‘Spark’ has been a buzzword surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers for the past couple of days. Even head coach Mike Tomlin used it, citing the need for one as the reason that he decided to insert rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett into the game at halftime, hoping that he could provide one.
He did, which is of course what you would expect any good quarterback to do, but for the rest of the group, it’s not about who’s under center, especially when it comes down to energy, motivation, and atmosphere. Veteran lineman James Daniels, for example, was asked about if the ‘spark’ Pickett provided on Sunday was transferable to future games.