It’s no secret that the Pittsburgh Steelers have struggled offensively under Matt Canada as offensive coordinator.
Despite this, management made the call to retain him for the 2023 season. And while Pittsburgh was able to improve their record to 1-1 this week with a win over the visiting Cleveland Browns, their offense is still sputtering.
And according to one former NFL general manager, Canada isn’t qualified for his job. Doug Whaley, the former GM of the Buffalo Bills, took Canada to task.
“The biggest problem for the offense is, in my opinion, we already know the coordinator. I’ve been on record since he got hired with that one. Let me start here. One of the things I love about Pittsburgh people is if you have any connections to Pittsburgh, they’re going to give you the benefit of the doubt and they’re gonna love you and give you a long leash. That’s what happened with Canada,” Whaley said discussing the issues with Pittsburgh’s offense and the frustration with Canada, according to audio via 93.7 The Fan. “Remember when Canada got hired as offense coordinator, it was ‘Well, he’s gonna be much better when he’s not there with Ben [Roethlisberger].’ But people forget he was Ben’s quarterback coach. … So then that realized to everybody, ‘Oh, he’s just a system guy, so he’s gotta get a young mobile quarterback.’ But when you look at his resume, when did he have a mobile quarterback?
“… He did have a great year at Pitt, but he didn’t do anything since then and he definitely didn’t do anything in the pros, alright? So you get a young mobile quarterback and it’s still the same thing, but people love anybody who has a connection to Pittsburgh. So point being, he’s not qualified.”
Canada certainly has been feeling the heat of late.
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