It’s not just fans that say Matt Canada needs to go as Steelers offensive coordinator.
Former Steelers executive and Buffalo Bills General Manager Doug Whaley said Canada is simply not qualified.
Pittsburgh’s offense has faced two top defenses in the 49ers and Browns the first two weeks of the season, but one NFL analytics expert is looking at just the offense… and it isn’t good.
Warren Sharp released a video on social media that he says he didn’t want to do, but after finding some “disturbing” stats about the offense, he changed his mind.
First, Sharp goes over some of the well-known stats on the Steelers offense (all worst in the NFL)
Averaging 19.6 yards per drive
8 offensive points per game
0.4 points per minute of possession. “To equate that to scoring a touchdown, they would need to have the ball for 18 and a half minutes just to score the equivalent of one touchdown and only 52 percent of their first downs lead to another first down.”
Sharp goes further explaining that when the Steelers are under center, they run the ball 90 percent of the time, when they are in shotgun they pass over 80 percent of the time.
Tipping your hand much?
Teams have said in years past that they knew what plays are coming and now we know why.
Watch the entire video as Sharp explains why quarterbacks like Kenny Pickett struggle with completion percentage. That has to do with Pickett throwing outside the numbers, perimeter passes that are harder to complete compared to inside the numbers and you don’t get as many yards.