stillers4me
12-13-2013, 05:42 AM
The Steelers (http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/) know all about Ben Roethlisberger, the Super Bowl version. Big-play Ben. No-play-is-truly-over Ben. Ben in the no-huddle offense, calling his own plays, seemingly making everything around him work.
But this is below-.500 Ben, and it's obvious he hates it. For the first time in his 10-year career, Roethlisberger figures to end a season as a loser.
As his former coach, Bill Cowher, said: “He is a competitor. Put him in the fourth quarter, and I will take that quarterback over anybody in the league.”
The trouble is the Steelers (5-8) were a play or two away from winning in the fourth quarter five times this season, and they won only once. Over the past two seasons, that record is 2-9. As a starter, Roethlisberger is 12-14 since last season.
“They're just one play away,” Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said Wednesday, succinctly summing up the Steelers' season. ........
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/5225586-74/roethlisberger-ben-season#ixzz2nM1t8khA
But this is below-.500 Ben, and it's obvious he hates it. For the first time in his 10-year career, Roethlisberger figures to end a season as a loser.
As his former coach, Bill Cowher, said: “He is a competitor. Put him in the fourth quarter, and I will take that quarterback over anybody in the league.”
The trouble is the Steelers (5-8) were a play or two away from winning in the fourth quarter five times this season, and they won only once. Over the past two seasons, that record is 2-9. As a starter, Roethlisberger is 12-14 since last season.
“They're just one play away,” Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said Wednesday, succinctly summing up the Steelers' season. ........
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/5225586-74/roethlisberger-ben-season#ixzz2nM1t8khA