When will the white smoke rise on South Water Street

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When will the white smoke rise on South Water Street

Post by Steelperch » Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:04 pm

With Harbaugh being hired the first major coaching domino has fallen. Steelers should have their first round of interviews completed by this Friday and should schedule in-person second rounders next week. Cowher was hired January 21st, Tomlin was on the 22nd. Unless the Rams win and one of their coaches is our guy, we should have a new coach by next Friday January 23rd. That’s Myron Cope’s birthday.

Pray they get this hire right!



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Post by DumlinBumlinStumlin » Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:39 pm

Kubiak interview announced. Plot thickens
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Post by Steelperch » Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:40 pm

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:39 pm
Kubiak interview announced. Plot thickens
Hadn’t seen that, encouraging!

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Post by DumlinBumlinStumlin » Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:41 pm

Look down a few threads it’s brand new at the end of candidates thread
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Post by Steelperch » Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:42 pm

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:39 pm
Kubiak interview announced. Plot thickens
I’m seeing both Klint and Klay Kubiak being linked to Pittsburgh now

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Post by DumlinBumlinStumlin » Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:45 pm

Steelperch wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:42 pm
DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:39 pm
Kubiak interview announced. Plot thickens
I’m seeing both Klint and Klay Kubiak being linked to Pittsburgh now
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Post by Steeldrama » Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:52 pm

Steelperch wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:42 pm
DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:39 pm
Kubiak interview announced. Plot thickens
I’m seeing both Klint and Klay Kubiak being linked to Pittsburgh now
Klint hiring his brother to be OC would be interesting
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Post by bradshaw2ben » Fri Jan 16, 2026 2:51 am

I get the feeling they are going to go longer than this friday for first round interviews. They have only just begun to look.

I won't beleive they are done until they either announce they are interviewing Udinski or he takes another job. He is a very weird omission from the list so far, so either they are wild about the DC of the 32nd ranked defense or they are bringing in someone near the end they think might blow them away at the end, a la Tomlin last time around.
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Post by steelmann58 » Fri Jan 16, 2026 2:54 am

I agree this will not be quick and we see if any names are still being added

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Post by steelmann58 » Fri Jan 16, 2026 2:58 am

Adding Kubiak to the list.

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Post by Steelperch » Fri Jan 16, 2026 3:36 am

bradshaw2ben wrote:
Fri Jan 16, 2026 2:51 am
I get the feeling they are going to go longer than this friday for first round interviews. They have only just begun to look.

I won't beleive they are done until they either announce they are interviewing Udinski or he takes another job. He is a very weird omission from the list so far, so either they are wild about the DC of the 32nd ranked defense or they are bringing in someone near the end they think might blow them away at the end, a la Tomlin last time around.
Has anyone interviewed Udinski? Doesn’t even seem like he’s on the radar of teams yet

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Post by franco32 » Fri Jan 16, 2026 3:48 am

Steelperch wrote:
Fri Jan 16, 2026 3:36 am
bradshaw2ben wrote:
Fri Jan 16, 2026 2:51 am
I get the feeling they are going to go longer than this friday for first round interviews. They have only just begun to look.

I won't beleive they are done until they either announce they are interviewing Udinski or he takes another job. He is a very weird omission from the list so far, so either they are wild about the DC of the 32nd ranked defense or they are bringing in someone near the end they think might blow them away at the end, a la Tomlin last time around.
Has anyone interviewed Udinski? Doesn’t even seem like he’s on the radar of teams yet
Browns I think.

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Post by bradshaw2ben » Fri Jan 16, 2026 3:37 pm

Steelperch wrote:
Fri Jan 16, 2026 3:36 am
bradshaw2ben wrote:
Fri Jan 16, 2026 2:51 am
I get the feeling they are going to go longer than this friday for first round interviews. They have only just begun to look.

