Although it hasn’t been formally announced, the Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly plan to hire former Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith to be offensive coordinator.
We will dig into the hire in depth as soon as it becomes official, but the short answer is we really like the hire and think it will go a long way toward getting the Steelers offense on track.
But we think there’s another huge hire Pittsburgh could make this offseason to specifically cultivate talent at the quarterback position.
One former coach who didn’t get an offer during the first round of hiring is New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka.
Kafka made his name as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs. His ability to help develop Patrick Mahomes and build a high-flying passing game could easily translate to the Steelers. Steelers quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan has some interest from other teams, and Pittsburgh has never even had a passing game coordinator.
