Pittsburgh Steelers fire offensive coordinator Matt Canada due to underperformance.
Running backs coach Eddie Faulkner and quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan are being promoted to a co-op role at offensive coordinator.
Second-year quarterback Kenny Pickett will remain the team's starting quarterback.
The Steelers haven't made an in-season coaching change at the coordinator level or higher since 1941.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have made the decision to fire their offensive coordinator, Matt Canada. This decision comes after a period of underperformance by the team's offense, with the Steelers currently ranking near the bottom of the league in every statistical offensive category. The team averaged 16.6 points and 280.1 yards in the first 10 games of the 2023 season, leading to Canada's dismissal.
The decision to fire Canada is nearly unprecedented for the Steelers, who haven't made an in-season coaching change at the coordinator level or higher since 1941. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stated that the decision was his alone and was not taken lightly. The decision was announced after the Steelers scored only 10 points in a recent loss to a division rival.
Following Canada's dismissal, running backs coach Eddie Faulkner and quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan are being promoted to a co-op role at offensive coordinator. Despite the change, Tomlin confirmed that second-year quarterback Kenny Pickett will remain the team's starting quarterback.
The final seven games of the season will be crucial for the Steelers, as they will determine whether Canada was the source of their offensive ineptitude or the scapegoat. Factors contributing to the team's poor performance include a 39-year-old Ben Roethlisberger in the final year of his career, four games of quarterback Mitch Trubisky, and a rookie, Kenny Pickett. The Steelers have seven games to distill Pickett's problems before the fifth-year option decision comes due after the 2024 season.
The decision to fire Canada is nearly unprecedented for the Steelers, who haven't made an in-season coaching change at the coordinator level or higher since 1941.
Factors contributing to these numbers include a 39-year-old Ben Roethlisberger in the final year of his career, four games of quarterback Mitch Trubisky, and a rookie, Kenny Pickett.
The Steelers have seven games to distill Pickett's problems before the fifth-year option decision comes due after the 2024 season.
The final seven games of the season will determine whether Canada was the source of their offensive ineptitude or the scapegoat.