Kenny Pickett Preparing For Heavy Ravens’ Blitz

Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback has had an up and down start to his NFL career, but recently has begun to string a few good games in a row. This weekend, he will be the starting quarterback for the first time in a Steelers vs Baltimore Ravens game.

These games are not easy, especially for rookie quarterbacks. In the Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh era, rookie quarterbacks are 0-4 in these matchups. Former Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco owns three of those losses and Devlin “Duck” Hodges owns the lone loss on the Steelers side.

One of the reasons for this is how good each side’s defenses are and how each team likes to bring the pressure. The Ravens have blitzed often this season,…