Pittsburgh Steelers Hire Arthur Smith at Offensive Coordinator | Reaction, Pros/Cons w/Kenny Pickett

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🗓️ 30 January 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Chris Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, hosts the Locked on Steelers podcast, for an emergency episode. The Pittsburgh Steelers hired former Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith at offensive coordinator Tuesday. Chris Carter gives his reaction, with pros and cons to Smith's history as an unsuccessful head coach for the Falcons, but a good resume as an offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans. Is this the right fit for Mike Tomlin's roster with Kenny Pickett, Najee Harris and the emerging strong run game the Steelers have begun to build? CALL INTO THE SHOW AT 412-223-6644 or if international, e-mail your audio message to LOSTEELERSTOPICBAG@GMAIL.COM Follow Chris Carter on Twitter: @CarterCritiques. Theme music is 'Soul Kick' by Ceddy P, and 'Too Easy' by Nerdboy. Both from their label Renaissance Music. Find more from their label here. This show is part of the Locked on Podcast Network. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Underdog Fantasy This episode is sponsored by Underdog Fantasy! Sign up HERE with the promo code LOCKEDON to get your first deposit DOUBLED up to $100. Must be 18+ (19+ in Alabama and Nebraska, 21+ in Massachusetts and Arizona) and present in a state where Underdog Fantasy operates. Terms apply. Concerned with your play? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www dot ncpgambling.org; In Arizona call 1-800-NEXT-STEP; in New York, Call 1-877-8-HOPENY; in Tennessee, call 1-800-889-9789 eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNFL. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don’t miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Special emergency episode of the Lockdown Steelers podcast.
0:04.3	I'm your host, Chris Carter.
0:06.0	The Steelers have hired Arthur Smith, former Falcons, head coach to be their
0:09.3	offensive coordinator.
0:11.0	Arthur Smith coming to the Pittsburgh Steelers after three years with the Falcons,
0:14.0	seven and ten each of those years, but of course was also the Titans'
0:17.3	offensive coordinator for the two years before that.
0:20.0	And this comes a day after Art
0:21.1	Rudy said, well, it's going to be sooner rather than later. Well, I guess he meant really
0:25.2	sooner rather than that rather than later. So this is an initial reaction video. I have my full
0:30.4	episode where we talk about it with a guest and go over all the things. I have my pros and
0:34.6	cons to this higher. And as anyone should, Arthur Smith was a good offensive coordinator for Tennessee, but a bad head coach for the
0:42.1	Atlanta Falcons. In Atlanta, the scoring offenses ranked 26th, 15th, and 26th. And it was in
0:48.4	2022, that fifth that year where they ranked in the middle part of the league was viewed by
0:52.0	a strong run game that was third and yards, fourth and yards per attempt. So very much the style of offense that
0:59.1	he kind of had in Tennessee, just not with Derek Henry and the weapons that they had there. But
1:05.5	he didn't make the offense go with Bejohn Robinson, Kyle Pitts, Drake London. They had weapons there, and
1:12.4	anyone who watched the Falcons thought that they were not being used in the right way.
1:17.1	So Kyle Pitts finished his time in Atlanta with just one season with over 1,000 yards,
1:22.8	never had more than three touchdowns in a year. And this is a guy who came into the league.
1:26.1	Everyone thought he was going to be taking, you know, be the next super tight end, the next Travis Kelsey or Rob
1:31.4	Grancowski or whatever. And he hasn't been that. And Arthur Smith is, you know, part of the blame there
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