Go ahead and pour cold water on hot take of Steelers being a Super Bowl team. Who knew George Pickens was this critical?

They had no easy buttons with Pickens out and really no downfield presence. If the Steelers aren’t running the ball well, which is most weeks, and they don’t have Pickens, they don’t really have much going on.

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Go ahead and pour cold water on hot take of Steelers being a Super Bowl team. Who knew George Pickens was this critical?

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