Embattled Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada is making a metamorphosis. Not essentially to the offense itself, however to the way in which he relays the plays to the quarterback.Â
According to NFL Media, Canada will move out of the coaches’ booth and calls plays from the sideline on Thursday evening towards the Tennessee Titans. Through their first seven video games, the Steelers rank thirtieth within the league in yards and twenty ninth in issues. They have scored greater than 17 issues in simplest 3 video games, and haven’t begun to best 26; and they have got won 300 or extra yards simply two times.Â
Canada has more and more come beneath fireplace in fresh weeks for the workforce’s performances, however the backlash to his play-calling and scheme began early within the yr. During the Steelers’ Week 2 recreation, lovers in Pittsburgh chanted for the workforce to fireplace Canada.Â
Since then, a few Steelers offensive gamers have stepped up to deflect probably the most blame away from Canada, even whilst the OC himself stated that during a “bottom-line business,” he wishes to get well effects. Running again Najee Harris mentioned that it is “silly” to blame the coaches for Pittsburgh’s offensive shortcomings as a result of “we’re just playing soft.” Wide receiver Diontae Johnson, in the meantime, mentioned that it hurts to pay attention requires Canada’s activity as a result of “it’s not like he’s intentionally trying to f— up.”
Pittsburgh has every other probability to proper the send on Thursday night time towards a Titans workforce that has been a go funnel protection for a lot of the previous two years and lately traded former All-Pro protection Kevin Byard. With the Steelers getting more fit on offense — and with Kenny Pickett it seems that a full-go in spite of final week’s ribs damage — the Steeler lovers will unquestionably need to see a just right efficiency, or the boo birds and the “fire Canada” chants will likely be out in complete drive as soon as once more.