The most popular tale in Pittsburgh right now is the one about the head coach who simply couldn’t do anything right, no matter how much or how little he tried. He was so bad that he even drove off the best of what the team had to offer.
It’s a popular tale because it feeds into the current of anger that exists within the broader Pittsburgh Steelers community after the team failed to reach the postseason for the first time since 2013. It’s also popular because there are grains of truth in it.
But none of those grains say anything about Mike Munchak wanting to get out of Pittsburgh, and the mere fact that he accepted a lateral position with the Denver Broncos (likely for a nice raise) is not sufficient evidence to support the idea that he left like a rat on a sinking ship.