Prior to the hiring of Arthur Smith, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin had sought continuity in his coaching staff. The only coordinator promotion who wasn’t an internal hire was Todd Haley, previously at offensive coordinator. And that was another move made at a time when pressure dictated a radical departure.
And the players are seeing the tangible differences so far in playing under Arthur Smith, compared to Matt Canada. The Steelers spent the past three years with Canada as offensive coordinator with poor to middling results. Even the practices have a different feel to it, and…things actually seem to make sense.