Matt Canada joined the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff before the 2021 season and had a tumultuous run with the franchise. Canada was relieved of his offensive coordinator duties in the middle of the 2023 season after major offensive struggles. The Canada era was a frustrating
Appearing on Cam Heyward’s Not Just Football podcast, Ebron did not hold back, giving his thoughts on the former Steelers offensive coordinator.
“Sometimes the OC was on some bulls–t,” Ebron said. “You know who our OC was?
We had bald bro Matt Canada. This was our second year with him. He used to call the most, I’m like, ‘Dude, this is seven shots. Why the f–k are we trying to run the ball? We’re trying to score.”
It was a brutally honest assessment of Canada by Ebron, who played his final NFL season with the Steelers in 2021. It was well known that Canada was not particularly well-liked by fans, but it is clear that there was some turmoil between the players and their offensive coordinator.
The Steelers’ offense never saw consistency with Canada in charge. The team ranked no better than 21st in points per game at any point in Canada’s tenure. The offense also failed to record a single game with 400 yards of total offense under Canada.
The organization has prioritized offense more in recent years than ever before. Now, the Steelers have an offense-minded head coach with a history of producing some of the best offenses in the league year in and year out in hopes to leave the Canada era in the past.
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