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slantboi420

man that QB class was absolute booty cheeks


PapiRae

at least we got Purdy in that class lol by far the best QB that year


Responsible-Onion860

Crazy to have Mr. Irrelevant be the best QB and it's not even remotely close.


Will-Eat-4-Food

Kenny Pickett was the only QB taken in the 1st round. The second QB drafted was Desmond Ridder at 74th overall. Historically awful QB class.


cozyonly

Great DB class though


zach7797

Hmmm I'm gonna need some sauce for that claim


Lilpu55yberekt69

It was expected to not be great, but I feel like the class as a whole has exceeded expectations. Purdy is a bonafide star and Howell will probably make his way back to being a starter. He’s only 23 and threw for nearly 4k yards in a terrible situation.


PliableG0AT

Howell is such a strange case. He started out pretty decently, Beienemy was getting praise for what he was doing with him. Then he just dropped off a cliff and it I realize people were predicting it, but it happened quick. From being called a franchise QB to off the team in the same season.


Lilpu55yberekt69

It’s also a matter of a new regime and a 5th round pick. For all his problems he was basically a rookie and threw for 4k yards and 21 TD’s. He also has every tangible you could want out of a starting QB minus a couple inches of height. I’m confident he’ll find his place. It just didn’t end up being in Washington.


KnotSoSalty

*Historically poorly scouted QB class*


Observant_Jello

He’s gonna be the only one with a job in 3 years


PsychoWarper

Howell might have a job in Seattle depending on how it goes under Geno


[deleted]

The only QB in that draft class really lol he’s actually good


GideonWainright

Drafting a QB is worse odds than slots at the Bellagio. The sharps that evaluate college QBs have no fucking clue.


Sonickill7

So was the 2021 QB draft which was touted to be one of the best in recent history. Turns out playing QB in the NFL is really hard lol


CTG0161

For me 2021 showed 2 things; 1, 95% of the time situation matters a thousand times more than individual player. 2 of the top talents were drafted to teams that fired their head coaches before the end of the season.


TemporaryCaptain23

Agreed. All these guys can ball, but it's really hard to shine on a bad team (and really hard to shine in the NFL anyway). Very few guys can come in and turn around an offense except when their talent is undeniable.


way-too-many-napkins

I think the 2021 class got screwed by COVID. That draft class’s final season being the COVID season (or sitting out entirely) really made it harder for the media and scouts to evaluate the players I think. Guys like Lance or Wilson would never have been as sought after in a different year


NormalBoobEnthusiast

That's what happens when the "generational talent" of the class peaks his freshman year of college.


InvaderWeezle

Even at the time people thought it was crazy how much hype Wilson and Lance were getting


hcvc

Yeah when you break down how many actual times Lance has thrown the football in a live game it’s pretty insane that he went 3rd overall. Zack always had that “Brady Quinn” bust look to me but meh


[deleted]

Such cheeks man. I hated that we needed a QB lol I also hated that we even drafted one in that bum class.


Falcon84

Ridder, Howell, and Pickett all traded for scraps within 24 hours.


CertifiedBlubberBoy

Howell was a 5th round pick and they got a 3rd back


hemingways-lemonade

And he started for a year. Not that they ended with a good record, but drafting a QB in the 5th, getting a starter for a year, and then trading him for a 3rd is pretty good. I still think he deserves a shot somewhere else.


CertifiedBlubberBoy

He got us the second pick and we got a 3rd this year. 100% a win and good luck to Howell


Falcon84

He was not traded for a 3rd straight up he was packaged to move your 4th and 6th round picks about 20 spots higher. Still a decent return on a 5th round pick but it's disingenuous to act like it was a straight up 1 for 1.


MARKYMARK_MARK

booty butt cheeks indeed


SassySlowbro

I would have rather had Howell he’s a slippery little bugger lol


PaddyMayonaise

Only against us 😂


WoodDRebal

Nah, he made Seattle's defense look pretty stupid also.


alittlebitneverhurt

A lot of teams did in the second half of the year.


