LATROBE, Pa. -- Mike Tomlin isn’t evaluating the Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback competition on a throw-by-throw basis, but that’s not stopping fans from hyper-analyzing the race to replace Ben Roethlisberger.
After two straight incomplete throws by Mitch Trubisky to open the first 11-on-11 team period of the 2022 training camp on Wednesday, a fan sitting in the stands at St. Vincent's Chuck Noll Field yelled, “Get Pickett in there!”
Tomlin, of course, didn't grant the fan's wishes by replacing the veteran with rookie Kenny Pickett for first-team reps, but if Day 1 of Steelers training camp is any indication, the quarterback race will be under a microscope -- at least externally -- until Tomlin names a starter.