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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
He came in with less than Moore had.
I mean it's not like he was out there running practice reps with his hamstring pull. Nor was his camp the same as the camp Moore went through when they were doing specific installs.
It's just a lousy excuse.
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KT came in with experience in the SEC and a full year learning NFL concepts and routes in NY and had half a year in a clone of our current offense. Skyy came in with 3 career years (was a RB in HS) of playing WR at a small school and is still adjusting to the mental game at this level and is struggling.
We get it, you hated the pick. So far, you were right (10 games into their careers, most would have said they expected Pickens to look much better than Skyy at this point)….But what you’re not acknowledging is the reasons Pickens fell in the first place. An ACL tear in his right knee last year and various character concerns.
The debate of Skyy vs Pickens won’t be decided till they have both been in the league 2-3 years and those concerns are flushed out.
For all we know, Pickens character concerns are a reason why the Steelers traded Claypool (not saying that’s why they traded him).
If Pickens has no reinjury to the knee and his character concerns are laid to rest as well, there’s a good chance he was the better pick…but if Pickens blows his ACL or gets suspended for character concerns while Skyy consistently improves his mental game while refining his route running…Skyy will end up the better pick,
I still see the kid that Rich Eisen watch at the combine and said “this kid is perfect for KCs offense”.