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Matt Canada, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive coordinator, has been fired amid the team’s struggles this season
On Tuesday, head coach Mike Tomlin announced that Canada had been relieved of his duties
In an interview with reporters, Tomlin explained that he didn’t see enough “rapid” or “consistent improvement from the offense to maintain the status quo
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Steelers will promote running backs coach Eddie Faulkner to offensive coordinator with quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan handling play-calling duties
For Tomlin and the Steelers, the situation with Canada was becoming untenable. During home games and non-Steelers sporting events, Pittsburgh fans have been chanting for the 51-year-old to be fired
Things seemed to come to a head following Sunday’s 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns. The offense only gained 249 yards and picked up 12 first downs in the game
After the loss, Tomlin did point out the Browns have one of the NFL’s best defenses when asked what his team needed to do to get the offense going
“They have a really good defense,” Tomlin told reporters They make a lot of offenses look like that.
Coupled with their venue, we have to give them some credit. We knew their reputation in Week 2.
Maybe the rest of the National Football League didn’t. It’s kind of been confirmed in the weeks after that and obviously they were really good today
While it is true Cleveland has shut down many teams, this wasn’t an outlier performance by the
Steelers. They have been outgained in all 10 games they have played this season. They rank 28th in yards (280.1) and points (16.6) per game
Perhaps more concerning than the stats is the performance of Pittsburgh’s first-round draft picks in 2021 and 2022. Najee Harris is on pace to average fewer than 4.0 yards per carry for the third consecutive season
Pickett has thrown for 4,126 yards with as many touchdowns as interceptions (13) in 23 career
games. His 35.7 QBR this season is the fourth-worst among qualified quarterbacks, ahead of only Ryan Tannehill (32.8), Zach Wilson (31.0) and Bryce Young (29.9)
Jaylen Warren leads the Steelers with 727 yards from scrimmage. His 6.2 yards per attempt ranks
first among all running backs with at least 50 carries. He had 30 percent of the team’s yards against the Browns on a single run in the third quarter
Despite all of the offensive potential on this roster, the Steelers under Canada haven’t been able to make it work
This was Canada’s third season as Pittsburgh’s offensive coordinator. They haven’t ranked higher than 21st in points per game in a season since he took over
Making the change now at least gives Tomlin an opportunity to salvage the offense for the rest of
this season as they look to hold on to a playoff spot. They currently occupy the No. 7 seed in the AFC with a 6-4 record going into Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals
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