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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett struggled in his debut in 30 -7 loss to San Francisco 49ers.
Pickett was handpicked by the team to succeed Ben Roethlisberger .
The team embraced Pickett from the moment he took over the starting job at halftime of the Week 4 game a year ago .
The Steelers are 9 -9 and the offense has scored 30 points or more only once this season .
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett started offseason workouts with longtime quarterback coach Tony Racioppi .
Pickett improved his footwork, base and pocket movement and cleaning up his throwing movement.
After a near-flawless preseason, Pickett and the Steelers put up a dud in Week 1 .
Pittsburgh 's offense recorded five consecutive three -and-outs to open the season .
Pittsburgh lost to Virginia in the opening game of the 2019 NFL season.
Quarterback Pickett threw one touchdown to two interceptions with a 51% completion percentage.
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