The Pittsburgh Steelers have fired offensive coordinator Matt Canada, the crew introduced Tuesday. Running backs trainer Eddie Faulkner is anticipated to take over as offensive coordinator, with quarterback trainer Mike Sullivan because the play-caller consistent with, CBS Sports HQ Senior NFL Insider Josina Anderson. Essentially the Steelers are splitting the offensive recreation making plans within the wake of Canada’s firing.
Tomlin later discussed the firing, pronouncing the decision to phase tactics with Canada “was mine and mine alone.”
“I did not come to this decision lightly,” Tomlin defined (per ESPN.com). “It’s my role to absorb and protect those that I work with. This doesn’t feel like that. I’m not assigning blame or deflecting in any way. … Just rest assured that this decision was not taken lightly. I’ve got a lot of respect for Matt personally and professionally.”
Tomlin says there have been a “lot of layers” to the firing and took under consideration Week 11’s 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns.
“I just think you know when you’re there to be blunt and short about the answer,” Tomlin stated. “Again, not saying that flippantly not taking the situation lightly at all. But just having been in the role that I’ve been in for some time you just know when you’re there. A totality of a myriad of variables.”
Pittsburgh by no means won 400-plus yards of offense in a recreation underneath Canada, who used to be the Steelers offensive coordinator for 3 seasons. They failed to achieve 400-plus general yards in 58 consecutive video games (second-longest such streak in NFL historical past).
The Steelers have been twenty ninth in issues consistent with ownership and thirtieth in yards consistent with ownership underneath Canada. They have been twenty eighth in general yards and twenty eighth in issues scored in Canada’s 3 seasons.
Tomlin made it transparent suffering quarterback Kenny Pickett will remain the starter. Tomlin additionally complimented the second-year participant’s paintings ethic.
“This guy will do any and everything,” Tomlin stated of Pickett. “He works extremely hard. … There’s such a thing as football justice. Those guys usually get what they’re looking for. That’s why I remain consistently optimistic about the trajectory of his growth and development.”
Pickett has the bottom go landing charge (1.9%) through any quarterback with 500-plus makes an attempt since 1970. The Steelers moderate 16.6 issues consistent with recreation this season, twenty eighth within the NFL, and moderate simply 0.7 go touchdowns consistent with recreation this season, thirty first within the NFL.
When requested if those subsequent seven video games are an important to Pickett’s construction, Tomlin responded, “I’m focused on this week in terms of the development of Kenny. We’re not urinating on the fire, man.”
Somehow, the Steelers are 6-4 in spite of being outgained in every in their first 10 video games.