Practice report: Aug. 10

LATROBE, Pa. – The Steelers may not yet know for certain who their starting quarterback will be, but whoever he is will be looking to get the ball to George Pickens.

So far in this training camp, Pickens has done something special seemingly on a daily basis. During Wednesday’s practice, he kept his streak alive, and in dramatic fashion.

For the second straight day, the Steelers moved their practice from 1:55 p.m. to 10:30 a.m. in an effort to try to avoid a forecast that read, “A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.”

“Another day for us to be light on our feet. Obviously, our preference is to work in the afternoon. We just enjoy working in the heat of the day, but work is the priority. And so, we needed to get out in front of Doppler,” said Tomlin about having to change the original schedule for the fifth straight day. “I like the guys’ ability to be light on their feet, to turn it up, and they did that. I just love the energy that we’re getting from them in the competition drills. There’s some ebb and flow, but that’s part of this process this time of year. We introduced to them some situational ball as we prepare to go into a stadium this weekend.”

The highlights of the competition on Wednesday were two repetitions during a two-minute period, and the traditional 7-Shots that typically serves as the first 11-on-11 period of each practice.

“We finished with two-minute today,” said Tomlin, “and so we’ll just continue to stack our chips in that regard in an effort to gain some preparedness and to further get to know those guys. We appreciate the plays being made out here, but really this just sets the stage for what happens in stadium. And so that’s our focus as we start to lean in on the weekend. Friday, we’ll start establishing some depth in terms of who’s playing and the division of labor for the weekend. If we start leaning toward the…