One of the questions that I have been mulling over during the course of the past few weeks has been about what exactly the future of Todd Haley as offensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers was truly tied to. By most measures, his tenure in that role oversaw the most successful period of offensive football in recent team history.
Now that it has been made official that the team is moving on without Haley, whose contract has expired, and the Steelers are expected to name quarterbacks coach Randy Fichtner into that role, I’ve been going back to the thought that has continually run through my head: would the team have kept Haley if they did not have a replacement groomed on-staff in Fichtner?