2022 Steelers may look very different from 2021 team

The Steelers coaching staff may see significant changes

First, let me say this:  Every team undergoes changes from one season to the next and the Steelers are no different.  With the advent of free agency and of the salary cap, I think it’s fair to say that no Steelers roster has remained the same from year to year.

What I think maybe overlooked is the change that occurs behind the scenes, which is the change to the coaching staff.  I do not foresee us moving on from Mike Tomlin; however, I do see us moving on from some coaches.

For me, it starts with Matt Canada.  Regardless of who the starting QB will be in 2022, we simply cannot afford to retain Canada and his college-style offense.  Through thirteen games of the 2021 season, the Steelers offense is ranked twenty-first in average yards per game, thirteenth in average passing yards per game, and twenty-eighth in average rushing yards per game.

Neither the offense nor the defense is performing in a manner in which Steelers fans are accustomed so change is necessary.  The question is this:  Does Tomlin see what we see and will he make the necessary changes?

One thing is certain:  If we do not draft well in 2022, if we do not sign quality free agents and if we do not make changes to the coaching staff, the 2022 season will be a carbon copy of the 2021 season and that will be the proverbial definition of insanity.