superpg1688  Omar Khan reaffirms his confidence in Kenny Pickett, who will regain his confidence under the direction of Arthur Smith, the new attacking coach of the Iron Man. superpg1688 

Pittsburgh Steelers General Manager Omar Khan reaffirmed Kenny Pickett’s complete confidence in the young quarterback’s ability to lead the team. Attack the Iron Man army under the direction of Arthur Smith, the new offensive coach. According to a report from NFL Network  ( superpg1688  )

‘I have complete confidence in Kenny Pickett,’ Khan said. ‘There are obviously some issues with the attacking team. And I’m excited about the impact Arthur Smith will have on him. I know Arthur is very optimistic about Kenny and I know they’ve communicated. And we’ll see where it goes. We feel really good about him.’

After finishing 28th in the 2023 season, the Steelers hired Smith, former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, as their new offensive coach to fix things that weren’t working under Mac. The previous Raiders coach was fired midway through the season, and Smith’s first job will be to work with Pickett to rebuild his confidence from last season.

The former No. 20 draft pick of the 2020 class is off to a strong start to the rookie season. After his start in Week 5, he averaged 172.5 yards per game and completed 62.0 percent of his throws, but threw just six touchdowns in 12 games. 

Pickett’s problems came after the 25-year-old quarterback had surgery to repair a sprained upper ankle that cost him several weeks of the 2023 season, and then he was on the bench. recover Playing the final game of the regular season and the Super Wild Card playoff game.

Pickett’s record was 14-10 in his first two seasons as a starter, although Khan expressed confidence in the 25-year-old quarterback’s ability to lead the team forward. But he doesn’t rule out various options either, especially in an important position like quarterback.

‘We will look at every option,’ Khan said. ‘We have one man under contract right now in Kenny Pickett. I feel really good about Kenny, but he knows and we all know there will be. competition in this room And we’ve always been a three-quarterback team, and I expect that to be the same this year. So we will look at all options.’ 

Khan also mentioned Mason Rudolph, who is set to enter the free agent market in the middle of this month. It is expected that the 28-year-old quarterback will come back and sign again. ‘He knows we want him back. We’ve talked. But it’s just a process that goes on, you know.’

‘Finally, there are only a few weeks left until the start of the league year. But I know we want him back. And I believe he wants to come back and compete again. He really likes it here and we had a great experience with Mason.’