Did Steelers OC Matt Canada Blamed Kenny Pickett For The Disappointing Performance?

This whole affair reaches a boiling point at some time, and amidst the “Fire Canada Kenny Pickett” cries after a horrible situational play call, it may have passed that threshold, at least for Pittsburgh Steelers supporters.

Did Steelers OC Matt Canada Blamed Kenny Pickett For The Disappointing Performance?

The fact that both Kenny Pickett and Matt Canada appear to self-destruct after the other has set them up makes it difficult to evaluate them properly.

So offensive coordinator Matt Canada is treading water. Everything he says will be scrutinized because nothing he says will improve the offense. His statements will just make Steelers supporters dislike him more.

When Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett was overrun for a 3-yard loss with less than three minutes remaining, forcing a punt that gave the Browns one final possession, chanting of “Fire Canada” echoed from one end of Acrisure Stadium to the other.

The rant was short. It was also undeniably obvious. And, according to Canada, understandable.

“They want us to play better,” stated Canada. “There is nothing wrong with their enthusiasm and those things… We’re not trying to avoid it. We intend to improve. We’re going to improve. That is something I am certain of.”

Canada was questioned about quarterback Kenny Pickett’s ability to modify plays at the line of scrimmage. Without prompting, he turned his answer into an insistence that the offensive struggles aren’t on Pickett. Which only sounded a whole lot like blaming Pickett.

“Kenny’s got quite a bit of freedom to do things and get us where he wants to go. Kenny’s been very involved in offense, and what we’re doing, but at no point is this falling on Kenny.”

“It falls on all of us and we, as a staff, we’ve gotta put him in a position to make plays. We’ve got to make him feel good about making plays. We’ve got to get players around him to help him make plays. Quarterback gets all the credit and all the blame and neither one is right and neither one is fair.”

The Steelers (1-1) travel to Las Vegas (1-1) on Sunday with precisely two offensive touchdowns in two games. And, while San Francisco may have the top defense in the NFL, with the Browns not far behind, Pittsburgh’s offense is worrying.

Pickett makes some forced passes and misses open receivers. The offensive line has struggled to create openings for running backs Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren.

Pickett shrugged when asked this week if the offense has a personality.

“Clearly, we don’t have one,” he said.

 

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