The confetti probably hasn’t even been swept off the field in Glendale, Arizona, the Kansas City Chiefs again Super Bowl champs, but ESPN is hitting the ground running Sunday night with a far-too-early 2023 power rankings. Similar to Sports Illustrated yesterday, the Steelers come in at a solid spot, this time ranking 14th overall.
Each team had a three-word blurb for what the offseason focus should be. For Pittsburgh, they are to “build around Pickett.”
This will be Pickett’s team in 2023. Unlike 2022, there won’t be even any rumblings of a quarterback competition and Pickett won’t be looking over his shoulder after every mistake the way Mitch Trubisky did.