Matt Canada is out. That’s old news. Now the question becomes – what can Mike Sullivan do? While not the officially the Pittsburgh Steelers’ interim offensive coordinator, Sullivan will be the team’s newest play-caller and the voice in Kenny Pickett’s ear throughout today’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Firing Canada was a historic move for the franchise, a first, and a product of 2.5 years of underwhelming results. So what is Tomlin looking for with the next guy? In his weekly chat with Steelers.com’s Bob Labriola, Tomlin was asked, broadly speaking, what makes a good play-caller.
“One who’s a step ahead in terms of the opposing play caller,” Tomlin told Labriola.