Pickens a no show at Russ' throwing drills

[Greg Lloyd]

https://steelerswire.usatoday.com/2...e-pickens-russell-wilson-throwing-drills-nfl/

(I checked before posting, article was not on SN.)

Not a promising sign for sure. I think we have a real immature diva on our hands. His attitude has not improved. Oh sure, this could be nothing, it could be.

But I sure don't like Shades' track record with diva-like players, it's horrid, God awful. His track record just blows with this type of player.

 

[TDX27]

At this point, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. We don't know why he wasn't there and could have had a legit reason for missing it.

 

[BLITZ]

https://steelerswire.usatoday.com/2...e-pickens-russell-wilson-throwing-drills-nfl/

(I checked before posting, article was not on SN.)

Not a promising sign for sure. I think we have a real immature diva on our hands. His attitude has not improved. Oh sure, this could be nothing, it could be.

But I sure don't like Shades' track record with diva-like players, it's horrid, God awful. His track record just blows with this type of player.

Well he did keep AB in control forbyears

 

[steelhurt]

If Georgie becomes a problem and I’m not saying he will or that he is, but if he does, move him the **** out of town. We don’t need the headache!

 

[BLITZ]

I am still in the trade him for as much as possible crowd

 

[madinsomniac]

Deal him after this season.
One great season will get us a really good package back... and I feel like in an ASmith offensive system he will be the wr that gets all the throws

 

[Paul G]

There are so many rules and regulations now about what can and can't be done with teams and players ........... I would be more concerned if he doesn't show up for any OTA's with team.
These QB / WRs get togethers in sunny locations mean very little... and it takes away precious off season time to race exotic cars and get into trouble with the law.......

 

[steelhurt]

I wouldn’t be opposed to moving him for the right price. This is not a SB team. This is not a contending team.
This is an organization caught in the crossfire of mediocrity and being really bad.
An old QB that could very well be done, we shall see and another that they say has lots of potential, so we shall see where that goes.
Lots of holes, RT, WR, Center, CB, DL and yes, some can be addressed in the draft but not all.
Then you have depth issues on both lines.
And sitting at the top, the architect of this all, Mike Tomlin. Never quite bad enough to draft elite or good enough compete with the elite.
Stuck in the middle heading toward the drain!

 

[Poobah]

At this point, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. We don't know why he wasn't there and could have had a legit reason for missing it.

^this^
I took a quick listen to the podcast but not in detail...skipped ahead and such...so it is possible I missed, i did not catch when this event occurred or any mention as to why GP was not there. I certainly didn't hear a thing that suggested he didn't show up because of attitude. Perhaps the man is on a south pacific island with some bacon and a hot chick enjoying his leave time. Perhaps he was with family for Easter. Perhaps he simply had other plans when the throw-a-thon happened. Certainly nothing I heard indicates some disgruntled player or pouty player.


EDIT: FWIW, I listened to the section on the podcast again. Only Van Jefferson, CAIII and Pat F. were there with Russ. Four guys got together for an informal, non-team off season activity on their own time and what gets cherry picked is that GP isn't there. No mention that Denzel or Marquez or Washington or any other guy in a pass catching role isn't there...just GP and even that isn't mentioned in the podcast. The article summarizing the podcast does. Sounds a lot like a reporter fishing for clicks.

 

[xjx]

It's called the Tomlin vortex.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Allen Iverson explains:

 

[Greg Lloyd]

If Georgie becomes a problem and I’m not saying he will or that he is, but if he does, move him the **** out of town. We don’t need the headache!

And Tomlin has proven to be an @ss clown dealing with diva types, a total incompetent clown.

 

[slashsteel]

I don't think they have the luxury of doing anything with him this year. That cupboard is bare. They need to add to the room not take away from it.

 

[BLITZ]

And Tomlin has proven to be an @ss clown dealing with diva types, a total incompetent clown.

He got more out of AB than anyone else.

 

[Greg Lloyd]

There are so many rules and regulations now about what can and can't be done with teams and players ........... I would be more concerned if he doesn't show up for any OTA's with team.
These QB / WRs get togethers in sunny locations mean very little... and it takes away precious off season time to race exotic cars and get into trouble with the law.......

Pickens doesn't make enough to be sporting serious race cars yet, well, he can afford a Corvette (which is the model that Rice ,KC, just wrecked).

