page_title: 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers season
section_title: Coaching staff
hierarchical_section_title: 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers season / Coaching staff
caption_attribution_description: English: Pittsburgh Steelers running backs coach Kirby Wilson and other players on the sideline
context_page_description: The 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 75th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. It was the 8th season under leadership of general manager Kevin Colbert and the first under head coach Mike Tomlin, after going 8–8 last season. The Steelers finished the year at 10–6. However, they lost 31–29 at home to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Wild Card round.
context_section_description: This was the Steelers' first year without head coach Bill Cowher and their first year with new head coach Mike Tomlin. Bruce Arians was promoted to offensive coordinator and the defensive coordinator was Dick LeBeau. The quarterbacks coach was Ken Anderson. Keith Butler was the linebackers coach.  The tight ends coach was James Daniel.  Randy Fichtner was the wide receivers coach.  The defensive backs coach was Ray Horton.  Amos Jones and Bob Ligashesky were the special teams coaches.  John Mitchell was the defensive line and assistant head coach.  Kirby Wilson was the running backs coach.  The offensive line coach was Larry Zierlein.  The quality control coaches were Harold Goodwin for the offense and Lou Spanos for the defense.  Garrett Giemont was the conditioning coordinator.
caption: RBs coach Kirby Wilson during week 2 of the 2007 season
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