Rookie quarterbacks are worried about learning the offense, the playbook, what it’s like to go against an NFL defense and football’s best. That’s what they prepare for. What can’t be prepared for is learning some of the quips your head coach says on a daily basis.
Pittsburgh Steelers QB Kenny Pickett joined Kevin Adams and Jersey Jerry Thursday on their Steel Here podcast. In a light-hearted moment, Pickett recalled not always being sure of what Mike Tomlin was saying during team meetings.
“He used to say the nameless, gray faces and me and Mason Cole, when we first got here, thought he meant nameless, great faces,” Pickett said smiling.