{"id":415212,"date":"2023-01-06T14:50:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T14:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=415212"},"modified":"2023-01-06T14:50:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T14:50:26","slug":"former-nfl-qb-ben-roethlisberger-says-it-was-a-mistake-to-underestimated-kenny-pickett-the-sky-is-the-limit-for-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/former-nfl-qb-ben-roethlisberger-says-it-was-a-mistake-to-underestimated-kenny-pickett-the-sky-is-the-limit-for-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL QB Ben Roethlisberger Says It Was A Mistake To Underestimated Kenny Pickett: &#8216;The sky is the limit for him&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Roethlisberger is effusive in his praise for the Steelers&#8217; replacement at quarterback on Thursday&#8217;s episode of &#8220;First Call.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A former wide receiver for the Steelers has returned to the market. The finalist list for the Hall of Fame omitted two legendary Steelers. The Penguins can learn a lot from their opponent on Thursday.<\/p>\n<h2>Former NFL QB Ben Roethlisberger Says It Was A Mistake To Underestimated Kenny Pickett: &#8216;The sky is the limit for him<\/h2>\n<p>In a podcast episode called &#8220;Footbahlin,&#8221; &#8220;Big Ben&#8221; said he was sorry for underestimating Pickett.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Tomlin and Kenny Pickett.<\/p>\n<p>Watching these 4 clips chronologically is incredible.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Steelers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Steelers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VL05svvgOu\">pic.twitter.com\/VL05svvgOu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; john walker iv (@realjohnwalker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realjohnwalker\/status\/1610763567141163018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, when Pickett was chosen as his replacement, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Roethlisberger\">Roethlisberger<\/a> didn&#8217;t think the rookie quarterback was all that good. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nfl\/nfl-team-detail\/PIT\/depth-chart\">Steelers<\/a> rookie quarterback&#8217;s recent stretch of game-winning drives seems to have changed Roethlisberger&#8217;s view.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent \u201cFootballin\u2019 with Ben\u201d podcast, former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger admitted that he may have put too low of a ceiling on Pickett.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">QB Kenny Pickett is the first rookie in NFL history to have a game-winning TD pass in the final minute in back-to-back games. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HrE2FDMwj2\">pic.twitter.com\/HrE2FDMwj2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steelers\/status\/1611058716060618754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI severely underestimated Kenny,\u201d Roethlisberger said. \u201cI think he throws the ball better than I thought. He runs way better than I thought, he\u2019s faster or just more elusive, but he runs the ball way better than I expected. His decision-making is really good. His leadership, toughness, and just enough of an edge to him, it looks like. I apologize that I did not make this vocal. Kenny, keep doing what you are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now Roethlisberger says \u201cthe sky is the limit\u201d for Pickett.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gQr3V1ol_X4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE NFL UPDATES-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nfl-playoff-picture-best-worst-playoff-matchup-as-we-enter-week-18\/\">NFL Playoff Picture: Best &amp; Worst Playoff Matchup As We Enter Week 18<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/former-nfl-and-ohio-state-qb-art-schlichter-could-go-to-prison-and-face-over-14-years-of-jail-time-over-cocaine-charges\/\">Former NFL and Ohio State QB Art Schlichter Could Go to Prison and Face Over 14 Years of Jail Time Over Cocaine Charges<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Roethlisberger is effusive in his praise for the Steelers&#8217; replacement at quarterback on Thursday&#8217;s episode of &#8220;First Call.&#8221; A former wide receiver for the Steelers has returned to the market. The finalist list for the Hall of Fame omitted two legendary Steelers. The Penguins can learn a lot from their opponent on Thursday. 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