Steelers mentor Mike Tomlin: Kenny Pickett showed 'a ton of beneficial things to expand on' in preseason debut

As the residue chooses the Steelers' most memorable leg of their quarterback contest a 32-25 win over the Seattle Seahawks - Pittsburgh can feel supported by the exhibition of every one of the three choices. At the point when Steelers mentors take their fine-toothed brushes to the film in the days to come, they'll see that Mitchell Trubisky addressed the chime splendidly as the man on of the profundity outline, and Mason Rudolph gave durable play deserving of a long-term reinforcement, however it was the quarterback representing things to come, Kenny Pickett, who conveyed the greatest play and evoked the most intense fan response.

"They moved their units," Steelers lead trainer Mike Tomlin said. "They did the casual things related with the situation from an initiative and correspondence viewpoint. They were locked in. It was a decent first opportunity for every one of the three. Clearly, we will go over it tomorrow and assess it in like that." Unsurprisingly, Tomlin made no declarations with respect to a Week 1 starter or who was driving the way in the QB contest. Trubisky took the principal break, true to form, and burned through no time establishing a connection with his third NFL home. Other than remaining solid in the pocket, making a few tosses right at the resource with a chasing after Seahawks protector, Trubisky finished 3-of-5 passes for 47 yards on his most memorable drive and conveyed the game's initial salvo - - a 13-yard score strike to a completely open Gunner Olszewski.

Trubisky began his subsequent drive by stringing the needle to 6th rounder (and Cameron Heyward's sibling) Connor Heyward for 16 yards. The energy slowed down on the following arrangement of downs, however not before Trubisky flaunted his versatility, getting away from a definite sack for a four-yard hurry. Rudolph assumed control on Pittsburgh's third hostile belonging somewhere down in Seattle region. He was strip-sacked from the blindside via Seahawks second-rounder Boye Mafe on his most memorable snap, yet he recuperated his own mishandle and bounced back two plays later with a pinpoint 26-yard pass toward the edge of the endzone to the Steelers' own second-round tenderfoot, WR George Pickens. 

Rudolph's resulting three drives began an in less happy area - - starting at the Steelers' 20-yard line overall - - and prompted just three focuses. Rudolph looked guaranteed in the pocket, as most would consider to be normal following three years in the framework. He completed out the main half with a good detail line of 9-of-15 passing for 93 yards and one score, yet he likewise got lucky on a dropped pick tossed solidly into the chest of guarded back Josh Jones, and did essentially nothing to close the hole behind Trubisky or safeguard himself against Pickett on the profundity graph. 

At the point when Pickett, the solitary quarterback required in the current year's most memorable round, took over in the second from last quarter, it was clear by the group's response that he played his school ball right across the road. Following the thunderous applause, Pickett finished a simple play-activity rollout to tight end Jace Sternberger to acquire the two his initial balance and a first down. He would proceed to finish every one of the six of his endeavored passes on the main drive, including a 3-yard contact pass to tenderfoot RB Jaylen Warren for six and a two-guide transformation toward Heyward.

The Steelers adjusted a drudgery it-out style from that point forward, however Pickett actually didn't enlist a deficiency until his eleventh endeavor, a profound shot to wideout Christian Blake with just minutes staying in the final quarter. Pickett saved his most great drive for last. After a pounding blindside hit isolated Seahawks QB Drew Lock from the ball with 70 seconds staying, the freshman took over at Seattle's 43-yard line with the game tied, 25-25. Pickett showed consciousness of both the clock and the score by focusing on ball security - - two times scrambling for a sum of 12 yards - - and ultimately chilled the game with a 24-yard TD pass.

"He moved his gathering. He played situational football," Tomlin said of Pickett's down winning drive. "He showed a cutthroat soul. A great deal of beneficial things to expand on from a first-execution point of view." At the day's end, Trubisky held serve. He did also as can be anticipated in only two drives of work. However, clear fans need on the field. The group was in uncommon structure briefly 50% of a preseason game, filling the recently named Acrisure Stadium with serenades of "Kenny" for a third-string youngster who appeared like a master.