After last Sunday’s poor performance offensively, it’s easy to say the offensive coordinator Matt Canada has become a hot name in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh looked lost offensively against the San Francisco 49ers, abandoning the running game right from the get-go as QB Kenny Pickett dropped back to pass 46 times. The offense looked limited in terms of play calling on the afternoon as well as Canada called shallow cross eight total times with poor results but kept trying to go back to the well rather than try something different as his game plan faltered.
The national media is starting to ramp up the heat on Canada in Pittsburgh as well despite a great preseason showing by Pittsburgh’s offense NFL analyst Brian Baldinger recently stated that Canada must be on the hot seat if the offense plays poorly again against the Cleveland Browns on Monday night, stating someone must be the fall guy after Pittsburgh went about improving their roster this offseason.