Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett threw 52 passes in his first career start on Sunday, among the highest totals in a player’s first start on record. Of course, it’s no longer uncommon for a quarterback to attempt that many passes in a game, but generally when it happens, it’s not a good thing.
It certainly wasn’t against the Buffalo Bills, as they did lose by 35 points. But while he was not critical of the play-calling, Pickett did express frustration over being in the position of being made one-dimensional by the game circumstances, and his head coach agreed in his pre-game remarks yesterday.