 

[jitter77]

Pickens doesn't make enough to be sporting serious race cars yet, well, he can afford a Corvette (which is the model that Rice ,KC, just wrecked).

Rice was driving the Lambo which was racing the corvette. As for Pickens i would not make too much of this yet. Would have been a better look if he was there, but it's an informal get together.

 

[Greg Lloyd]

He got more out of AB than anyone else.

And that wasn't from the timing issue more than anything else? OOOOOOKKKKKKKKKKKKK, there.

 

[speedicut]

Pickens doesn't make enough to be sporting serious race cars yet, well, he can afford a Corvette (which is the model that Rice ,KC, just wrecked).

I wish I had a Lamborghini SUV to wreck in a moment of stupidity.
All I had was an old Celica

 

[Greg Lloyd]

I don't think they have the luxury of doing anything with him this year. That cupboard is bare. They need to add to the room not take away from it.

I agree to a degree but not without any parameters whatsoever. It's not as if we are anywhere close to contending for a ring this year. If Pickens reverts to the "un-blocking" slacker as last year, you got to move him off the team; you can't put up with such blatant disregard for team cohesiveness/effort. You just can't have that kind of a hole attitude, even though coach Shades clearly doesn't grasp that.

 

[Greg Lloyd]

I wish I had a Lamborghini SUV to wreck in a moment of stupidity.
All I had was an old Celica

I had a Celica and it was one of the best cars I ever owned.

 

[Litos]

I wish I had a Lamborghini SUV to wreck in a moment of stupidity.
All I had was an old Celica

That was a sweet riding car, don't under sell it

 

[diver]

And Tomlin has proven to be an @ss clown dealing with diva types, a total incompetent clown.

Yep. Total @ss clown.

He kept Antonio Brown at a Hall of Fame level for 6 years, from 2013 to 2018. Judging by the way things went for Brown at his other stops did you ever think that Tomlin handled him as best as could be? How should have he been handled differently? In the years when he was producing at the Hall of Fame level? Not now, with the typical 20/20 backwards vision. If Tomlin goes all hard core, he more than likely melts down sooner. Then that would have been Tomlin's fault, too. I've read people say..."They shouda traded him!!!" Yeah, right. Could have you seen the meltdown here if they would have traded him when he was at his peak in those years?

The discussion shouldn't be on how Tomlin handles divas because these divas aren't handled well by anybody. It should be about avoiding divas as much as possible. But the problem is the divas tend to be the most talented. It's only gonna get worse with NIL. These guys who are so used to having their way on everything, NIL takes that to steroid level. And I am not necessarily against NIL...but it sure won't help.

 

[Paul G]

Pickens doesn't make enough to be sporting serious race cars yet, well, he can afford a Corvette (which is the model that Rice ,KC, just wrecked).

Not much client confidentiality with the exotic car rental place............ dude just hurt his own business .... cooperate with authorities but who goes on the news with that....... dude

My niece in Manhattan has one of those Lambo SUVs ......... I will have to go for a spin ......next time she visits Canada..... It is NO luxury S10 ...but you gotta start somewhere

Rice is cooked ..

 

[BLITZ]

And that wasn't from the timing issue more than anything else? OOOOOOKKKKKKKKKKKKK, there.

Timing issue. Got it.

I am glad you are here to give everyone the behind the scenes ****.

 

[BLITZ]

Yep. Total @ss clown.

He kept Antonio Brown at a Hall of Fame level for 6 years, from 2013 to 2018. Judging by the way things went for Brown at his other stops did you ever think that Tomlin handled him as best as could be? How should have he been handled differently? In the years when he was producing at the Hall of Fame level? Not now, with the typical 20/20 backwards vision. If Tomlin goes all hard core, he more than likely melts down sooner. Then that would have been Tomlin's fault, too. I've read people say..."They shouda traded him!!!" Yeah, right. Could have you seen the meltdown here if they would have traded him when he was at his peak in those years?

The discussion shouldn't be on how Tomlin handles divas because these divas aren't handled well by anybody. It should be about avoiding divas as much as possible. But the problem is the divas tend to be the most talented. It's only gonna get worse with NIL. These guys who are so used to having their way on everything, NIL takes that to steroid level. And I am not necessarily against NIL...but it sure won't help.

Ugh that was timing issue. Enough said