The sooner the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled the plug on the Mitch Trubisky experiment, the quicker they were going to find out whether they had their next franchise quarterback.Kenny Stephen Anderson Jersey Pickett is a fun story. Pickett spent four years at the University of Pitt. He helped them to their first ACC Championship. Eventually, he cro sed the hallway and found himself a part of the Steelers organization.Trubisky, who was signed a week before Pickett fell to the Steelers, was always going to open the season as the starter unle s he looked incapable of throwing a football. Including Mason Rudolph, all three quarterbacks looked really good in the preseason, albeit against a bunch of backup defenders.Trubisky ended up being pulled at halftime of the Jets game and the rest is history. Or will it be?Pickett sparked the Steelers in that game and then led them on a decent opening drive in the next game against the Buffao Bills. He started against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the next week and was knocked out with a concu sion before being cleared to play on Sunday Night Football against the Miami Dolphins.The offense started out slow. The Steelers found themselves in a 13-0 hole pretty quickly before Pickett led the Steelers down the field for a field goal and then to sed a touchdown to George Pickens shortly before the half and Pittsburgh found themselves down just six at half.Their opening drive out of the half was a three-and-out and demoralized any momentum the Steelers carried.Then the fourth quarter came. Lance Alworth Jersey Pickett faced a third-and-16 with just over three minutes to go in the game after a few penalties pushed them back to a long third down. He had a solid hand in getting the Steelers down the field prior to those penalties.Knowing they needed a chunk play, Pickett tried to force a ball in there just short of the line to gain and was picked off as he telegraphed the throw to the intended receiver in Diontae Johnson.It seemed the game was over but with a few timeouts and the two minute warning, the Steelers still had a chance. After an inexplicable incomplete pa s play on Los Angeles Chargers Hoodies Sweatshirts third down, the Steelers were given a free timeout and got the ball back with more than two minutes left.Again, Pickett drove the Steelers down the field and made a few very nice throws to get them there. Then, on second down, Pickett rolled out to his left. He needed just two yards for a first down. Pickett had plenty of green gra s in front of him to gain the first and then step out of bounds but decided to try and force the ball into the end zone. It was picked off.What couldve been Picketts Im here to stay moment turned into a fan base full of pe simism around the Steelers first true attempt at a Ben Roethlisberger succe sor.Yet, through all of this, I sit here following the game feeling about Pickett than I did before the game started.Lets start with the fact that Pickett is a rookie quarterback. Rookie quarterbacks, especially ones that arent gun shy, will make these kinds of mistakes as they try and make things happen. Pickett ended up to sing for 257 yards, most of which came in the fourth quarter when Uchenna Nwosu Jersey the Steelers needed him to move the ball.The three interceptions are going to be a black eye on his stat line, especially not that hes got seven on the year. But thats the kind of thing youre going to get from a rookie. Plus, I think we can all agree that a handful of the seven picks have been avoidable if his receivers simply caught the ball.The rookie first-rounder continues to show poise in the pocket and the ability to stand in the face of pre sure and get out of trouble when the pocket collapses. Hes got the swagger to spark the team and seems to have a solid command of the offense and its players.Scroll to ContinueAnd, above all, hes a rookie quarterback learning the NFL. Hell make those rookie mistakes.In Philadelphia next week against the NFLs lone undefeated team, hell have a chance to atone for those mistakes. No one expects them to win or even be competitive. The best thing that could come out of a lo s is that Pickett doesnt look abysmal and shows some improvement upon Sunday night.And for those clamoring for Trubisky to come back in, what kind of purpose does that serve?I dont think the Steelers win even one more game because Trubisky plays and Pickett sits the bench. He went 1-3 as LaDainian Tomlinson Jersey a starter before Pickett took over the offense. Sure, Pickett has yet to complete a game in which the Steelers won but hes shown flashes of being an NFL quarterback.Maybe after all of this, we find out that Pickett isnt the answer. And thats okay. Thats why he to play now and Trubisky should be on the bench serving as a capable backup incase of injury such as last week against the Buccaneers.The quicker the Pittsburgh Steelers find out what theyve got in Kenny Pickett, the quicker theyll claw back to being a playoff team. Because if they decide hes not the guy, they can make a move accordingly to eventually find that Ty Long Jersey next guy.Until then, let Pickett play and find out who he is. Growing pains are going to be prevalent when dealing with a rookie quarterback. The play-calling surely isnt helping. Maybe even a switch at the offensive coordinator position could be in order before making a true judgement of Pickett.But Ill repeat so the point truly gets acro s - I feel better about Kenny Pickett following the Steelers lo s than I did before it.Make sure you for the latest news, exclusive interviews, film breakdowns and so much more!Follow All Steelers on Twitter: