Canales has often talked about wanting to develop young quarterbacks behind Young; last year, it was Hendon Hooker for a while, until injuries precipitated a more emergency backup QB situation, and the team added veteran passer Mike White.
And Pickett was a passer Canales has been intrigued by since the former’s college days at Pitt.
“Kenny was a guy that coach really wanted to work with and was fond of in the evaluation process,” Morgan continued. “I’ll go back to what I said before, the mobility and his ability to create with his legs, I think, was a big part of that. Obviously, he can throw the ball, and he has a lot of upside, and I think like every player, you know, he knows that he can get better at certain things, but we’re excited about him.”
That doesn’t mean they are closed off to the idea of picking up another passer in the upcoming draft, though.
“Heading into the draft, I think there’s going to be options there, whether they’re the best player at the time, is yet to be seen. But if we have the opportunity to add another young guy to the mix, we’ll do that,” Morgan shared.
Regardless of what happens to the QB room in the future, though, the GM knows it likely wouldn’t be where it is right now, with Young an entrenched and promising starter, without the help of Andy Dalton.