The Steelers will have a new head coach.

The Steelers are replacing their entire coaching staff.

They will probably hire somebody else’s defensive coordinator to be their head coach, thus maintaining their misguided organizational commitment to prioritizing defense in an era of score more, faster. But this is as close to a franchise reset as the Steelers were ever likely to pursue.

But the Steelers have to reset the depth chart and locker room, too. That will further eliminate the stench of same old, same old. Don’t run it back at any level.

My suggestions:

Cut Jalen Ramsey.

Trade T.J. Watt.

Ramsey, 31, clearly ran out of gas late in the season, most notably Week 18 vs. Baltimore when he was torched repeatedly. He switched to safety out of need, an admirable sacrifice for the team, and initially did OK. But safety isn’t Ramsey’s position, and he’s aging out of being a factor at cornerback.

Watt, 31, signed a three-year, $123-million contract extension before this past season, $108 million of that guaranteed. Watt then displayed obvious decline, posting just seven sacks in 14 games. He had just one multi-sack game and seven games with none.

Watt wouldn’t fetch much in a trade. His price might make Watt difficult to deal at all. But perhaps a legit contender that could use Watt as its No. 2 edge rusher would give up, say, a fourth-round pick.

The Steelers have depth on the edge with Alex Highsmith, Nick Herbig and Jack Sawyer. If Watt continues to play like he did this season, he wouldn’t be missed much.

Ramsey would cost the Steelers either $3.6 million or $14.6 million in dead cap for 2026, depending when he’s cut. That timing affects how much dead cap moves to 2027. Ramsey’s contract has no guaranteed money left.

If the Steelers traded Watt, they eat $30 million in dead cap. When the absorption occurred would, as with Ramsey, depend on when the move happened. In 2026, it would be either $10 million or all $30 million.

But this isn’t about cap.

It’s about change.

You no longer have Mike Tomlin.

So, get away from having Tomlin’s team.

Cam Heyward might retire. That would be OK. He just made second-team All-Pro. But he’s 36. Move forward.

By the way, Watt proved that giving him that lucrative extension was a horrible mistake. Just like I said before and when it was signed. Watt should have been made to play out the last season of his existing deal, then franchise him as needed. (Which it wouldn’t have been.)

Watt would have got mad. So what?

The franchise that cut Franco Harris over a money dispute and played hardball with other franchise legends acquiesced to what Watt wanted. Somebody who’s never won a playoff game, let alone a ring.

Because these Rooneys aren’t those Rooneys.

Mark Madden hosts a radio show 2 p.m.-6 p.m. weekdays on 105.9 the X.