For at least the third time this season, much of the talk coming out of a loss by the Pittsburgh Steelers centers on second-year wide receiver George Pickens and his frustrations after the lack of touches in a struggling offense.
This time, it’s with Mitch Trubisky at quarterback.
In Thursday night’s 21-18 loss to the New England Patriots, Pickens had just five receptions for 19 yards on six targets. He had one target in the first half with the Steelers trailing 21-10.
His frustrations started to seep out throughout the night. Head coach Mike Tomlin had to talk to him on the sidelines at one point, and then there was the display of frustrations after a failed fourth down in the red zone in the fourth quarter in which Trubisky had to get rid of the ball quickly to running back Jaylen Warren, leading to a turnover on downs.