In July 2023 when he was working for The Ringer, NFL analyst Kevin Clark did one of the more fascinating interviews you’ll read with Pittsburgh Steelers WR George Pickens. Drawing from that interview, Clark has some insight as to why Pickens does some absurd stuff on the field, like we saw against the Washington Commanders when he got into a borderline wrestling match with Mike Sainristil and seemed to be moving with no rhyme or reason.
Clark said that Pickens likes showing defenses and defensive backs things they’ve never before, which explains some of the things he does on the field that might not make a ton of sense.