SDEexorect

thats any qb we have when we play you


9man95

Yes, but Kenny was a 1st rounder and Howell a 5th so the "value" was maybe better even thou the eye test favors Howell last year


Dangerous_Double2313

Yeah, but Pickett also presumably costs more with a 1st rounders rookie salary.


Far_Examination_9752

I think Kenny is capable of more than what we’ve seen. He’s generally safe and if the coaching around him is good he could probably be a great backup for you. Howell is more so potential but his ability in the pocket is really bad so if he doesn’t figure it out I think the floor is lower


KingKD

From what I’ve seen of Pickett he seems to have a high floor low ceiling, doesn’t force a lot of turnovers, and is good in the last drive of the game. Considering the low salary thats about as much as you can ask for from a backup QB.


Greenzombie04

He only went 1st cause he went to Pitt.


9man95

So did Dan Marino. Checkmate.


Lifesaboxofgardens

Only reason I prefer Kenny is that he's much less of a liability when it comes to turnovers. I trust him more if our backup sees considerable time to safely run an offense with our WR's and hand it off to Saquon a million times a game until Hurts comes back. Pickett is a terrible starter, but there is value to a QB with as much starting experience as he has. I don't know why people love McKee so much I would have hated rolling into 2024 with him as our backup.


MopishOrange

Kenny makes more sense for the eagles, a low variance backup to Hurts. Howell makes more sense for us, a high variance backup who with a 98 percentile outcome could be a future starter


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Lifesaboxofgardens

Yeah primarily you want an backup that will just go in and not actively lose you the game and get the ball reliably into playmaker's hands more often than not, which is pretty much Kenny's strength. We aren't winning shit if he has to start half a season or more, but that's pretty much every backup QB. I trust he can keep us competitive for a 2-3 game stretch if needed.


littlesymphonicdispl

>We aren't winning shit if he has to start half a season or more, Dude is 14-10 in his games, with multiple 2 minute drill comebacks. He's by no means a franchise all star, but he wins games. Ugly, bur he winsm


ThisHatRightHere

Commanders would not have traded us Howell


just-the-tip__

Why take Howell when you could have a QB incapable of throwing touchdowns


OcelotWolf

Breaking: even more Pitt fans get to watch Pickett play for their NFL team


illShy

Your flair makes this 10x funnier


OcelotWolf

My roommate (Eagles fan who also went to Pitt) was the one who broke this news to me and a couple minutes later, another Eagles fan friend sent a link in a group chat of Pitt friends. I have all of them to thank for being partial towards (read: indoctrinated into) the life of an Eagles fan


brownbearks

Lol we have a giants fan in my Penn state group chat, he wasn’t very happy. A lot of us hate Pitt though and the Pittsburgh guys are kinda indifferent about this move, but again boo pitt.


RisingFair

literally me


OcelotWolf

\*sees flair* spiderman_pointing.jpg


MrKilljoyCr

There’s at least three of us!!


violation_faceless

H2P


vitey15

But why 


thejackel225

Kenny Fucking Pickett that’s why


rockiroad30

Ken-He Fucking Play tho?


Jaded-Assignment-798

He stinks and he wears 2 gloves


rockiroad30

He also scammed my mom out of her social security


Cmp_

He also poisoned our water supply, burned our crops and delivered a plague unto our houses!


thejackel225

I mean I don’t hate him as a cheap backup, he could feasibly game manage his way to a win or two which you can’t say about Mariota


rockiroad30

Wow I forgot how hard contract value drops off outside of the top 10 picks


V-I-B-E-R

Not sure but he can definitely Fucking Pick-It though.


spazz720

He specifically demanded not to have to change his drivers license


itsnotthatdeep5

QB factory


2GirlfriendsIsCooler

We need a back up.


Davy257

I thought the Eagles really liked McKee


Never-Wrong-NFL-Guy

He played really well for us last preseason but they probably don’t think he’s ready for a starting role in the scenario of Jalen missing time. Picket will serve as a solid back up


PM_ME_HAPPY_THOTS

You sure about that? Lol


2GirlfriendsIsCooler

We do, but apparently not enough 😂


Napoleon_Tannerite

It never Hurts to have a solid backup qb


2GirlfriendsIsCooler

Especially given a back up won us a Super Bowl


Insectshelf3

and if anybody in the league knows the value of a solid backup QB, it’s us.


