Right before the Pittsburgh Steelers’ failed fourth-down conversion with 8:05 left in the fourth quarter, the team had a screen pass to WR Van Jefferson that went for just one yard. Both Calvin Austin III and George Pickens didn’t block well on the play, and former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger wants to see more effort out of Pickens when it comes to his blocking. On his Footbahlin’ podcast, Roethlisberger said it’s the little things that will make Pickens great.
“It may sound like being overly critical of George, but in that situation, when you have a screen, if he gets that block, I believe, if I remember correctly, it’s a first down and maybe touchdown.