Some NFL fans just don’t know how good they have it.
For the past two seasons minimum, the Pittsburgh Steelers have wallowed with one of the worst offenses in the NFL. The combination of former offensive coordinator Matt Canada along with a mediocre cast of characters at quarterback created an environment where anything is better than what they had before.
This is the approach Steelers’ beat writer Mark Kaboly took when he talked about the addition of Russell Wilson at quarterback this season. Here’s what he had to say about it in this article on The Athletic.
Wilson isn’t the player he was in Seattle — we can all agree on that — but the Steelers don’t need him to be DangeRuss or even ‘Let Russ Cook.’ If he makes some of the easy throws that Kenny Pickett routinely missed last year, a middling offense — led by a more accomplished coordinator in Arthur Smith — could turn into one that could win games.
There’s no doubt the bar has been set so low with Canada and Kenny Pickett that the only place the Steelers offense can go is up with Wilson and new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith.
IN 2023, the Steelers offensive was No. 25 in yards and No. 28 in scoring.
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