I won't beleive they are done until they either announce they are interviewing Udinski or he takes another job. He is a very weird omission from the list so far, so either they are wild about the DC of the 32nd ranked defense or they are bringing in someone near the end they think might blow them away at the end, a la Tomlin last time around.
Has anyone interviewed Udinski? Doesn’t even seem like he’s on the radar of teams yet
Scheduled with the Browns on Saturday and there’s a bunch of chatter online from those fancy NFL insider types.
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Post by Dan Smith--BYU » Fri Jan 16, 2026 3:39 pm

They should consider former coach of the year Stefanski. He was done in by management, not his own inabilities.
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Post by Steeldrama » Fri Jan 16, 2026 3:47 pm

Dan Smith--BYU wrote:
Fri Jan 16, 2026 3:39 pm
They should consider former coach of the year Stefanski. He was done in by management, not his own inabilities.
Hell with Stefanski

Interview his special teams coordinator that put up 48 on Tomlin back in the '21 playoffs
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Post by Greeksteel » Fri Jan 16, 2026 4:09 pm

Steelperch wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:42 pm
DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:39 pm
Kubiak interview announced. Plot thickens
I’m seeing both Klint and Klay Kubiak being linked to Pittsburgh now
I have not seen anything linking Klint with the Steelers, sidenote if we re dead set in hiring a DC, i would not mind Robert Saleh but havent seen him linked to anyone but Baltimore

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Post by .Kodiak » Fri Jan 16, 2026 4:35 pm

Dan Smith--BYU wrote:
Fri Jan 16, 2026 3:39 pm
They should consider former coach of the year Stefanski. He was done in by management, not his own inabilities.
Stefanski is like the opposite of Tomlin taking stupid risks. The guy lost more than a few games with headscratching decisions to go for it on 4th down.

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Post by Greeksteel » Fri Jan 16, 2026 4:37 pm

Updated #Steelers' interview requests so far:

DC Chris Shula
DC Brian Flores
DC Jesse Minter
DC Anthony Weaver
DC Ejiro Evero
DC Jeff Hafley
OC Klay Kubiak
PGC Nate Scheelhaase

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Post by Northside50 » Fri Jan 16, 2026 4:56 pm

I didn't think that the Cardinals had anything to do with this hiring but I've been wrong before.

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Post by Ice » Fri Jan 16, 2026 5:00 pm

Steelperch wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:40 pm
DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:39 pm
Kubiak interview announced. Plot thickens
Hadn’t seen that, encouraging!
And it's the other Kubiak.
Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile...

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Post by Ice » Fri Jan 16, 2026 5:03 pm

Steeldrama wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:52 pm
Steelperch wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:42 pm
DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:39 pm
Kubiak interview announced. Plot thickens
I’m seeing both Klint and Klay Kubiak being linked to Pittsburgh now
Klint hiring his brother to be OC would be interesting
The Kubiak Brothers Band?
Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile...

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Post by swissvale72 » Fri Jan 16, 2026 5:11 pm

Ice wrote:
Fri Jan 16, 2026 5:03 pm
Steeldrama wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:52 pm
Steelperch wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:42 pm

I’m seeing both Klint and Klay Kubiak being linked to Pittsburgh now
Klint hiring his brother to be OC would be interesting
The Kubiak Brothers Band?
What I'm rooting for

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Post by DumlinBumlinStumlin » Fri Jan 16, 2026 7:34 pm

Greeksteel wrote:
Fri Jan 16, 2026 4:09 pm
Steelperch wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:42 pm
DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote:
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:39 pm
Kubiak interview announced. Plot thickens
I’m seeing both Klint and Klay Kubiak being linked to Pittsburgh now
I have not seen anything linking Klint with the Steelers, sidenote if we re dead set in hiring a DC, i would not mind Robert Saleh but havent seen him linked to anyone but Baltimore
It's Klay only i think there was confusion on both
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Post by Greeksteel » Fri Jan 16, 2026 8:49 pm

Gerry Dulac
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The eight candidates for whom the Steelers requested interviews is not the final list. They are expected to add three or four more names, per sources.

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