There’s no question last year’s fit between QB Ben Roethlisberger and new OC Mat Canada was an awkward one. What Roethlisberger was good at and what Canada wanted to ideally do were certainly at odds. Square peg, round hole, and it reflected in the Steelers’ offensive output, a painful process to put points on the board, especially in the first half.
Though Roethlisberger’s retirement leaves a void in so many ways, whoever the Steelers replace him with should fit Canada’s mold better. After all, Canada helped pick two of the top three quarterbacks in the Steelers’ room, veteran Mitch Trubisky and rookie Kenny Pickett.