PITTSBURGH — At his annual season wrap-up, which continues to come no later than a week into the NFL playoffs, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin didn't hand out many strong endorsements.
But he sounded more encouraged by the work of offensive coordinator Matt Canada than he did a year ago at this time, shortly before parting ways with Randy Fichtner. Tomlin didn't want to express "satisfaction with any component" but added that Canada "brings things to the table that are attractive."
"I'm optimistic about Matt and what he's capable of doing," Tomlin said. "I acknowledge that we took a step back. There are some obvious, tangible reasons why that occurred. I'm not going to get into all of that. I'm not going to seek comfort in that. We've got to be better. We intend to be. And that's going to require a lot of planning and work, players and coaches."
