{"id":57871,"date":"2025-06-23T03:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T03:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=57871"},"modified":"2025-06-23T03:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T03:45:08","slug":"analyst-praises-cowboys-wr-george-pickens-fantasy-upside-subtly-shades-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=57871","title":{"rendered":"Analyst praises Cowboys WR George Pickens fantasy upside, subtly shades Steelers.."},"content":{"rendered":"
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While saying George Pickens can take off with the Dallas Cowboys, John Daigle threw a little shade toward the Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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There’s been no shortage of hot takes since the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0made their blockbuster trade with the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0for\u00a0wide receiver George Pickens.<\/p>\n

Dallas landed an elite talent, who could help take their offense to the next level, but there are concerns. Pickens had his share of issues while in Pittsburgh, which was part of the reason he was sent packing.<\/p>\n

Since joining the Cowboys,\u00a0he’s been on his best behavior, and with an expiring contract, it’s fair to have faith that will remain the case. Another reason for optimism will be the fact that he’s in the best situation he’s been in since entering the league.<\/p>\n

John Daigle said as much when discussing Pickens’ upside in Fantasy Football on the Ross Tucker Podcast. Daigle is confident in Pickens’ chances of success in Dallas, and even threw some shade toward Pittsburgh when explaining why.<\/p>\n

\u201cGeorge Pickens is finally going to get easier coverage for the first time in his career with the most accurate targets he\u2019s ever received. So I love the upside of changing the spectrum for George Pickens. Kind of like how we did for Darnell Mooney last year, going from Justin Fields to Kirk Cousins, and it paid off significantly.\u201d\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Daigle on the Ross Tucker Podcast<\/p>\n

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