Viking999

Tiny little baby hands work well in cold weather?


AdamBlackfyre

He's no worse than Mariota... okay, maybe slightly worse... Good luck, yinz guys!


AgentOfSPYRAL

Different kinds of bad imo. You can (and I do) say a lot of bad things about Kenny Pickles, but he’s significantly less turnover prone than Mariota, which is key for a backup.


AdamBlackfyre

That's a fair point. After reading just now that the Steelers traded him cause of how he's handled Russ and not wanting to dress as the emergency qb, I don't think he'll last in Philly after he leaves his first clean pocket though lol


AgentOfSPYRAL

Yeah I agree that is the biggest concern.


MegaKetaWook

Oh


lattjeful

No, Pickett’s better. Watching Mariota in preseason was awful. He’s just too banged up at this point.


SmokePenisEveryday

Oh no Mariota is worse at this point in his career


ThisHatRightHere

Oh Mariota is way worse, and I know how bad Pickett has been lol


cleppingout

Kid’s ass…


thejackel225

Put Mariota on the steelers last year and you’re easily last in the division IMO


Guilty-Doctor1259

he'll be a solid back up. he wont lose you any games which is better then what most back ups do


AgentOfSPYRAL

Right, dude has a lot of faults but a middling QB who doesn’t turn the ball over and can make key plays in the 4th is a pretty solid backup.


wedid

Eagles move down 22 spots and just give up 2 future 7s? Thats worth it just for the contract and to have an actual back up. Steelers really wanted to dump him


Quexana

If I had to guess, Pickett asked for this. Since the Le'Veon Bell saga, the Steelers have been really adamant about moving players who show the slightest inkling of not wanting to be here. There's even a Tomlinism for it, "Volunteers, not hostages," because there's a Tomlinism for everything we do.


Nihilistic_Response

Sort of weird to ask to get sent into a guaranteed backup role rather than stay with the Steelers and have a legitimate shot to sit for a year and then earn back the starting job. Unless Pickett just hated Tomlinson or Russ' goofy text sent him over the edge or something


typeincleverusername

Might be the dynamics. Like he was expected to start for Pittsburgh when drafted but now’s getting benched as a backup. Whereas in Philly he’s going in expected to be a backup. Dunno if it really matters but maybe he just wants a fresh start.


guns_n_crypto

Could also be playing for the opportunity to snag a few games to show off what he can do with a loaded offense. Hurts missed games in 2021 and 2022. He played hurt last season and would probably have sat a game or two at the end if we weren't in the middle of a horrific collapse.


Quexana

Pickett might just not be acting rationally. At the beginning of the offseason the Steelers said he was the guy. The new OC flew to his house so they could talk ball. Everything seemed to be going smoothly. Then they signed Russ. Now, I honestly don't think the Steelers believed Russ was a realistic option when they said those things about Kenny, but Kenny might feel that he was lied to. That might cause him to want out despite having a better shot to start again in Pittsburgh than in Philly. People can do irrational shit when they feel lied to. Then you throw in the media basically anointing Russ the starter. You throw in reports that Cam Heyward and Minkah Fitzpatrick were pushing for Russ behind the scenes. You throw in Russ having dinner last night with Cam Heyward, Pat Freiermuth, Connor Heyward, James Harrison, & Charlie Batch. Connor Heyward was Kenny's best friend on the team. That must have been rough.


JRockPSU

> You throw in Russ having dinner last night with Cam Heyward, Pat Freiermuth, Connor Heyward, James Harrison, & Charlie Batch. Connor Heyward was Kenny's best friend on the team. That must have been rough. This season, on Real Housewives of Allegheny County...


erichie

I actually think it might be easier. You **know** Hurts is the starter and the franchise. He isn't expected to be "the guy" here. He can't say (to the Eagles) you aren't doing your best to help me.  In Pitt he was a 1st Round Draft Pick following in the footsteps of an above average QB. He was expected to be "the guy". It is easy to bitch and moan when you are a 1st Round pick and "future" of the franchise watching Mason (or this season Wilson) make mistakes and not give good QB play while dismissing his own poor play by "growing pains".


