The Pittsburgh Steelers got out of their comfort zone when they decided to hire Arthur Smith to be their next offensive coordinator.
Part of hiring an outside candidate that didn’t come up in the organization means you give him the authority to pick and choose his coaching staff.
Well, after bringing in his own QB and WR coach, Smith added another assistant on Wednesday, while reshuffling the title of former Steelers QB Coach and interim OC Mike Sullivan.
Steelers Hire Matt Baker, Re-title Mike Sullivan
Pittsburgh’s newest offensive assistant, Matt Baker, goes way back with Arthur Smith seeing as the two were college teammates at North Carolina before coaching together last season in Atlanta. Baker also has a relationship with recently signed QB Coach Tom Arth, as both spent time at John Carroll.
But with the signing of Arth came a change of title for Mike Sullivan via the team’s website.
So we’ll see how things come together for Pittsburgh’s offense in 2024, but one thing is for sure, the staff and scheme will look different, and it’s been created in Arthur Smith’s image.
