Steelers OC Matt Canada to return for 2023 NFL season

Canada will return as the Steelers' offensive coordinator in 2023, the team confirmed Wednesday, in line with a couple of local reviews.

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Canada has apparently come under fire due to being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2021. The complaint has been, to say the least, fairly deserved

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Their decline wasn't just in Canada, though: The slide from the NFL's top five began in 2018 and coincided with the final years of the Ben Roethlisberger generation

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Possibly all of Canada wanted to become a younger, more athletic quarterback willing to increase performance with his feet. Pittsburgh's offense took baby steps toward a brighter destiny in 2022

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in which he completed for 195 yards and a touchdown on Week 18). The Steelers progressively became a more effective offense under Pickett,

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Najee Harris, Diontae Johnson and Pat Freiermuth intact, Pittsburgh should logically be higher in 2023, especially if its rebuilt offensive line improves next. season.

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The Steelers fans' issues with Canada involved key areas: general production and situational decision-making. Too often over the past two seasons

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Canada will have every other season to prove that the Steelers' struggles were little more than growing pains in a transition period for the franchise

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