Steelers Fans Again Chant Fire Matt Canada

PITTSBURGH — The boo birds rained down from the Acrisure stadium seats once again as Steelers fans chanted ‘Fire Canada’, yet again, referring to offensive coordinator Matt Canada. Fans chanted the phrase first when the team played the Cleveland Browns at home in their Week 2 matchup on Monday Night Football. The team has seen their offense put up only three points so far through the third quarter.

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— Mark Novad (@mark_novad) October 8, 2023

So far in the game, the team only has eight first downs with 120 yards of offense. A report came out on Sunday morning that with continued struggles, the Steelers will consider Canada’s seat hot. Pittsburgh’s offensive showing has not inspired confidence in Canada to change much, meaning that the seat could get hot, regardless of the result for the Steelers.

“Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada and Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael have received the support of their head coaches publicly. But if production doesn’t ramp up, their respective seats will be hot, based on conversations with sources close to the situation,” Ian Rapoport of NFL Network wrote.

As Rapoport mentioned, Mike Tomlin and even running back Najee Harris have stood by Matt Canada and his coaching throughout the week leading up to it. The players held a meeting on Monday at the discretion of Harris, where they watched the film from their loss in Houston and went through each other’s frustrations with one another on the field.

“We’ve got to execute the plays,” Harris said. “We’re not trying to point the finger at all. This is not the time to do that. It keeps being a conversation to be brought up, or not even brought up, but things that are talked about so much. It’s crazy. We have to execute at the end of the day, no matter who is back there calling the plays. I honestly say that we’re not doing that right now — not coaches. It has nothing to do with coaches. It’s just players. We have to play better.”

But at some point, the continued struggles over three years come back to Canada. Pittsburgh has yet to have more than 400 yards in a game under his guidance.