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2026 Coaching Interview/Hiring Tracker

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Thor, Jan 29, 2026 at 2:12 PM.

  1. Thor

    Thor Staff Member Mod Team

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    Central hub for posting coordinator interviews and official hires.

    I'll update the OP as hires become official.


    2026 Coaching Staff
    Head Coach: Mike McCarthy

    Offensive Coordinator:
    Offensive Line Coach: James Camden (reported)
    Asst.Offensive Line Coach: Jahri Evans (reported)
    Quarterbacks Coach: Tom Arth* (reported)
    Running Backs Coach: Ramon Chinyoung (reported)
    Wide Receivers Coach:

    Defensive Coordinator: Patrick Graham
    D Passing Game Coordinator: Jason Simmons (reported; position unofficial)
    Defensive Line Coach:
    Outside Linebackers Coach:
    Inside Linebackers Coach: Scott McCurley* (reported)
    Secondary Coach:

    Special Teams Coach:


    * - retained from 2025 staff
     
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    Thor, Jan 29, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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    Thor Staff Member Mod Team

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    Thor, Jan 29, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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  3. uncblue012

    uncblue012 Well-Known Member

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    I'm not a huge fan of McCarthy essentially running it back with his boys, but I do like that it seems the staff has expanded slightly... and that we have some new guys to work with our roster. The defense being so bad has been a massive shame. I'll be interested to see how they perform with new heads in place.
     
    uncblue012, Jan 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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  4. strummerfan

    strummerfan Well-Known Member

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    That’s generally how it works. You hire people that share a similar vision and work well together. This idea of grabbing a bunch of strangers with potentially different views on how to do things and how to teach things is a recipe for losing.
     
    strummerfan, Jan 29, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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  5. jeh1856

    jeh1856 We want in so we can bark to go out again

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    From personal experience when I was hired to go and clean up a poorly run operation I started searching for people I knew and trusted and they knew and trusted me

    That was always a winning formula
     
    jeh1856, Jan 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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  6. strummerfan

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    Ding ding ding


    Ladies and gentlemen we have a winner
     
    strummerfan, Jan 29, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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  7. TerribleTowelFlying

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    More on Tolzien. Getting high praise.
     
    Blast Furnace, Jan 29, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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  11. Blast Furnace

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    Looks like they are still bringing in Simmons to help with the defense. I heard that Fittpaldo said that McCarthy is going to be expanding the size of the staff. Welcome news :applaud:

    Edit: Oops, I see the big cheese beat me to this report. :blush:
     
    Blast Furnace, Jan 29, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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  12. Thor

    Thor Staff Member Mod Team

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    Definitely welcome news. It was a record screech moment last year when Rooney was asked about expanding the staff to follow trend and he said he thought we were fine.

    [​IMG]
     
    Thor, Jan 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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    This morning I must have seen three different articles (from reputable sources as I recall) that all claimed he'd been hired, only to add nonchalantly at the end that he was set to interview for the job today or tomorrow.

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    Thor, Jan 29, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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  14. Blast Furnace

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    Official
     
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  17. jeh1856

    jeh1856 We want in so we can bark to go out again

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    For what it is worth the only two officially on the Steelers coaching staff are McCarthy and Graham
     
    jeh1856, Jan 30, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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  18. Thor

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    Yeah, sorry about that. Time's been tight on my end lately.

    I updated it a bit ago.
     
    Thor, Jan 31, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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  19. jeh1856

    jeh1856 We want in so we can bark to go out again

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    I’m just nitpicking

    Others just may be working in contracts
     
    jeh1856, Jan 31, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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  20. Blast Furnace

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    Well that sucks. Highly respected coach.

    JPJ improved a lot under him. Pierre and Echols played well, too.
     
    Blast Furnace, Jan 31, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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  21. jeh1856

    jeh1856 We want in so we can bark to go out again

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    Constant communication problems and receivers left uncovered

    I don’t think we lost anything
     
    jeh1856, Jan 31, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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  22. Blast Furnace

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    The communication issues were because of Austin and Tomlin. Once the players had a meeting with the coaches to clear the air about it, they started playing much better.

    JPJ play improved dramatically. Pierre and Echols played very well.

    Big loss. They will probably use Simmons in that roll now.
     
    Blast Furnace, Jan 31, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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  23. jeh1856

    jeh1856 We want in so we can bark to go out again

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    Unless they had that meeting after the season ended we are going to have to disagree
     
    jeh1856, Jan 31, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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  24. Robert

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    James Camden, can't find anything on this guy
    Jahri Evans, current assistant O line coach for Saints ranked 25th for O lines in 2025
    Tom Arth, Chargers Pass game specialist ranked 15th in passing yards
    Ramon Chinyoung, Cowboys O line coach ranked the #21 O line

    Patrick Graham, Defensive Coordinator for Raiders 14th in yards allowed
    Jason Simmons, Redskins defensive pass game coordinator ranked #24 in passing yards
    Scott McCurley, Packers Inside linebackers coach ranked #18 for the position

    I get that it is a completely different team and mix of coaches, players and injuries. It has that feel of a Matt Canada hire to me.

    Saints 6/11, no playoffs
    Chargers 11/6, Lost to the Patriots in the wildcard
    Cowboys 7/9/1, no playoffs
    Raiders 3/14, no playoffs
    Redskins 5/12, no playoffs
    Packers 9/7, Lost to the Bears in the wildcard

    Not exactly a winning history. I really hope that there is some good symmetry under McCarthy that elevates everyone. But we are not getting coaches with a stellar year in 2025 on their resume. Middle of the pack and lower is what we are getting based on 2025 results.
     
    Robert, Feb 1, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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  25. strummerfan

    strummerfan Well-Known Member

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    Cracks me up the way some of you have decided a larger staff equals success. The teams with the largest coaching staffs didnt even make the playoffs
     
    strummerfan, Feb 1, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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