11AM - Nick Farabaugh on the Steelers coaching carousel outlook; Do Steelers fans really just want Will Howard to play next year?
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Nick, it's a pleasure to have you. I don't believe we've ever spoken before. You're a recent graduate of Slippery Rock. Am I right about that? No. What a moment in time that was. Fan Twitter brought to you by South Hills Kia Peters Township. Visit them at SouthHillsKia.net. And the text line brought to you by Edgar Snyder & Associates, a personal injury law firm where they always say there's never a fee unless we get money for you. Nick Farabaugh from PennLive.com. Nick, we had a YouTube commenter say that I was short of material today, and I told him that there's never been such obvious material in all my time on the air. The Steelers need a coach. I don't have to search for material today. It's sitting right in front of me.
Of the known candidates, who is your preferred choice?
My favorite would be Chris Shula. That's who I'd hire if I were the Pittsburgh Steelers. He fits the profile that they've gone to the last three times. That's not the only reason. I think he is the type of coach right now in the NFL that is on vogue in some respects. We are seeing a lot of Really good defensive coaches start to rise up against the offensive wave. You know, there's the McVeigh's, there's the Cohen's, there's the Shanahan's, but there's also Mike McDonald's. There's those types now. And Shula, I think, fits into that branch really well. He has access to the McVeigh tree. And he's not just a guy that has been in the NFL for four years. You know, he's been on that staff since 2017. You look at the profile he has put together as a position coach.
He's coached outside linebackers, inside linebackers, secondary. He's coached defensive line. He's coached every single level of the defense. And every single year he coached a position group, a guy had a career year. Outside linebacker, it was Dante Fowler. Inside linebacker, Ernest Jones became what he is now in Seattle. He has coached up guys that have become really good players. The secondary Quinton Lake has now become one of the best nickels in the NFL. He coached him up there. That's all him. And so that's what he does. He has a tried and true resume of development. And then he gets more than he has in terms of talent on the football field. The last two years, the Rams were 32nd in defensive spending.
And yet success rate, EPA per play, different stats like that. They were generally a top 10 defense.
Who does Nick Farabaugh suggest as the next Steelers head coach?
They get a lot of sacks. They force turnovers. There's a lot there with him. I think that is really promising as a coach. And then as a defensive coach, he has access to a lot of good assistance. I think the Shula Sheilhaus kind of branch, that sounds like a really good idea to me.
What makes Chris Shula a strong candidate for the Steelers?
Hiring Chris Shula as your head coach, Nathan Sheilhaus comes in as your OC. I think that's really smart. And then maybe you can bring in, you know, a guy like Raheem Morris as the defensive coordinator. That's a really strong start to his staff.
Do you think that's what the Steelers want to do? Shula seems to be the Vegas favorite right now. And do you think that Sheil Haas would be that this would be his best opportunity? Or do you think somebody may offer him a head coaching job?
I don't think Sheil House is going to get a head coaching job this year. I think he's a year or two away from that. I think teams are still hesitant to give it to a guy that's never called plays at this level. I think that is fair. He has been an offensive coordinator, but it was at Iowa State. I think they want to see it happen at the NFL level. And so he could have a great year next year. The Steelers would be gone. But I do think the Steelers – would love that Shula-Shielhouse pairing. I think that is something that is really appealing to them given the buzz Shielhouse is getting and given where Shula is in terms of the development and the tree that he can bring. I think that is very appealing to them, yes.
So let me think about this for a moment. It would be a defensive guy. We don't know if Shielhouse would come in with Shula, so let's just focus on Shula first. We just talked about this topic because if you have a defensive guy, then you have to have the right offensive coordinator, presumably to develop a younger quarterback.
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