Don’t make a bad situation worse. Don’t throw good money after bad. The sunk cost fallacy. Those are errors made by franchises all the time. If there’s anything positive to be said about the Pittsburgh Steelers moving on from Kenny Pickett, the team didn’t dwell on their mistake.
Of course, Pickett is the one who seemed to ask to be shown the door. Based on all reporting, Pickett requested a trade after finding out Russell Wilson was signed and would get the first nod as the team’s starter, even if there was to be a summer competition.