Kurt Warner follows the old football adage. It’s about the Jimmy’s and the Joe’s, not the X’s and the O’s. Meaning, players wins games, not plays. The best scheme means nothing if the players can’t execute. And many coaches have looked pretty good because of the talent out on the field.
During a segment on Sunday’s NFL Gameday, Kurt Warner and Steve Mariucci discussed the Pittsburgh Steelers’ historic change to fire OC Matt Canada midseason, a franchise first for a coordinator change. While Warner understood the move and Canada’s struggles as Steelers’ coordinator, he illustrated multiple examples from last Sunday’s loss to the Cleveland Browns of QB Kenny Pickett not being on the same page as his receivers.