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Veterans, Canada Acknowledge ‘New Terminology’ Installed In OC’s Offense After Big Ben’s Retirement

Change is a-comin’ to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense…well, sort of. And it depends a bit on whom you ask. At the very least, while offensive coordinator Matt Canada won’t come out and say what changes are being made visually, everybody is at least acknowledging that this is closer to what Canada intends to run—including his own terminology.

A number of Steelers offensive players have acknowledged this recently, including wide receiver Diontae Johnson, who spoke to reporters for the first time yesterday during minicamp. “Coming in, it’s just the terminology’s different”, he said. Of the offense itself, he said, “It’s not different, just the terminology.