Charlie Batch was on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster when the team last took a QB in the first round. He knows what that rookie learning curve can look like. And like Ben Roethlisberger in 2004, Batch believes Kenny Pickett will see the field Year One.
Batch joined NFL Network’s Andrew Siciliano to talk about the Steelers’ selection of Pickett and Year One expectations.
“Anytime you take a QB in the first round, you want to accelerate that learning curve,” Batch told the show. “All I can do is go back to when Ben Roethlisberger was a rookie in 2004, Bill Cowher and his coaching staff did a really good job trying to accelerate that learning curve.