NGT: Pickett to the Eagles

[JT39]

For the 98th pick and two 7th rounders. Eagles get pick 120 back.

[MightyGiants]

odd trade

[DaveBrown74]

Wow. I mean I'm no Pickett guy, but they got absolutely nothing for him if what you have posted is accurate. He has two years left on his rookie contract, and since he was picked like 17th or something it's not that much money. Insane move by the Steelers. Why would you give away a reasonably competent QB getting paid very little for nothing?

[uconnjack8]

Teams are moving on from QBs faster than I ever remember.

[JT39]

Wow. I mean I'm no Pickett guy, but they got absolutely nothing for him if what you have posted is accurate. He has two years left on his rookie contract, and since he was picked like 17th or something it's not that much money. Insane move by the Steelers. Why would you give away a reasonably competent QB getting paid very little for nothing?

Who knows but I find Pickett to be terrible. So getting a 3rd rounder is probably the best they'll ever get. His value shrinks by the day since he won't play.

[zephirus]

This one doesn't add up for me.  He's not a gifted runner like Hurts.  You'd have to really change your play calling in the event Hurts goes down.  Maybe it's just be but I feel like there were better fits out there.

[shadowspinner0]

Steeler realized immediately that Pickett wasn't it and moved on yet the Giants tried to make Daniel Jones happen for 5 years then pay him big bucks smh

[DaveBrown74]

Who knows but I find Pickett to be terrible. So getting a 3rd rounder is probably the best they'll ever get. His value shrinks by the day since he won't play.

Yeah but you're saying they're swapping 110 for 98. That's not really "getting a third rounder". That's moving up 12 spots in the dead middle of the dracft. That's borderline irrelevant.

[MightyGiants]

I recall a disputed rumor that Kenny Pickett refused to play backup QB.


I am thinking despite the denials by the parties involved, that really happened as this is the sort of trade that one makes when a QB makes it clear he is not a team player.

[Jolly Blue Giant]

No biggie, Eagles needed a backup, and backups are getting fewer and further between...young, healthy, experienced QBs are hard to find. I'd take Lock a hundred times before Pickett for a backup with a future. Pickett, with his short stature and mini-hands, was never going to be the next Brady. He's a serviceable backup in an emergency. Steelers did well IMO...they knew Pickett wasn't the future...cut their losses, added draft capital, sayonara

[MightyGiants]

https://x.com/AlbertBreer/status/1768716102056489264?s=20

[spiderblue43]

I thought Justin Fields was a fit. Pickett? Ugh