Keeping Arians Was the Right Move

(1/7) It looks like the Steelers will indeed retain offensive coordinator Bruce Arians (there were reports earlier this week that he was getting fired). This is good news. There is really no reason to make a change on offense. Arians play-calling is somewhat suspect at times, but you can’t argue with results. The 2009 unit was a top ten offense. Records were set, milestone numbers were reached, and big points were put up. Most importantly, the offense won games and aside from the Cleveland game, was not responsible for any of the losses (conversely, the defense and special teams can directly blamed for the other six losses). Arians is a person who many Steelers fans love to hate, but that makes no sense to me. The guy is doing a good job. Our franchise QB keeps getting better and he likes working with Arians. Why would we mess with that, especially when offense is nowhere near the top of the list of problems that need to be addressed?

The team did fire offensive line coach Larry Zierlein and special teams coordinator Bob Ligashesky. I get the Ligashesky move, but I don't understand why Zierlein was fired. Granted, the o-line has been a problem for quite some time, but why did they wait until the line actually showed improvement to fire him? That move just reeks of "we missed the playoffs so heads had to roll" logic.

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