Steelers' Draft Lessons: Patience Over Panic

0:00It's April 2nd. You're listening to NFL News today. AI-powered football coverage. I'm Cory with the story. Pittsburgh Steelers sitting at the 21st pick in the 2026 NFL draft and they're eyeing a quarterback but playing a cool-diss. Tom around. Back in 2022, they grabbed Kenny Pickett at number 20, a local kid from Pitt, even though they barely scouted him heavy. That move bombed. He lasted just two years before getting shipped out. Turns out, the real story behind Snagging Pickett dropped recently from a long-time Steelers insider. They were haunted by a draft blunder from 1983 when they took defensive tackle Gabor Vera at 21 and let Hall of Famer Dan, Marino slide right to Miami. Fans and analysts been buzzing about Pickett's short stint, 14 wins against 10 losses, 4,474 yards, 13. Touchdowns and 13 picks. Traded to Philly after Russell Wilson signed on, then bounced again, landing with Carolina now. Word is, he got no real shot with shaky

1:01coordinators, thin receivers, and a beat-up line. CBS sports reporter Aditi King-Kawala spilled the tee, saying the front-off is straight up admitted they didn't want to repeat that Marino miss. Pickett wasn't the problem. The setup doomed him from jump. Steelers learned hard. They crave elite arms, but won't force it in a weak class. Patience mode activated, drafting smarter for the long game.