Ben Roethlisberger

Could The Pittsburgh Steelers Be Interested In Cowboys Qb Tony Romo If Ben Roethlisberger Retires

... followed by a short Week 17 outing that proves he still has the chops when healthy. The Steelers would be in a very tough spot without an elite QB to tandem with RB Le'Veon Bell and WR Antonio Brown, and Haley knows Romo well. The two go back to 2006 when Romo took over as starter for the Cowboys and Haley was the offensive coordinator at the time. With the 14-year veteran still under contract, however, the Steelers would need to come to the table with a tremendous asset to make any potential deal materialize. And while Romo is older than Roethlisberger, he could potentially play another two years in the NFL which also gives the Steelers time to find/groom a future franchise signal caller. Just ask rookie QB Dak Prescott how valuable it is to glean intel from Romo. Meanwhile, the Cowboys sure could use a marquee edge rusher in 2017, and rumor has it the Steelers have a couple. Before the Steelers scoff at the idea, it would behoove them to remember that backups Landry Jones and Zach Mettenberger combine for a record of 2-12 with 16 interceptions to match their 16 touchdown passes. For contrast, Romo's last 14 starts yielded a record of 11-3 with 30 touchdowns to ...

Ben Roethlisberger Takes A Needless Shot At His Own Teammates After Crushing Pats Loss

... a heartbreaking — and in this case, rather humiliating — playoff loss. They worked so hard all season, fought to within one game of the Super Bowl, and then in one moment in front of the entire country, saw it disintegrate in their hands. A bit like that poor raccoon’s cotton candy. Naturally, some emotional talk following the result is to be expected. But after the loss on Sunday night, Ben Roethlisberger took it a bit far. “There were missed opportunities whether we didn’t execute well enough, whether plays weren’t made by me or other guys. At times it felt like maybe it was too big for some of the young guys.”. He continued. “We talk about how sometimes it’s just one play here, one play there. Tonight we didn’t make those plays. Was [the moment] too big? I don’t know. We need to make every single play in a game like this, in a moment like this. Hopefully, ...

Ben Roethlisberger Proves His Greatness On One Clutch Play

... six. This one clinched the game. The Chiefs were out of timeouts (because in big games, let’s be frank, Andy Reid teams are always out of timeouts at the worst possible time), and soon they were out of season. Steelers 18, Chiefs 16: It may not have been as thrilling as the Cowboys-Packers classic that preceded it, but the Steelers weren’t searching for style points. If anything, they were trying to get on the bus as quick as they could, so they could get on the plane as quick as they could, so they could start to prepare for the Patriots as quick as they could. The Pats, after all, already had a day on them. Tomlin, for one, seemed eager to start the work week as soon as possible. “They went down he field on us on their first possession and we didn’t blink,” Tomlin said of the Chiefs’ early 7-3 lead. “I like that resolve. And then we took that resolve and went out and continued to play on a high ...

Ben Roethlisberger Critical Of Young Receivers After Afc Title Loss

... execute well enough, whether plays weren’t made by me or other guys. At times it felt like maybe it was too big for some of the young guys.”. On the Steelers’ first series, Roethlisberger threw deep to Sammie Coates on third-and-1. Coates had a chance to make the catch, but he failed to lay out for the ball and it bounced off his fingers. Later in the game, when the Steelers trailed, 33-9, Hamilton caught a touchdown from Roethlisberger on a third-and-goal play, but he committed a penalty before the catch when he stepped out of the back of the end zone, demonstrating no field awareness. The Steelers went for it on fourth down and didn’t make it. “It’s a little frustrating,” Roethlisberger said. “We talk about how sometimes it’s just one play here, one play there. Tonight we didn’t make those plays. Was [the moment] too big? I don’t know. We need to make every single play in a game like this, in a moment like this. “Hopefully, this is a learning game for guys to understand this isn’t promised to anybody. ...