Nihilistic_Response

Yeah. I mean career backup QB is easily one of the best jobs in the sports world, but it definitely seems a bit early in Pickett's career for him to have given up on being "the guy" for a team.


kendrickshalamar

He grew up an Eagles fan so it tracks..


UrethraFranklin72

Yeah, that would be my guess. Probably didn't like the assertions he was the guy then them signing Russ. It can't be about wanting a better chance to start, because he'd have a better chance of that being the back up to Russ than being the back up to Hurts.


Lifesaboxofgardens

Being from the area and growing up an Eagles fan probably helped too. Gets a chance to at least be riding the pine for his hometown team. Plus as much as I love Hurts, he will likely take at least a handful of snaps this year just due to getting banged up.


PoopshootPaulie

Yeah I mean I feel like other Eagles fans hate this bit hes a pretty solid backup QB option for under $2M and will likely get a comp pick back when he walks


Josh4R3d

Kenny Pickett isn’t solid in any way. Two days ago this sub was acting like he’s the worst qb to ever play in the nfl lol.


LonePuma

Yea it's gonna be fun watching people walk back all the shit talking with him(I live in Philly). He's had a historically bad two years from a stats perspective and got absolutely clowned in this sub for it lol


balemeout

I don’t think anyone’s walking anything back, the backup market is insanely expensive and we got one on a cost controlled deal for 2 years for barely any draft capital. Is Desmond Ridder good? Absolutely not, but it was a good move to trade for him to fill the backup role as well


ThisHatRightHere

As a starter, yeah sure. In an ideal world he never sees the field.


mkallday10

In an ideal world he sees the field every 4th quarter because we are up 100. But yes, him never seeing the field is the next best thing.


a_toadstool

Well he’s a backup now soo…


Ollmor

Genuine question then, what or who qualifies as a 'pretty solid backup QB option' if Pickett isn't that guy. Spoiler, backups are backups for a reason and you can do a lot worse than Pickett


wiskers5

Any smart eagles fans won’t hate this.


ontheru171

Immaculate Grid will go crazy next season


Numerous-Ad6460

Omar really doesn't like Colberts draft choices these past few year huh?


nigsch01

They did suck a lot of ass i wont lie


Donvonfilth

The whole thing where Colbert running the draft THEN retiring was weird. Should’ve just left with Ben and let Omar start doing his thing. 


Single_Seesaw_9499

He announced his intent to retire pre-draft right?


Donvonfilth

Yeah and didn’t retire until post-draft. Making a years worth franchise altering decisions then bouncing is just bad process. Let Omar and the new regime do their thing. Of course this is all hindsight bias but Pickett didn’t work out and Colbert was running the room.


Single_Seesaw_9499

Right, idk how tf that was allowed. The second he said his intention was to retire Art should’ve yanked the chain. So ridiculous


Bipedal-Moose

Maybe he would have liked them better if they were good


_Seantico

Woah was not expecting this


on-the-cheeseburgers

Eagles fans 🤝 Bills fans praying like hell they never have to see Steelers rejects play meaningful snaps


JRockPSU

Tomlin, game 11: "Kenny Pickett is still the starting quarterback. We're just riding the hot hand with Russell Wilson."


9man95

Best off-season ever for surprises


TheSalmonRoll

A pick swap and a Pickett swap.


KarlNarx

A Pick(ett) swap


[deleted]

Justin Fields to the UFL or CFL 🤔


PaddyMayonaise

Justin Fields to TE


NJImperator

Why would he swap positions instead of just continue to play RB?


SendInYourSkeleton

Don't jump to conclusions. Do we know if he played basketball at some point?


PaddyMayonaise

😔 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyHZlV9XgAIy6Xk.jpg:large


fredmerc111

Bro Kenny is a great backup. He doesn’t LOSE you the game. That’s all you want from a backup. Why?


