For the fan base, there’s a low bar regarding the performance of Arthur Smith in 2024. Most fans on the message boards probably would have taken a random guy at the bar over Matt Canada by the end of his Pittsburgh tenure.
But Smith is capable of exceeding these low expectations by quite a bit. He’s a proven coach around the league and has shown even early at training camp why that matters.
He’s already begun to win over the offense, especially Russell Wilson. And there’s confidence that he can best utilize the resources the Steelers have on that side of the ball with his play-calling style.