The Pittsburgh Steelers are taking their time with the two significant coaching hires they still have left to make — quarterbacks and offensive line coaches.
Given that the Steelers have question marks surrounding their franchise quarterback who’s pondering retirement, the individual they bring in at QB coach has a mammoth job ahead of him. The team needs someone who can continue to develop Mason Rudolph and the newest Steeler, Dwayne Haskins — who is, perhaps, the biggest project of them all. The coach need not concern himself with Big Ben as much — should he return — just those who could potentially supplant him when he doesn’t return. Whomever they choose could play a pivotal role in the franchise’s future at QB.
The offensive line was a disaster in 2020, so that’s no easy gig either — but we’ll go through O-line coaching candidates in another post.
With Pep Hamilton off the board, here are five names floating around as remaining QB coach candidates (none of whom stand out to me as a slam dunk):
