Steelers columnist rips Mike Tomlin

The Pittsburgh Steelers have made the inexplicable decision to retain heavily maligned offensive coordinator Matt Canada despite the fact that his team was ranked 2nd to last in the NFL this season in total touchdowns scored. 

And one particular member of the Pittsburgh media is echoing the frustrations and sentiments of fans who believe that a change should have been made. 

Take a look at a sampling of Ron Cook's recent article in which he calls out Tomlin for not making a switch at the offensive coordinator position, and says that he should have followed in the footsteps of Patriots legendary coach Bill Belichik in replacing his OC after a disastrous year: 

"Belichick had little choice but to make a change. His decision to have special assistant/offensive line coach Matt Patricia call the Patriots’ plays this past season after Josh McDaniels left for the Las Vegas Raiders’ head job turned out to be a disaster. Patricia wasn’t qualified. O’Brien is a significant upgrade. He did wondrous work as Penn State’s head coach after the Jerry Sandusky nightmare, led the Texans to four playoff appearances in his final six years as their head coach and helped Alabama quarterback Bryce Young win the Heisman Trophy in 2021 as Nick Saban’s offensive coordinator.

Tomlin should have had no choice but to replace Canada. The Steelers offense was just as awful as the Patriots’. It not only couldn’t score points. It had no splash. Its longest offensive touchdown was a 31-yard pass from Kenny Pickett to George Pickens in the final game against Cleveland. That offense was described as amateurish by many of the NFL’s notable observers, including Merril Hoge and Steve Smith Sr.

“It’s Saturday-ish,” Smith said on NFL Network late in the season. “I’m saying his play-calling is Saturday. It isn’t going to work here. Not on this level. He’s calling Saturday plays on Sunday.”

You'd certainly be hard-pressed to find a Steelers fan who is happy with the choice to retain Canada.