When the Pittsburgh Steelers let go of former offensive coordinator Matt Canada last week, they turned the offense over to both running backs coach Eddie Faulkner and quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan. While Faulkner has the title of offensive coordinator, Sullivan, who previously served as an offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Giants, calls plays for Pittsburgh. Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is intrigued by the plan, saying on his Footbahlin’ podcast that he’s never seen a team with two coordinators.
“I’ve never seen a team of two coordinators before. Like, one guy calls the plays, one guy does all the game planning, whatever they’re doing.