The Pittsburgh Steelers have one of the smallest coaching staffs in the entire NFL. While some teams have individual passing game and run game coordinators and specialized defensive coaches, the Steelers keep it very old school, which amounts to the absolute bare minimum.
Steelers President Art Rooney II was asked about this by the local Pittsburgh media and he defended the small coaching staff and said he didn’t think it is a limiting factor for this team despite its struggles.
“I just don’t see that holding us back,” Rooney said. “I don’t think that’s our problem.”
It has always felt like the Steelers are micromanaged by head coach Mike Tomlin. Since the days of guys like Dick LeBeau and Bruce Arians ended, Tomlin seems to want to keep his thumb on everything and a larger coaching staff would only create more work for him.
The Steelers went 10-7 in 2024 but faded down the stretch to the tune of four straight losses in the regular season and getting doubled up by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the playoffs.
