Steelers Insider Gerry Dulac: Why Pittsburgh Blew Up Its QB Room for Russ | The Rich Eisen Show
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- Опубликовано: 17 мар 2024
- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gerry Dulac and Rich Eisen discuss Steelers trading for Justin Fields just days after signing free agent quarterback Russell Wilson and why the team soured on Kenny Pickett and traded him to the Eagles.
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All I know is that Pittsburgh Dad's episode, on RUclips, was absolutely EPIC! LOL So so funny.
I have friends that are Bears and some even Ravens fans that watch his RUclips channel regularly. That guy is funny, Steelers win, or even funnier when they lose!
Treat yourself and visit his channel. 😂
The only quality quarterback play last year was when Rudolph started. He left, Mitch was cut, and Kenny traded. Wilson, Fields, and draft a rookie. It looks 100% better already in 2024.
I’ve been watching Gerry Dulac do these little brief interviews on all kinds of networks since I was a kid. One thing has always been consistent: He is typically the FIRST one to get some Steelers news but rarely is that news accurate! I really think the teams sources mislead him all the time on purpose ! Especially during Tomlins tenure because Tomlin doesn’t like everyone to know what’s going on . Dulacs sources are usually giving him broad information that never sounds right ! But I swear y’all call this man credible and gloat about his reporting prowess like he isn’t just like most reporters that get 💩 wrong all the time! 😂😂
@@gregwilliams3120 exactly! He literally told everybody Steelers were running with Kenny next year for certain! And he’s here saying everything changed when Russell became available like the whole world didn’t know Russell would be released after Payton benched him. The only question on the table was who would want Russ , and where could he fit. People like Gerry Dulac and DK Sports, and a few other outlets that never wanted Russ here, slapped fans in the face with that reality to make us sick to our stomachs 🤢 😂 Omar knew along Kenny wasn’t it when he lied at the combine , that’s why he had been in the Justin fields trade talks before the free agency kicked off . 💯 in my opinion of course , I’m not close to the team lol
@@SteelSquad412100%. Steelers were absolutely looking to upgrade the starting QB position when the season ended. I think they were comfortable with Kenny as QB2 given their investment, but they were shopping for a starter. I’m not buying this “Russell just landed in our lap” nonsense.
@@stlrecon2475 😂😂😂 him and Gerry Dulac both !That’s why he’s quick to report everything he hears and takes it as a fact. Knowing Khan the Khanqueror , he used that to his advantage to help lower the Just fields market .
Its hard to get it right working from your knees.
@@mikemicksun6469 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I mite be mistaken but didn't Mason Rudolf say that he was not offered anything at all.
Nah Mason was never staying in Pittsburgh from the looks of it. Kp8 probably asked them not to resign him. I'd bet on it. Then when they got Russ, Kp8 wasn't happy and asked to be traded.
If mason won that playoff game he would've been the starter this year.
@@UnitedEmpire if Mason won that playoff game, my aunt would be my uncle. I don’t know if that’s true because Mason wasn’t the issue in that game. It was our defense & turnovers.
IMHO Mason Rudolph was marked for departure when he involved a lawyer in threatened defamation over the Myles Garrett allegations. Remember that the Steelers were involved in litigation in 1976 with one of the Raiders. The Rooney‘s, and Chuck Noll despised having to sit through depositions. They weren’t going to cut Mason Rudolph, but I believe there is no place for him because of how quickly he resorted to a lawyer, and would not be surprised if it was interpreted as a threat to the Steelers if they released him after the incident.
As a Steelers fan I’m very excited and optimistic for the future
no one else is
Don’t be a judgmental hater
Just as long as Wilson stays healthy the Steelers should be fine. Good luck if he gets hurt 😂
Y'all need to remember, Dulac works for the Steelers. Dulac will say what the Steelers want him to say. A lot of people don't know that Russ and his wife are co-owners along with a minority owner of Steelers in Acrisure the company who has the naming tights to the stadium. Playing in Pittsburgh was a no brainer. Also Kenny had tightrope surgery and was no way ready to return to play when they said he was and wasn't even going to attempt it. A lot is often not said for some unknown reason. Why is telling the truth so difficult for these teams.
ALWAYS A GREAT POD CAST.
Thanks for telling us after the fact lol
Still like him
The Steelers got rid of better talent than Kenny Pickett ever was
“I’m not going to sit here and say…pause…he threw a hissy fit.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Well, if you want Steelers Party Line, that was spoken like a true-blue Putinist.
