Last year, the two spots that felt like they were hurting the Pittsburgh Steelers the most were offensive coordinator and quarterback. The light simply never came on for Matt Canada, and all three quarterbacks the Steelers employed were below-average at best. Combined, those two problems made the Steelers’ offense almost unwatchable. Both those positions received complete overhauls this offseason, but based on some recent comments, it seems like offensive coordinator Arthur Smith was prepared to come to Pittsburgh no matter who the quarterback was.
“Once Mike [Tomlin] called me, I wanted to come here,” Smith said on Tennessee radio show 102.