The Pittsburgh Steelers could also be performing higher this season with a 6-4 report, and so they have an actual shot at making the playoffs for the primary time since Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement.
Nonetheless, that report doesn’t suggest they do not have issues.
Their offense has had issues, because it ranks twenty eighth in factors, and specifically they’ve had bother shifting the chains with their passing sport, which ranks second-to-last in yards and touchdowns.
Offensive coordinator Matt Canada, who was a goal of Steelers Nation, was fired Tuesday and beginning quarterback Kenny Pickett acquired a diplomatic response, in line with Steelers Depot.
Kenny Pickett on change at OC: “We’re making an attempt to vary issues, to get a spark going. It is a problem for everybody. You already know, I really feel like you need to take it personally. You already know, it is a man you’ve got been working with since I received drafted right here. You need to play nice. You do not need…
— Steelers Depot 7⃣ (@Steelersdepot) November 22, 2023
Canada was in his third season on the helm of Pittsburgh’s offense, and recently many Steelers followers have been calling for him to be fired.
Eddie Faulkner, who has been their operating backs coach since 2019, might be their interim offensive coordinator, however a lot of the play-calling on offense will reportedly be completed by quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan.
Pickett, who’s in his second skilled season, has not turn into the high-level signal-caller the staff hoped for. He has thrown simply six landing passes this season and accomplished simply 60.5 % of his cross makes an attempt.
Maybe the hope is {that a} teaching change will unlock the potential he confirmed whereas on the College of Pittsburgh when he threw for 4,319 yards and 42 touchdowns within the 2021 season.
The Steelers nonetheless have a comparatively manageable schedule, though they are going to conclude it with a highway sport in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens, who’ve the most effective report within the convention at 8-3.
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