With five games done, the problems with the Pittsburgh Steelers are glaring and quite evident. Despite the fact that the Steelers have found their way to a 3-2 record, most would agree this team isn’t as good as its record.
Looking back at the offseason, it is easy to see some areas where the team could have done things differently but it isn’t easy to point to what the biggest offseason misstep was.
First up, and the one most fans are going to pick is keeping offensive coordinator Matt Canada. Despite the struggles with the offense the previous season, head coach Mike Tomlin chose to maintain continuity with the offense and showed his loyalty to Canada. What we have seen is the offense continues to struggle with no real end in sight.
From a player standpoint, there is one glaring roster move that stands out. Pittsburgh made no effort to retain cornerback Cam Sutton and instead thought signing Patrick Peterson would be an adequate replacement. This hasn’t been the cast as Peterson has struggled and Sutton is a star with the Detroit Lions.
Finally, and maybe this isn’t one people aren’t thinking about is how the Steelers handled the preseason. Everyone got a false sense of how good the Steelers starting offense was when they only played five series in three games. Perhaps if Tomlin and the coaches had left the Steelers starters on the field more, some of these problems would have shown up and corrections could have been made ahead of the regular season.
Cast your vote and tell us what you think the biggest mistake is the Steelers made this offseason.
