Going into this season, there was some concern that the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t have good enough depth at wide receiver. So far, that hasn’t been proven wrong, but George Pickens has helped make it hurt less. Pickens has been unbelievable so far, even if his stats seem light. Penalties have wiped out some of his best plays, but he’s been an impact player for the Steelers offense. Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger seems impressed with Pickens as well.
During the newest episode of his podcast, Footbahlin’ with Ben Roethlisberger, that was released on Monday, Roethlisberger broke down why Pickens was better than his stat line indicates.