When you look at certain statistics from the Pittsburgh Steelers 2021 regular season, you knew change was inevitable. Whether it was a putrid offense, or a run defense which ranked dead last in the league, someone was going to be held accountable for the failures of the team.
However, you can’t fire all the players, so the vast majority of the time the people who pay the ultimate price of their jobs are the coaches. Outside of the already known vacancy at offensive line coach, the Steelers saw another vacancy open Saturday night when it was announced that long-time defensive coordinator Keith Butler was retiring.