What do you do when a player is covered? Throw him open. That’s the difference between college and NFL. In college, you’re throwing to receivers. Guys who are visibly open. The NFL doesn’t offer that sort of luxury. Players are too big, too fast, too smart. This is how these guys put food on the table each night.
For Kenny Pickett’s second-year, that’s the jump he needs to take. It’s not a knock on him. It’s an adjustment all quarterbacks, first overall picks to undrafted rookies, have to make. In Saturday’s preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, Pickett showed it.