Arizona Cardinals request interview with Steelers OC Arthur Smith

Arizona Cardinals request interview with Steelers OC Arthur Smith
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As the Arizona Cardinals continue to add names to their head coaching search, some will pique interest, some will leave you asking who, and some will just make you not interested.

Not sure where Arthur Smith falls, but he is the latest in a now 13 person line of interviews the Arizona Cardinals have either requested or already interviewed.

Smith was the Atlanta Falcons head coach for three uneventful 7-10 seasons, finishing with a 21-30 record. For an offensive coach, he has not really gotten a lot out of offenses since his stint with the Tennessee Titans, where they were 12th in yards and 10th in points in 2019 and second in yards and fourth in points in 2021. That lead to the Falcons gig.

Since then, Smith’s offenses have done the following –

  • 2021 Atl – 29th yards, 26th points
  • 2022 Atl – 24th yards, 15th points
  • 2023 Atl – 17th yards, 26th points
  • 2024 Pit OC – 23rd yards, 16th points
  • 2025 Pit OC – 25th yards, 15th points

Now, we know Smith can coach an average offense with decent talent, but can he improve an offense? Or will the Cardinals be another in the long line of average offenses with Smith at the controls?