As the Pittsburgh Steelers come off their bye week at 2-6, they are indeed wading into the deepest waters they’ve ever been in during Head Coach Mike Tomlin’s 16 seasons at the helm, and none of which has ever yielded a losing record. It didn’t hurt that for the entirety of this time, aside from the 2019 season, he had a future first-ballot Hall Of Famer at quarterback in Ben Roethlisberger.
Now, he’s experiencing life from the other side, as both his rookie quarterback and his offense as a whole have experienced a plethora of growing pains, many of which can be attributed to the concepts schemed up by Offensive Coordinator Matt Canada.