The Pittsburgh Steelers are parting ways with offensive coordinator Todd Haley this offseason, and they are reportedly planning to hire from within to fill the position.
According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, the Steelers are expected to promote quarterbacks coach Randy Fichtner to offensive coordinator.
Steelers are expected to promote their QB coach Randy Fichtner to offensive coordiantor, per @mortreport.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 17, 2018
The move does not come as a surprise, as reports have indicated Fichtner took on a bigger role this year when Roethlisberger needed him to serve as a buffer between the quarterback and Haley.
Fichtner has been with the Steelers as an offensive assistant since 2007, first working as the wide receivers coach before becoming the QB coach in 2010. He must have a good relationship with Roethlisberger, which is a lot more than Haley could say. Pittsburgh had a great year offensively and probably won’t want to change much heading into 2018, so it makes sense that they are replacing Haley with someone on their current staff.