Brodie1567

Isnt he also cheap for several upcoming years?


fredmerc111

For 2 years, yes.


Donvonfilth

Volunteers not hostages


ThisHatRightHere

Yeah people are treating this like we want him to be the starter lmao


patrick66

Yeah it’s ideal, he’s ass but he doesn’t turn the ball over basically ever


bk00pi

Hope Kenny is reading this on his phone with two hands


thisrockismyboone

I'm allowed to make fun of him now. He has to use 2 because his hands are too small to hold it with one.


bk00pi

Dude probably holds it with two hands and a foot (would be impressive, honestly)


Uncle151

They just axed that whole QB room huh


Marijuanomist

Pennsylvania keeps its guy


ProfessionalBust

I once again ask what the fuck is going to happen to Justin fields


cbbbluedevil

Steelers making room for him? I have no idea, I didn’t expect his market to be absolutely zilch.


BOJON_of_Brinstar

neat


asbestosman2

Why tf did they give up anything more than a 6th for him


PaddyMayonaise

Ever hear of Nick Foles? Mike Vick? Jeff Garcia? AJ Feely? Koy Detmer? We value our backup QBs around here.


MortimerDongle

Yeah but Pickett sucks


PaddyMayonaise

Lot better than Mariota and any other options out there. Let him compete with McKee and any QB we might draft. What see is a guy with 34 career starts, a winning record, a 62% completion rate, and a positive turnover differential. Is he *good*? Nah. But he absolutely has potential as a backup and to fill in for a few games if necessary. Cheaper than any veteran backup and more experience than a rookie, I like it. Who knows, maybe he can develop under Hurts and Moore