Pittsburgh Steelers Qb Ben Roethlisberger Not Ruling Out Retirement

... that he is going to take some time to evaluate whether he wants to keep playing. The two-time Super Bowl winner will turn 35 in March and has missed time in each of the last two seasons with knee issues. Roethlisberger is under contract through 2020. Coach Mike Tomlin says Roethlisberger has mentioned possible retirement to the coaching staff at various points. Longtime Pittsburgh tight end Heath Miller, a good friend of Roethlisberger’s, retired last February at age 33. Tomlin says he’s not alarmed by Roethlisberger questioning his future, adding Roethlisberger is “the most significant component of what we do.”. Jhabvala vs. Kiz: Who’s the real offensive genius — Kyle Shanahan or Josh Mc Daniels. January 24, 2017, 3:45 pm. Super Bowl 51 is a meeting of the greatest young offensive minds in football. It’s also a showdown between two men rejected by the Broncos. Vance Joseph rounds out Broncos coaching staff with assistant hires; expected to retain Klint Kubiak. January 24, 2017, 2:39 pm. Vance Joseph continues to fill in his coaching staff in Denver and on Tuesday announced that Chris Gould will be promoted to special teams assistant coach, ...

Why Doesn't Ben Roethlisberger Sneak Like Tom Brady

... the third quarter of the AFC championship between the Steelers and Patriots Sunday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. By Joe Starkey / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Welcome to Joe Starkey’s weekly mailbag, where the Post-Gazette columnist and 93.7 The Fan radio host answers your questions about sports, life, Buffalo, Bob Dylan and everything in between. If you want to ask Joe a question, tweet him @Joe Starkey 1 or email him at __link__. On to the questions. cliff mcafee, @Cmac 412 Cliff: What do the #Steelers do with Green? Does he retire. Starkey: Oh man, the first thing that comes to mind with that question is what a difference Ladarius Green and/or Martavis Bryant would have made — and let’s be real: Outgunning the Patriots was going to be this team’s only hope, even if you were dreaming of such a matchup back in August. The Steelers have proven over time to be ill-equipped, coaching-wise and personnel-wise, to slow Tom Brady in any kind of meaningful way. I can’t help but wonder what Bryant was thinking and feeling as he watched the game. If it was ...

Relax Steelers Fans, Big Ben Is Just Blowing Off Steam And Isn't Going Anywhere

... do a lot of praying about it and make sure it's the right thing for me and my family.". It raised an eyebrow or two, but while those remarks are getting traction nationwide, it was some of Roethlisberger's other thoughts that had ears burning among those close to the team. The fact that Big Ben opined about the Steelers being outcoached and some of his discussion of the play-calling from offensive coordinator Todd Haley was what had people there talking. That relationship, which grew to be very strong by training camp last season after a feeling-out process, has been a little more bumpy the past two seasons. There have been some blow-ups mostly undetected by cameras on Sundays and there has been a simmering undercurrent of tension between QB and OC. The offense was not as consistent or robust as some expected, internally and outside the facility, and ...

A Little Disappointed' In Antonio Brown For Facebook Video

... about it.”. Roethlisberger also went into detail about the lead-up to Brown’s game-clinching catch and the Steelers’ issues in the red zone, since they settled for six field goals and zero touchdowns. On the Steelers’ first drive, they threw three passes inside the 10-yard line. On second down, Roethlisberger said, the plan was to throw it to Le’Veon Bell or Brown, but both were covered. On third down, they ran a new play that Roethlisberger said would’ve worked had Jesse James gotten farther downfield and freed up Eli Rogers. On fourth down, Roethlisberger waved off the kicking unit and called a run to Bell that he believed would’ve led to a first down had the Chiefs not called a timeout. As for the tipped first-and-goal interception he threw in the end zone, Roethlisberger called it “one of those plays that we called a run down there, a run-pass option. With safeties ...

Roethlisberger Takes Aim At Young Steelers Teammates After Loss To Patriots

... got the better quarterback because they have the MVP of the league,” Scott said. Ryan is the favorite to win the NFL MVP, which will be announced the night before the Super Bowl at the "NFL Honors" show. “Now that’s a debate, but Matt Ryan has earned the right for his name to be put up there with the upper-echelon quarterbacks," Scott said. "He’s always been elite in the regular season, but now he’s taken this show into the postseason and he’s won the hard battles against the elite quarterbacks and now you have to give him his due.”. More from Scott: “I can’t see the Patriots stopping this offense. So, that means that these receivers are going to have to [keep] pace. It’s all going to come down to what it always comes down to. It’s going to come down to who makes the turnovers, who gets up early and puts the pressure on the other team. Matt Ryan ...