Here's what happened! Russ wanted assurance that he was the starter. Steelers hesitated, wanting a competition, wanting to show some respect to KP. Russ said "no way". When they saw they were going to lose him to some other team, they gave in. No way there is going to be what Dulac is saying about a competition. He's just covering his behind because of his crappy reporting on the whole issue. If Russ, who could be on a short leash, plays lousy then they can try Fields and the season will be done
Kenny Pickett did not want to compete with a 35 year old quarterback, who has been on a three or slump. It’s not like he is going to beat out Jalen Hurts to get a start. From now on, he should be called Kenny Pack it.
Russ had one bad season and that was caused by external factors. In 2021, Russ would have led the Seahawks on a tear if he hadn’t gotten injured. He was leading the league in passing when he got injured.
@@DeCurtaRican Yes you’re fair to say just truly one bad season (2022). Media pretty much revised it to including 2021, his last season on the Seahawks (losing season with injury) & 2023, since it resulted in Payton concluding that Russ couldn’t run that system. At the some time, all 3 of those seasons were huge let downs considering what was expected. Regardless, Kenny Pickett taking off for the Eagles where he has zero chances of starting is about the most un-competitive thing I’ve seen a young, recently starting QB do in years. Expected Kenny to act differently.
.... Tommy Maddox has Entered the chat....
Now they can get a rookie Qb cheap to develop or another veteran Qb for depth.
There's no urgency on the QB3, they'll just take whoever emerges in camp from the journeymen and UFAs.
Gerry is wrong, I believe Omar is doing things very different than in the past. He doesn't show his hand prematurely
I just don't understand how/ why Philly traded for Pickett
Good question
Pickett got sick of being lied to on a regular basis!!!!! Can’t blame him!!!!
F that guy. He deserved nothing to just be handed to him, even if Tomlin told him otherwise. If you can't get motived to compete with a "washed up' 36 year old when the team STILL has more invested in you, then you can show yourself out. Have fun being the backup to the guy who recently went to the Super Bowl and is younger than you. Buh bye
Poor lil Kenny afraid to compete.
Any player should know by now that what you put on film on game day is all that matters. He never won enough to be considered as the starter, and he’s going to be pushing a clipboard around at his next game
Russell Wilson is an upgrade from Kenny P. Let's go Steelers
No he is NOT and Steeler land will find out real soon why both Seahawks and Broncos gave up on him (two HOF HC in Carroll and Payton gave up on him because he is DONE!!!) Looks like Browns taking that division for next decade.
Note that all of this happened BEFORE the free agency period began.
Kenny through a hissy fit
*threw
Smear campaign seems unnecessary….
Kenny confirmed this entire story in his press conference!!! How is the truth a smear campaign???
Definitely wasn't a smear campaign, Gerry let him off easy, he didn't bring up the straight face lie Kenny told to everyone about refusing to dress
Lol smear campaign for a guy who is an entitled lover coward.
Its was so nice when we had Ben even when his arm was a noodle.
Not if you were an unwilling female at the same bar or hotel he was at.
I kinda don't trust Dulac. He is literally the media mouthpiece for the Steelers. Much like Human Resources is working on behalf of the company, not the employee. Not a fan of Pickett. I thought he was a terrible draft choice, and a terrible quarterback. But there are two sides to every story, and I believe Tomlin and the Steelers may not have functioned with transparency and integrity. Most who leave Pittsburgh have similar stories and experiences. This ain't Steelers we grew up on. This is something else.
Gerry is being dishonest here. From what other reports have said, Kenny was told after they signed Russ that Russ would be the starter and that there would not be any competition as they originally promised. Kenny asked to move elsewhere as a result of being switched on, he did not "throw a hissy fit" as Gerry insinuates.
Who is actually right? Who said he didn't throw a fit?
He threw a fit in week 17 at the presser when he got benched. He totally threw a fit
Yeah, Gerry is being used as a Pittsburgh mouthpiece throughout this. The whole ‘there will be a competition’ schtick was an attempt to publicly placate Kenny Pickett. Now he’s complaining about Kenny’s attitude, exactly what a grumpy organization would say if an athlete wasn’t falling in line.
Are you in any way affiliated with Kenny Pickett?
lol you’ve provided no sources yet we’re supposed to believe some commenter lol okay
Russ is 35 not 36
At this point, does it even matter? He was terrible in Denver.
