Since Matt Canada was canned two years ago, Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 offensive line coach Pat Meyer has been under the microscope more than anybody else on staff. Pittsburgh\u2019s invested heavily in its offensive line with the hope, belief, and goal of recreating what the Steelers had in the 2010\u2019s. A stout front five of Maurkice Pouncey, Ramon Foster, David DeCastro, Marcus Gilbert, and Alejandro Villanueva.<\/p>\n
So far, Pittsburgh\u2019s current group hasn\u2019t gotten there. Or anywhere close. Though things have trended more positively the last few weeks, it\u2019s fair to wonder if Meyer, whose contract may be expiring, will return in 2026. Especially now that one of the NFL\u2019s best offensive line coaches is available.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, Brian Callahan became the NFL\u2019s first head coach fired<\/a> of this year\u2019s cycle. When a head coach gets fired, he\u2019s not the only one brushing up his resume. The rest of the coaching staff face uncertain futures, though most stay on-staff the rest of the year. One name who isn\u2019t is offensive line coach Bill Callahan. Father of and hired by Brian after getting the Titans head job, Bill left the team hours after Brian was shown the door.<\/p>\n That makes Bill Callahan (who I\u2019ll just refer to as Callahan going forward) a coaching free agent. And potentially one of the most coveted coaches on the market.<\/p>\n Callahan could take a job mid-season. Robert Saleh took on a consulting role<\/a> with the Green Bay Packers after being the first head coach fired in 2024. Matt Canada, I presume, got a job taking orders at his local Arby\u2019s. Everyone moves on.<\/p>\n It\u2019s doubtful Pittsburgh would bring Callahan on mid-season, especially with two o-line coaches on staff and\u00a0Arthur Smith, a former offensive line coach himself. Not to mention Mateo Kambui, listed as an assistant but o-line and run game focused coach. Pittsburgh has plenty of chefs in that kitchen.<\/p>\n But any job Callahan takes in recent weeks could be a stop-gap. And he would search for a long-term home after the season ends. If Pittsburgh has an opening, it\u2019s a call worth making. The Steelers know the value of good and bad o-line coaches hires. Mike Munchak helped mold and lead one of football\u2019s best groups and one of the NFL\u2019s top offenses. Some of Mike Tomlin\u2019s worst hires \u2013 Jack Bicknell Jr., Shaun Sarrett, and Adrian Klemm \u2013 all held the group and offense back.<\/p>\n The NFL\u2019s best teams have the best o-line coaches. Jeff Stoutland in Philadelphia, Andy Heck in Kansas City, Aaron Kromer in Buffalo. That\u2019s not a coincidence.<\/p>\n Callahan and the Titans had a rough stretch. QB Cam Ward is on pace to be sacked 70 times this year. Behind only David Carr and Randall Cunningham, that would rank third in NFL history. The Titans running game is below-average, at best, and the offense ranked 31st entering Monday night. But Callahan didn\u2019t suddenly forget how to coach and Tennessee\u2019s problems, ones that run far deeper than positional coaches, don\u2019t invalidate his entire career.<\/p>\n Even still, former first round pick Peter Skoronski has developed nicely at guard. Callahan made something out of high-pedigree talent like Pittsburgh has tried to do. Dan Moore struggling at left tackle? The Steelers could\u2019ve told you he wasn\u2019t worth that kind of coin.<\/a><\/p>\n This could all be academic. An article of\u00a0look at this great coach, now watch him as he goes somewhere else. Callahan could end back up in Cleveland, where he coached for four seasons before leaving for Tennessee. He could again follow to whatever team hires his son as an offensive coordinator. Of course, if you wanted to get really crazy, picture this: The Titans hire Arthur Smith as their next head coach<\/a> to replace Callahan. Pittsburgh hires Brian as OC and Bill as o-line coach. Let\u2019s go wild.<\/p>\n The point being. For a team who could be in searching for a new hire this offseason, Callahan\u2019s name is at least worth mentioning. If Pittsburgh is looking for the best hire, he might be the guy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since Matt Canada was canned two years ago, Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 offensive line coach Pat Meyer has been under…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223648,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[125567,125568,349,125569,1321,99,3795],"class_list":["post-223647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-bill-callahan","tag-brian-callahan","tag-nfl","tag-pat-meyer","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-sports","tag-trending"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}