Pickett has regressed rapidly over the past month, culminating with one of the poorer throwing performances you will see last Sunday at Cleveland, with some passes as many as 15 or 20 yards off target.
That is when enough became enough.
Time will tell that, but time might have already done its damage. Pickett is a broken quarterback who has regressed significantly in his second year.
Consider this:
• Over Pickett’s past seven games, he has just 1,033 yards passing (147.6 yards per game), two touchdowns and one interception.
• Pickett has six touchdown passes all season. Cowboys cornerback Daron Bland has four pick sixes.
• There have been 315 quarterbacks that have 500 pass attempts since the 1970 merger. Pickett ranks last with a 1.9 percent TD rate, according to CBS.
• Pickett is averaging 6.1 yards per attempt and 10.1 yards per completion.
• He has thrown only 22 passes at least 20 yards down the field.
• Against the Browns, he did not total 100 yards until his final throw.
Whether it was all Canada’s fault or not, we shall soon see, but 23 games into a first-round quarterback’s career is a lifetime to many. By then, you usually know who the great ones are like Patrick Mahomes and Roethlisberger, and you know who Jake Lockers and Brandon Weedens are, as well.
Kenny Pickett has succeeded in too many "clutch" situations for me to think he's a total failure. The play calling has been very un-friendly.