The decision to hire former Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith as the next offensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t come as a surprise Tuesday afternoon, especially after the comments that Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin and team president Art Rooney II made regarding the search process.
Tomlin and Rooney wanted a coach with experience as a play-caller in the NFL, and one that fit the style Pittsburgh likes to play. That’s Smith to a T. Therefore, the decision to select Smith as the next OC made sense for many.
For others though, it’s a bad hire, one that just doesn’t inspire confidence.