I said we should hire Cam Cameron the second he got fired by Miami. Actually, I said we should hire him when the Dolphins were 0-11. I’d take Norv Turner when he gets fired, although San Fran is going to grab him while we’re still in the playoffs. I would have been fine with dumping Arians and hiring Kiffin half way through the season, too.

Also, Arians is possibly the worst OC in the league right now. He’s safely in the bottom 5. Firing a decent coach without a great replacement in mind (speaking of San Diego) doesn’t make sense, but firing a bad one does. There are plenty of up and coming college OC’s or NFL assistants that we will have never heard of. I’d just take resumes and find someone with a decent track record (aka not Arians) and a decent plan for our offense, building around the players we already have (aka not Arians). We have a good QB and a horribly underachieving offense!! This job screams “quick turnaround and HC opportunities”!! If I were an offensive mind looking for a big chance, this would be on the very top of my list. We should have loads of candidates who are more qualified than Arians.

but I’m excited to see what Charlie Batch is going to be doing after his playing days are over, which they may be as of now. I see Batch as being a very solid prospect OC-wise in the next couple of years. No one knows our offense better than Batch (Arians included), he knows our offensive personnel, and he’s an intelligent guy who’s a good mentor (as evidenced by Ben’s progression). I’m not saying he’s ready now, but I think the Steelers would be wise to hold on to Batch as some sort of coach once he’s done playing, and possibly allow him to develop into an OC, or qb’s coach.

What do you guys think?

I double he’d ever agree, but I think he’d be a good fit.

How bout offering a big deal to Bill Cower and having him be our OC… I’d doubt he’d want to anything but head coach, and he’s more of a defensive coach but….hey Christmas is just around the corner!

I’m with Bad 45 on Cameron. He knows that was my guy last year too. 45 talks about up and comers and I’ve always suggested USC guru Steve Sarkasian. The guy learned at Norm Chow’s lap and was just hired as UW Head Coach.
Also suggested Billick on this same post during the Baltimore week. Some BrownRaven fans were busting on the suggestion but I think he’s an upgrade over BA.
Don’t like Ken Anderson. Liked the guy before him that we let go named Mark Whipple. I thought he did a great job with Ben in 04 and 05.
I would NEVER want Bill Cowher as an offensive coordinator. While I like his smashmouth style he is too timid in the big game. It was Whiz who helped keep the Steelers O fresh while being able to sit on a lead and milk the clock over the final 30 minutes. Also liked Ron Ehrhardt an early Cowher OC but hated most of the Steelers OC since dawn of time. Especially Chan Gailey who cost Cowher a trip to SB in 97 having Kordell throw instead of a young Bus run. Kordell 3 picks in that game. Bettis 21-120 in that game. What would Bussie have done with 30 carries?

Assuming he gets fired, how about Marinelli (spelling?), the Lions coach?

I really don’t know jack about him but its just a thought. And don’t be driven away by the fact his team is about to go 0-16, I mean Cam Cameron’s went 1-15 before he became the Ravens OC and look what hes doing.
From what I can gather he likes to run the ball but doesn’t have the necessary equipment in Detriot.

Just an idea.

and there’s no guarantee, or even hint yet, that we will…we should focus on finding a candidate who is a power running/run first play caller. With our defense being as dominating as it is, if we could control the TOP each game by consistently rushing for 120+ ypg, then we’d be playing in mid-late January perennially.

Run the ball and stop the run. That’s what this organization is all about, and we need an OC who will keep up the offensive side of the bargain.

I think the the Offensive Line coach should go (Zerlien right?) and we should pick up at least one more quality lineman.

Now if Arians can’t work with that then he should go.

G.A. Mangus Offensive Coordinator of Middle Tennessee State. I would really love to see him come in and be a QB coach if Anderson moves up or out.

the way this year is going, with us getting to the playoffs and such…does anyone see the coach/franchise actually making that call to pull Arians/Zeirline? I just don’t see an abrupt change coming from this situation – even if we don’t go to the SB.

I reckon they will give this bunch at least another year with (hopefully) some new and improved linemen and better seasoned new guys (Stapleton/Kemo).

I just doubt that with the success that the team has – even though the Offense gives us heart trouble every Sunday- that we’ll see a change to run oriented OC.

Maybe hire a new O-Line coordinator, and draft some o-lineman early. Maybe also find a real fullback. Sometimes I am frustrated with Arians play calling (philly game comes to mind), but shitty execution can’t all be blamed on him. It seems like lots of dropped passes this year have prevented us from extending drives on offense.

Also, play action has practically been removed this year because we can’t run at all. I’m really hoping Mendenhall develops into a stud for us, because I’m not sure how much gas FWP has left in the tank. We’ll see, and I hope I’m wrong about that. Mewelde has been awesome for us this year, but is not the style running back we need on 1st and 2nd down. If we could just get back to running the ball more effectively, play action would be back and so would our offensive production, IMO. Get a real fullback and draft a run-blocking tackle early in the draft and hopefully our running game will eventually be back to what it once was. A new o-line coordinator should come before a new offensive coordinator.