As one of the most traditionalist franchises in the NFL, one could say that the Pittsburgh Steelers have a bit of an identity crisis. It wouldn’t quite be accurate to say that they buck trends toward hiring offensive coaches considering that they haven’t hired a coach in a decade and a half, but rarely has the team’s offensive prowess ever matched its defense.
Now, they’re not the only team about which that’s true—and one of them is in the same division—but without a great offense, there is understandable hesitation about committing to them as a Super Bowl contender.