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The Cleveland Browns have set up a quarterback competition that has plenty of risk, but could reap a significant reward. The front office has brought in four different quarterbacks this offseason, setting up an intense competition to find out who is the best option to replace the injured Deshaun Watson.
A lot of fans want Shedeur Sanders to take the reins from the get-go. That doesn't seem likely given he was drafted after Dillon Gabriel, and the team is more inclined to go with a veteran like Joe Flacco or Kenny Pickett. The team is in a predicament, but they have time to make a decision. They just need to let the process play out.
Terry Bradshaw says Pittsburgh Steelers made Kenny Pickett a failure, not the other way around
While it does, Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw has come out to throw his hat in the ring. He believes Pickett can still be a great quarterback in the NFL, and his past disappointment with the Steelers came down to the team, not him.
When they got him to Pittsburgh, here's what they didn't do: they didn't protect him. They didn't get him an offensive line... He had no wide receivers to speak of. And then you throw a kid in there for two years, and you got an offense that doesn't fit and doesn't work, and they can't run because their offensive line's not even good enough for a run-blocking team. And therefore they say Pickett was a failure. He wasn't a failure. The Steelers were a failure.
There's no denying Pickett didn't show remotely enough with the Steelers, but his college production and film at Pitt didn't show a player who would quickly turn into a backup in the NFL. Pickett was also rushed into a starting job with the Steelers, and it's likely he needed more time to sit and develop from the sidelines.
Bradshaw clearly feels like Pickett was dealt a terrible hand with the Steelers. Theoretically, Pickett is in a much-better offensive environment in Cleveland. Head coach Kevin Stefanski always has a rock-solid running game behind a strong offensive line. The Browns have added ing game weapons, too.
The new environment and a fresh start could be exactly what Pickett needs to unlock his potential. Early signs have pointed to Pickett being the Browns' Week 1 starter. Given Bradshaw's comments on Pickett's poor start to his NFL career, the Browns must feel the same way about what he can accomplish if surrounded by the right pieces.