Matt Canada has become a lightning rod for criticism in Pittsburgh. A discussion that’s bled over into the national media. At this point, he’s arguably the most well-known offensive coordinator in football and for all the wrong reasons. But how bad of a job is he actually doing?
Steven Patton has published a model that ranks offensive and defensive playcallers (you can read about the details here). For the Steelers, Canada is not the worst offensive coordinator in football. According to Patton’s data, he comes in at 28th.
Here’s the entire list, including numbers for defensive playcallers, including Pittsburgh’s Teryl Austin.