Many Pittsburgh Steelers fans expected the team to fire offensive coordinator Matt Canada after 2022’s deeply mediocre numbers, which were highlighted by their abysmal 18.1 points per game and utter lack of explosiveness. But despite the outcry from the cheap seats, Canada was retained for one more year.
This may feel infuriating, but keeping him around was not without argument. In fact, there were two meaningful reasons to retain the OC, one centering around the 2022 offense’s improvement, the other on creating stability for the young franchise quarterback.
Unfortunately, two weeks into the new season, those reasons are showing signs of collapse.