The head coach of the Steelers dismissed a player.
Mike Tomlin had to make a change since the Steelers offense has been among the worst in the NFL for three years running.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have been very frustrated with offensive coordinator Matt Canada’s schemes and gameplans.
Pre-snap motion and jet sweeps are the hallmarks of Canada’s offensive system, which was effective in college but has not transferred to the professional ranks.
The Steelers’ offense has suffered due to an inefficient offensive line, an excessive dependence on screen passes, and an incapacity to run the ball, even with their great skill position players.
While it’s never pleasant to witness someone lose their job, many in Southwest Pennsylvania will have been cheering “Ding, Dong, the witch is dead” upon learning that their Pittsburgh Steelers had finally had enough of offensive coordinator Matt Canada’s schemes and gameplans. It was also a historic occasion since it was the first head coach or coordinator fired by the Steelers during a season since 1941.
Since then, the organization has declared that Eddie Faulkner, the running backs coach since 2019, would assume leadership, with Mike Sullivan, the quarterbacks coach, handling play-calling responsibilities.
Though the head coach in the Steel City has never been one to mince words, Mike Tomlin’s comments weren’t particularly wordy. The Steelers have had one of the finest defenses in the league for a while now, but despite having a seemingly endless supply of talented players, the club has struggled to generate any type of reliable offensive output.
While some people believe that there are no second chances in life, Canada was like a cat on a leash given by Tomlin, with nine lives to spare. Undoubtedly, this was a long time in coming.
