Raise your hand if you miss Mike Munchak. The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line has been on a steady decline since the offensive line coach left the team despite heavy investments in the position in both free agency and the NFL draft.
The easy direction to lay blame is on offensive line coach Pat Meyer. Meyer joined the Steelers in 2022 and over the course of the last two seasons, the results haven’t been great.
Looking at this season, the best example of Meyer’s shortcomings is the regression of offensive tackle Broderick Jones. Jones was the team’s first-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft and he played well in the second half of his rookie year once he was inserted into the starting lineup.
But this season, Jones has struggled and definitely taken a step back. Is this Meyer’s fault or just Jones not putting in the work? On the other side of the coin we have offensive tackle Dan Moore Jr.
Moore has held off all comers for his job and continues to improve as a pass protector. If we are going to blame Meyer or the problems with Jones, don’t we also have to praise him for what Moore has done?
