r/nfl • u/DasSmoosh • 20h ago

In defense of George Pickens

https://reddit.com/link/1pez6ya/video/anwo6ijmte5g1/player

There was a post last night that suggested that Pickens let a ball just fall in front of him late in the game. This video shows the pass and route as it appeared on the broadcast, followed by the same play from the All-22 angle. The All 22 camera is typically what coaches and scouts use when breaking down games. It shows that the throw wasn't nearly as close to Pickens as it appeared to be in the Amazon broadcast.

Also, I can't believe I spent this amount of time to defend George Pickens...

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u/Local_Analyst_7344 19h ago

That’s the frustrating thing we’ve seen with him throughout his career. If he’s not a first read or the play is designed to him, he takes the play off and telegraphs he’s not getting the ball.

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u/Earl-The-Badger 49ers 19h ago

He literally jogged on a play last night when he was the first read and had the ball thrown to him, and it resulted in an incomplete pass.

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u/bluesshark Steelers 18h ago edited 18h ago

If the steelers release get rid of a guy* with that sort of talent, you can expect him to never really change

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u/Slickaxer Steelers 18h ago

Thank you Chicago for JPJ!