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After Mike Tomlin stepped down, the Pittsburgh Steelers are in the middle of an offseason coaching search<\/a> for the first time in nearly two decades. Former Steelers franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger<\/a> recently “put on his GM cap” and shared thoughts on the best options.<\/p>\n After being defensive-minded under Tomlin since 2007, Roethlisberger wants to see change.<\/p>\n “I would strongly consider a couple things … my first thought is, I want an offensive-minded head coach,” Roethlisberger said this week on the Channel Seven YouTube channel<\/a>. “That’s what I would do if I was the general manager. We’ve had defensive-minded coaches in here, that’s what they’ve all been, I’m ready for an offensive guy, I want to score more than six points in a postseason game. I would love a younger, offensive-minded head coach, a (Sean) McVay-ish, a Ben Johnson-ish who would focus on the offense and hopefully would be successful enough that you could keep here … the next long-term coach.”<\/p>\n Roethlisberger said it’s imperative to add a veteran defensive coordinator with “full reins” on that side of the football. He mentioned Jim Schwartz and Vic Fangio as options who would not need babysitting.<\/p>\n “My next choice would literally be Mike McCarthy,” Roethlisberger said. “Mike McCarthy is an offensive veteran coach with Pittsburgh ties, he understands the Steeler way, what it means to be a Steeler and the Rooney family and how it works. Lot of respect for him. He could bring a younger coordinator or whatever to help. The potential downside for that is how long would he keep coaching for? I don’t know.<\/p>\n “The potential positive side of coming in here would be the potential of Aaron Rodgers<\/a> coming back. They have a relationship together. I assume it’s good enough. They won a Super Bowl<\/a> together. You could bring his offense in. Aaron would know the offense and feel super comfortable in an offense he knows.”<\/p>\n McCarthy and Pittsburgh scheduled an interview for Wednesday<\/a>. An accomplished play-caller, McCarthy went 125-77 with the Green Bay Packers<\/a> during Rodgers’ tenure before a five-year stint with the Dallas Cowboys<\/a> that ended in 2024.<\/p>\n