Don't understand the hype for Pickens. I'd be selling in a heartbeat at the prices some of you are talking about.
It's fine to not agree, not sure how you can watch him play and say you don't understand it.
I see a dude who is capable of a lot. He has size, speed & crazy good hands.
Agree with the pro-Pickens crowd...the kid looks like the prototype of today's WR...6'3"-200 lbs and an athletic freak...it wasn't long along that 52-801-4 & 1 rushing TD would be considered an outstanding rookie year (i.e. people are becoming spoiled)...the fact he did that with Trubisky and a rookie QB (who I think will be a solid QB) makes it even more impressive...from an eye test point of view it is tough not to get excited about his future.
he’s looked fantastic. Definitely passes the eye test.
My only concerns are limitations at QB, and target hogs on his own team in an offense that doesn’t seem to throw enough to support everyone FF-wise.
Dionte Johnson is also a very good receiver, ‘Muth is seemingly a favorite target, and they throw to Najee.
Also his targets seemed to be sporadic. 4-6 on a weekly basis. Early on he was seeing 7-8 targets. Was someone else hurt early in the season?
But I agree that Pickens is a tremendous talent. Big, strong, fast, circus catches.
If he can increase his target share, and/or efficiency, and if his QB develops further, he could be a FF WR1.
Right now his numbers are pretty comparable to Gabe Davis.