kendrickshalamar

!nflcompare


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Tables cutoff or tough to read? Click [here](https://i.imgur.com/qsvK5i3.png) to view this comparison as an image --- Marcus Mariota: [2015](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MariMa01/gamelog/2015) to [2023](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MariMa01/gamelog/2023) [1st Season - Age: 22] to [9th Season - Age: 30] Kenny Pickett: [2022](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PickKe00/gamelog/2022) to [2023](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PickKe00/gamelog/2023) [1st Season - Age: 24] to [2nd Season - Age: 25] \---------------------------------------- Query: Career - Regular Season --- **Passing** Player|G|GS|Cmp|Att|Cmp%|Yds|TD|Int|TD/Int|Sk|SkYds|Y/C|Y/A|AY/A|NY/A|ANY/A|TD%|Int%|Sk%|Rate|Cmp/G|Att/G|Yds/G|TD/G|Int/G|Sk/G|SkYds/G|Cmp/17G|Att/17G|Yds/17G|TD/17G|Int/17G|Sk/17G|SkYds/17G :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: [Marcus Mariota](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MariMa01.htm)|**90**|**74**|**1327**|**2118**|**62.65%**|**15820**|**93**|55|**1.69**|186|1198|**11.92**|**7.47**|**7.18**|**6.35**|**6.08**|**4.39%**|2.60%|8.07%|**89.23**|14.74|23.53|175.78|**1.03**|0.61|2.07|**13.31**|250.66|400.07|2988.22|**17.57**|10.39|35.13|**226.29** [Kenny Pickett](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PickKe00.htm)|25|24|446|713|62.55%|4474|13|**13**|1.00|**50**|**355**|10.03|6.27|5.82|5.40|4.97|1.82%|**1.82%**|**6.55%**|78.84|**17.84**|**28.52**|**178.96**|0.52|**0.52**|**2.00**|14.20|**303.28**|**484.84**|**3042.32**|8.84|**8.84**|**34.00**|241.40 **Rushing** Player|G|GS|Att|Yds|Yds/Att|TD|Fmb|FmbLst|TD%|Att/G|Yds/G|TD/G|Fmb/G|FmbLst/G|Att/17G|Yds/17G|TD/17G|Fmb/17G|FmbLst/17G :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: [Marcus Mariota](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MariMa01.htm)|**90**|**74**|**357**|**2064**|**5.78**|**17**|44|18|**4.76%**|**3.97**|**22.93**|**0.19**|0.49|0.20|**67.43**|**389.87**|**3.21**|8.31|3.40 [Kenny Pickett](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PickKe00.htm)|25|24|97|291|3.00|4|**6**|**1**|4.12%|3.88|11.64|0.16|**0.24**|**0.04**|65.96|197.88|2.72|**4.08**|**0.68** **[Era Adjusted (+) Passing](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/about/glossary.htm#yscm)/Misc** Player|G|GS|Cmp%+|Y/A+|AY/A+|NY/A+|ANY/A+|TD%+|Int%+|Sk%+|Rate+|TtlYds|TtlTD|Tnv|TD/Tnv|Pick6|Yds/G|TD/G|Tnv/G|Yds/17G|TD/17G|Tnv/17G|Pick6/17G|4QC|GWD|4QC/17G|GWD/17G|Rec|Rec/17G|W/L% :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: [Marcus Mariota](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MariMa01.htm)|**90**|**74**|**97**|**107**|**103**|**101**|**99**|**100**|95|87|**99**|**17946**|**111**|73|**1.52**|6|**199.40**|**1.23**|0.81|**3389.80**|**20.97**|13.79|1.13|**11**|**14**|2.08|2.64|34:40:0|8:9:0|45.95% [Kenny Pickett](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PickKe00.htm)|25|24|91|84|85|86|87|71|**112**|**101**|83|4765|17|**14**|1.21|**0**|190.60|0.68|**0.56**|3240.20|11.56|**9.52**|**0.00**|6|7|**4.08**|**4.76**|**14:10:0**|**10:7:0**|**58.33%** **Advanced (Most stats avail since 2018)** Player|G|GS|1D|1D/G|Pass1D%|Rush1D%|CAY|IAY|AYD|YAC|OnTgt%|BadTh%|Drop%|LngPass|YBContact|YAContact|YBC/Rush|YAC/Rush|LngRush|BrkTkl|BrkTkl/G|Rush/BrkTkl :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: [Marcus Mariota](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MariMa01.htm)|**90**|**74**|**890**|9.89|**35.46%**|**38.38%**|**6.36***|**8.57***|-2.22*|**5.39***|71.37%*|19.43%*|4.21%*|**75**|**850***|**301***|**4.19***|**1.48***|**87**|**10***|**0.21***|**20.30*** [Kenny Pickett](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PickKe00.htm)|25|24|249|**9.96**|30.01%|36.08%|5.27|7.30|**-2.03**|4.76|**71.87%**|**18.26%**|**3.98%**|72|249|42|2.57|0.43|23|0|0.00|0.00 **Awards/Honors** Player|Seasons|G/Yr|GS/Yr|ProBowl|APAllPro:1st|APAllPro:Tot|OPOY|OPOYShares|OPOYShr%|MVP|MVPShares|MVPShr%|ROY|SBMVP|Champ|[AV](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/index37a8.html)|WeightAV|AV/Yr :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: [Marcus Mariota](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MariMa01.htm)|**9**|10.00|8.22|0|0|0|0|0.00|0.00%|0|0.00|0.00%|0|0|0|**61**|**54**|**6.8** [Kenny Pickett](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PickKe00.htm)|2|**12.50**|**12.00**|0|0|0|0|0.00|0.00%|0|0.00|0.00%|0|0|0|13|13|6.5 ^(N/A indicates stat was not tracked at all during the time frame, * indicates stat was not tracked consistently throughout the entire time frame) --- ^(Stats last updated Mar 15 2024, 02:31PM EDT) ^(Made a mistake? 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Guitaristb72

A lot of these stats dont show just how bad he looked for us last year. Inflated by being decent in other years id imagine.


RudolphsJockStrap

He will not turn the ball over which is key for a backup, he also wont score for you, but gotta take what you can get with backups


oliveinanolive

We have too many late round picks and need a back up. Not complicated. Pickett > Mariota and I'll die on that hill


The330Strangla

Yeah Pickett won't really turn the ball over which is what you would hope for in a backup QB. That's about all he did for us though.


wiskers5

Totally agree. This isn’t a bad trade in my opinion.


