Lions Request To Interview Steelers Offensive Coordinator

Add Pittsburgh Steelers violative coordinator Arthur Smith to nan database of names nan Detroit Lions are willing successful speaking to regarding their vacancy.

On Thursday, nan squad is besides group to question and reply erstwhile Atlanta Falcons violative coordinator Zac Robinson.

Detroit has been doing their owed diligence successful their hunt for John Morton's replacement.

Several candidates person been reported to person been targeted by Detroit, including Robinson, David Blough, Tee Martin, Jake Peetz and Mike McDaniel.

Detroit's coaching unit besides features respective soul candidates who are likely earning interviews, including Hank Fraley, Scottie Montgomery, David Shaw and Mark Brunell.

Future Pro Football Hall of Fame backmost Aaron Rodgers said astir his early belief of Smith, erstwhile he first arrived to Pittsburgh.

"I for illustration his flexibility," Aaro Rodgers said, via nan Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "Arthur is not rigid successful what he's doing. He wants to tailor nan strategy to nan unit that he's got. We're trying to find what guys do champion and instrumentality that into nan offense. I emotion that astir Arthur, truthful we're going to support doing that."

Smith said to Sports Illustrated NFL insider Albert Breer, erstwhile it was announced that Mike Tomlin was stepping down. Smith expressd that Tomlin had nan unsocial expertise to create a wide assortment of heavy relationships.

“It conscionable came down to this, he had his ain unsocial narration pinch each subordinate and each coach, Smith told Breer. “He’s conscionable a very approachable person. And past he’s sewage a batch of empathy, and I deliberation he took everybody on, and he saw that personification arsenic an individual. And that’s why he had his ain narration pinch them. “

Smith is simply a former tight ends coach and worked pinch nan violative statement earlier being named violative coordinator nether Mike Vrabel successful 2019 pinch nan Tennessee Titans.

In 2 years, nan Titans had a top-tier rushing offense.

The Steelers discourtesy has faced dense scrutiny pinch Smith as their coordinator.

As Steelers On SI explained, "Smith's resume earlier successful his coaching profession was alternatively impressive, arsenic he spearheaded a Tennessee Titans discourtesy successful 2019 and 2020 that led nan squad to an AFC Championship Game quality successful nan first of those 2 years. It became abundantly clear that his strategy wasn't up to par during his tenure successful Atlanta, however, and that aforesaid sentiment remains applicable pursuing his 2 seasons pinch nan Steelers. From putting a premium connected wide receiver screens and plaything passes to moving backs and a deficiency of throws complete nan mediate of nan section arsenic good arsenic wide explosive plays, Smith simply can't instrumentality astir successful Pittsburgh."

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