Looking back on last Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans, your first takeaway likely would be that the Pittsburgh Steelers are a hot mess with issues at all levels. QB Kenny Pickett looked frazzled again as a passer prior to leaving the game with a knee injury while the offensive line struggled again to protect him consistently and establish a presence up front in the running game. The pass rush failed to get home against a makeshift Texans’ offensive line while the secondary got torched by rookie QB C.J. Stroud.
Many fans were again calling for the head of OC Matt Canada after Sunday’s 30-6 loss as the play caller made some questionable decisions, including dialing up a pass play that got read like a book by CB Steven Nelson for a pick as well as attempting a pass on fourth and one when the running game was heating up, resulting in Pickett getting sacked and injured.