out as the most accurate quarterback of the class with the best leadership on on-field vision. There is legitimate drawback about Pickett's deep ball arm strength, but his competitiveness, toughness and leadership is something that could make him a key star for the Steelers in the coming years. CALL INTO THE SHOW AT 412-223-6644 or if international, e-mail your audio message to LOSTEELERSTOPICBAG@GMAIL.COM Follow Chris Carter on Twitter: @CarterCritiques. Theme music is 'Soul Kick' by Ceddy P, and 'Too Easy' by Nerdboy. Both from their label Renaissance Music. Find more from their label here. This show is part of the Locked on Podcast Network. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NFLNETWORK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh my goodness.
0:04.1	The Steelers with their first round pick at 20th overall,
0:08.1	stay pat.
0:09.0	They don't move.
0:09.8	They don't nothing.
0:10.6	And they get Kenny Pickett,
0:12.7	the guy that was working for five years across the hallway at the University of Pittsburgh
0:18.3	at their quarterback position.
0:20.6	They addressed QB in the first round.
0:22.7	We all fought Malik Willis, Malik Willis, Malik Willis, but no, it's Kenny Pickett.
0:28.5	The man who now holds the all-time record for touchdown passes in a single season by an
0:32.8	ACC quarterback surpassing Deshawn Watson, who he will now face with the Cleveland Browns.
0:38.4	And now this redefines the quarterback position moving forward for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
0:43.8	Steelers fans, this is a big moment for your franchise because Kenny Pickett is a guy that a lot of
0:48.7	people look at as a true leader.
0:50.6	I covered Kenny Pickett at the University of Pittsburgh with their football team, the Panthers. I saw him firsthand. He is a true leader. I covered Kenny Pickett at the University of Pittsburgh with their, with their football team,
0:59.7	the Panthers. I saw him firsthand. He is a true leader. I've been skeptical about his NFL value because I didn't like his arm strength on his deep ball, getting the ball down the field
1:03.8	when it came to 40, 50 yard passes and trying to put the ball with more zip on it. But I love his
1:09.2	tenacity and his leadership. I'll tell you a story that I
1:12.1	know straight because I talked to all the pit players about it. Early in the pit season, they lost
1:17.3	to a team they weren't supposed to lose to in Western Michigan, and the team was disappointed.
1:21.5	It was Kenny Pickett who called a players-only team meeting, and he said, we will not lose
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