There’s an old adage in sports: winning cures all. And it’s true, generally; the only problem is that it only lasts as long as you keep winning. Excuses are easier to make for the many shortcomings of this Pittsburgh Steelers team during wins, but things get ugly in the losses.
Especially one as ugly as Sunday’s to the Cleveland Browns, who are down to their backup quarterback. And especially when you can reasonably make the argument that your franchise quarterback just got outplayed by that rookie reserve.
It’s been understood that Kenny Pickett isn’t exactly putting up All-Pro numbers, but the one thing entering this season that wasn’t questioned was his ability to lead.