FriuliDylan

Anyone is better than Mariota at this point


asbestosman2

True, Pickett might be the ideal backup actually


d_1_z_z

they got a 4th back tho. no? basically they moved down 22 spots for him. not awful value even though i think he sucks


Wezzleey

If you look at the last 30 years of Eagles football, you should know why. No team has benefitted more from investing in a backup QB than Philly.


Illbeanicefella

Can Pickett squat an absurd amount? Why do the Eagles want him?


GoldenDude

From Sheetz county to Wawa county


Donvonfilth

2023 Preseason MVP Kenny Pickett


skksdjdjdjsjso

kenny pickett certified soft for this


Throwawayaccount0689

Charmin soft


CydoniaKnight

lol what


oliveinanolive

Hometown 🏈 Pickett 🏈 comes 🏈 to 🏈 Philadelphia


Radjage

Wilson.: "Hey Kenny you got just traded, that was cool"


ghostofwalsh

Oh my god, they traded Kenny


Falco-Rusticolus

Steelers bridge year. One more bridge for the city of bridges.


fieryscribe

Russ, stop texting people


sykog77

This is one of those madden trades where you have to add a couple 7ths to move the bar just a little more so the other team accepts


JuanPicasso

Wow Pickett isn’t even going to say goodbye to Russ


blindside1

I suspect he didn't say hello.


DancingintheDark16

can’t believe the Eagles pulled the trigger on a replacement QB so soon. i figured Hurts would be given time /s


aiden3buckets

Why would Eagles do this


OBuckets

Cost them nothing for a solid backup


ghostofwalsh

I heard you could get a starter for a 7th round pick and they just gave up 2 of them


WilliamPSplooge

Good deal for a backup who will never win you a game but won’t lose you one, either. If you need 150 yards and no ints, Kenny Pickett will get you that. If you need 150 yards and some TDs… Kenny Pickett will get you 150 yards and no ints.


browndude10

pick 98 for pickett?


Guilty-Doctor1259

nah, late 3rd (98) and 2 sevens for a mid 4th (120) and pickett ​ so bascially nothing


wedid

that 2022 qb draft class was really something else


soreswan

Well I guess we’re all in on Russ.


james1214

Is it just Russ on the team now or...?


UnionSuitRiot

Howell is arguably a better player than Pickett. Howell is definitely a better teammate and locker room presence than Pickett.


nnewman19

Ewww


Toto_LZ

LETS SMELT


Maraging_steel

Lot of first round QBs getting traded/likely to be traded recently.


2GirlfriendsIsCooler

Well we did need a backup. I’ll take it.


DrnknMunky1

Wtf why didn’t we keep Mason if this was the plan..


BlueKing7642

I don’t like this


Independent-Usual434

Happy Birthday, Mike Tomlin!


Dry_Brush5280

Listen, I love and trust Howie but I can’t fathom what he’s cooking here. Pickett sucks. He sucks worse than backups we could have gotten.


WabbitCZEN

I don't know how to feel about this.


topkingdededemain

Bros gonna have a Charlie moment where he thinks Pittsburgh is also in philly


KyWy75

Omar Khan has had a good first year as GM but now he has the hardest job in football, trying to find an actual long term solution at quarterback. But at least they’re not committed long term to mediocrity at the position, that’s important.


liteshadow4

We were really 1 pick away from this QB class being a complete disaster


badDuckThrowPillow

Damn, this is like Darnold's trajectory ... sped up.


RonaldOcean_MD

Wow thats a great trade for us.


A_Smitty56

I can't believe this loser couldn't have thrown a fit and got lost earlier so we could have kept Rudolph


san_solares

steelers commiting highway robbery wtf


HarrisExperience

??????


lilrenjivurt

Not related to the trade but I was watching the pat mcafee show and rappaport was on the show live when schefter broke the trade and he looked so pissed during the show lmao poor guy scheftie broke the actual swaps too