In the Pittsburgh Steelers’ third straight loss to the Indianapolis Colts last week, WR George Pickens became the focus of the fanbase’s ire. It was an easy target as he could be seen giving up on a play where he could have laid the key block to get RB Jaylen Warren in the end zone. Since then, the news cycle has been almost exclusively Pickens talk. Many suggested he should be benched to send a message, and others figured it could be the beginning of the end of his time in Pittsburgh.
He bounced back and responded in a huge way with a career performance on Saturday against the Cincinnati Bengals.