The Pittsburgh Steelers have had exactly three defensive coordinators since the 2004 season. Dick LeBeau returned to the city that year and remained on the job until 2014, when linebackers coach Keith Butler took over until he retired after the 2021 season.
Butler was the first to acknowledge, after he retired, that it was head coach Mike Tomlin calling most of the defensive plays. He even said that went back to the last years of LeBeau’s tenure. Presumably, it hasn’t changed much under Teryl Austin. But something has, Gerry Dulac suggested.
He was writing in defense of Austin in light of the loss of senior defensive assistant Brian Flores.