The Pittsburgh Steelers’ decision yesterday to opt for youth at the quarterback position showed a tremendous amount of confidence in Joshua Dobbs and Mason Rudolph. But it also showed a great deal of confidence in Randy Fichtner, the team’s quarterbacks coach, as he embarks upon his first season in a dual role as offensive coordinator.
The coaching staff is putting a lot on his plate this year, expecting him to assemble the offense on a weekly basis—albeit with input and assistance from the entire offensive coaching staff and starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger—while also developing not one but two young quarterbacks, and also being an even bigger pair of eyes and ears for Roethlisberger as he no longer has his number two in Landry Jones, in which he has grown to have a significant level of trust and confidence.