The Pittsburgh Steelers, at least publicly, are saying that they don’t know who their starting quarterback will be just yet—even if, privately, they probably have a pretty good idea. Upon the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger, they brought in Mitch Trubisky as a free agent before drafting Kenny Pickett in the first round. And Pickett has been their third-string guy while everybody who was willing to address the topic has acknowledged that Trubisky is the starter.
While Pickett’s most attractive quality relative to the rest of the quarterback draft class was his purported NFL readiness, it should never be a surprise when a rookie isn’t expected to start right away.