Pittsburgh Steelers Coaching Hires: Tolzien, Crossman, and Staff Updates

Major Coaching Staff Updates

• 🚀 The Pittsburgh Steelers are making significant coaching staff changes that are generating excitement among fans.
• 💡 These moves are seen as crucial for the team's future, with the speaker noting that things keep getting better for the Steelers.

Key Coordinator Appointments

• ✅ Danny Crossman is expected to be hired as the new Special Teams Coordinator, bringing over two decades of NFL experience, most recently from the Dolphins.
• 🏈 Frank Signetti Jr., Mike McCarthy's former quarterback coach in Green Bay, is being added to the offensive staff to help with quarterback development.
• 💪 Mark Lovat, a former NFL Strength Coach of the Year who previously worked with McCarthy in Green Bay, is expected to join as the strength and conditioning coordinator.

Offensive Coordinator Candidate: Scott Tolzien

• 🎯 Scott Tolzien is being interviewed for the Offensive Coordinator job, with reports suggesting the hire is already done.
• 🧠 Tolzien is highly regarded in the NFL, young (38 years old), and has experience playing for and coaching with Mike McCarthy.
• 📈 His role would involve aiding in quarterback development, installing offensive game plans, and adapting to personnel, even if McCarthy calls plays.
• 📊 Tolzien's past experience includes developing rookie quarterback Tyler Shaw with the Saints and contributing to Dak Prescott's successful season in Dallas.

Impact and Outlook

• 👏 The speaker, initially skeptical of Mike McCarthy's hiring, is now "slowly coming around" due to these reasonable and exciting hires.
• 🏆 These staff additions are viewed as putting the team in an "extremely good spot" for the upcoming NFL season.