Um Rich What Gerry is trying to say WITHOUT saying is.. Dionte wanted Mason and Not Kenny. Mason wanted Out and played Chicken up until he took the offer with Tennessee which basically left Dionte like Trade Me. Mason leaves an Opening so they Go after Russ because the Money to Talent is right. They Deal Dionte before He even hear the news about having to grab Russ. Kenny is Obviously in Blonde Hair Day when seeing his performance with last year setbacks. Mason showed it wasn't All if Not Mostly All Matt Canada BUT Kenny Picket because they were STILL using Matt's Playbook. Mason was the ONLY one could pull it off out of the 3. Who Knew? Now Russ comes in with a Leadership Skill That Kenny Just Didn't Have or Showed.. See Minkah Comment on Leadership. Now Kenny is mad because Everyone is like HELL YEAH after Russ's Speech. Russ resume is Volumes in which Kenny COULD AND SHOULD Learn from BUT Kenny said Noooooo I want 1st Team Reps.. My 13 for 13 Proved It.. Marcia Marcia Marcia.. Deep NOTE: He's from South Jersey Folks NOT the Same Breed as North Jersey NOTE... Mike T said Tuck In Your Skirt Nancy Let's Ball and See what You Got from Under Elite Stress.. Russ said " Growl with a Smile" and Kenny said " I'm Leaving On the Next Ride down the Pike". Mike T said " Damn I Thought that Boy had Bigger Balls than That! No Matter.. Hey Magic Kahn Get Me an Elite Competitior.. Kahn snaps his fingers and BOOM!!! A Field of Dreams and Wilson NOT Spalding imagined a Road Way to 7th Heaven and just like THAT.. The Steelers Show that it's Not that they Can't do this better than Everyone Else BUT They Really don't want to.. Kenny is Now Chosen to be 2nd Rate while stroking his Childhood Feelings and The Steelers are just WOW'd how fast time flies. Ships right themselves every now and then. 😉 The END.. Thank You for Playing. 😁
😂😂😂😂😂... Man I love how you reported what went down! Big-ups yo you fam!
@@marcuswilliams173 Bro I don't understand why they sugar coating it 😂😂😂😂
That's great and all, but it's distracting from the bottom line here...this dude put out a report that was proven to be completely false a week or so later. He should be getting destroyed, not more publicity and opportunities on a national show.
Man this guy stinks. He told us nothing. “Something happened “, “Russell Wilson wasn’t coming but that all changed when Russell Wilson showed up “. Great hard hitting stuff
This guy swore gold + black + blue that they were NOT going to sign anyone like 2 weeks ago on this show. Like, surely he's the last person they should have on now?😂
OMG they killed Kennedy, those bastards.
Pickett was smart to leave, he knows Russ is currently better than him and that he needs playing time to get to his potential
What makes you think he'll move in front of Tanner McKee 6'6 235 out of Stanford from a real conference Pac 12
Don't be surprised if Picketts 3rd string and don't even dress week too week
@@klove5765 could be. But Russ is more durable than Hurts
Russ is a 35 year old on a 1 year deal. Hurts is 26 on a 5 year deal. KP isn't seeing the field in Philly. He threw a fit and now his career is effectively over.
@@klove5765I think we may see Kenny in the CFL throwing to Claypool soon
And just who did Kenny Pickett think he was 😃🤣😁😁😀😆😅🤣🤣😁😁
🤣🤣🤣
Steelers will be dead last. Colossal mistake blowing up a first round draft pick on a rookie deal after one year when they had so many other problems on the OL and bad receivers. The steeler "fans" became irrational against Picket for almost no real reason and this was a sop to them. Wilson is 35 and declining bad. The Broncos are not eating 40 million and getting rid of him for no reason. Fields is a bust. How exactly the Steelers and their fans now have it in their heads that this is an improvement is a mystery. This is Cleveland Brown level bumbling and fantastical thinking.
Picket had a winning record and was not even remotely a bust and they made the playoffs with him. He will get another chance if not nest season, the one after, and will be a very good QB and the Steelers will look back on this as one of the worst decisions they ever made. PS. This Dulac guy has no idea what he is talking about ever. Rudolph was never ever coming back. They did to him what they just did to Picket. The Steelers are a mess which is why Picket got out too. They do not keep their word and are lousy with QBs
The Steelers made the playoffs last year and they are a mess? Russ’s stats last year blow the Steelers’ combined QB play out of the water. I don’t see how you could look at his stats and say this is a downgrade in the coming season. And remember they got him for nothing ….
Russ will not take a meaningful snap for the Steelers, ever.
Gerry needed to retire ten years ago
If this doesnt work out for Pittsburgh, Tomlin is gone.
NEVER
lmao
Are u the new owner? u must be..
Bro. Move past this
He was screwed by Pittsburgh.
Tomlin is an azz whole
Joshua Dobbs TD 13 Kenny Pickett 6 lol
Rooney told Omar Kahn to get the best talent possible for Tomlin because Rooney realized finally that Tomlin just doesn’t really understand talent evaluation on offense and QB play. If Tomlin fails next season then Kahn can fire him and Rooney can justify to himself and the other minority owners that he did everything possible to help Mike be successful and win a playoff game since Tomlin has under achieved the last 7 years.