Will Steelers' Kenny Pickett face real competition? Will Mike Tomlin's OC hire be a true outsider?
In his weekly YouTube appearance, Post-Gazette sports columnist Paul Zeise joins host Adam Bittner to analyze headlines from Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's end-of-season news conference. Will Tomlin truly make Kenny Pickett compete to be the starting quarterback in 2024? Or will it realistically be his job to lose during the season? Will the offensive coordinator hire truly come from the outside? Or will the new coordinator have some connection to the Steelers or local colleges like Pitt and Penn State? Our duo tackles those questions and also offseason topics to watch identified by Post-Gazette Steelers insider Brian Batko. Will defensive coordinator Teryl Austin and special teams coordinator Danny Smith return? Will players entering contract years including Najee Harris, Pat Freiermuth, James Daniels and Diontae Johnson get new deals? Would the team be better off with Cam Heyward back? Or spending his large cap hit on multiple other players to fill needs? And should veterans like Patrick Peterson and Minkah Fitzpatrick be trade candidates in hopes of gaining NFL draft capital?
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In his weekly YouTube appearance, Post-Gazette sports columnist Paul Zeise joins host Adam Bittner to analyze headlines from Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's end-of-season news conference. Will Tomlin truly make Kenny Pickett compete to be the starting quarterback in 2024? Or will it realistically be his job to lose during the season? Will the offensive coordinator hire truly come from the outside? Or will the new coordinator have some connection to the Steelers or local colleges like Pitt and Penn State?
Our duo tackles those questions and also offseason topics to watch identified by Post-Gazette Steelers insider Brian Batko. Will defensive coordinator Teryl Austin and special teams coordinator Danny Smith return? Will players entering contract years including Najee Harris, Pat Freiermuth, James Daniels and Diontae Johnson get new deals? Would the team be better off with Cam Heyward back? Or spending his large cap hit on multiple other players to fill needs? And should veterans like Patrick Peterson and Minkah Fitzpatrick be trade candidates in hopes of gaining NFL draft capital?
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