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08-25-2010, 04:13 PM
Steelers safety Polamalu: We can survive without Roethlisberger
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Sporting News
The Pittsburgh Steelers now have had four months to absorb the news that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will miss the first four or six games of the '10 season because of a league suspension. With time comes some perspective.
Steelers star safety Troy Polamalu, for one, says the battle-tested team can survive with Byron Leftwich or Dennis Dixon at quarterback the first month-plus of the season.
"It's adversity that we're going to face, but it's nothing we haven't faced before," Polamalu told Sporting News' Clifton Brown. "We've played games without Ben. Honestly, I think we've done well in the past with our backup quarterbacks."
Since Roethlisberger became the starting quarterback during the second game of his rookie season, he has missed eight starts. The team went 4-4 in those games, but three of the losses were to divisional-rival Baltimore.
Read more: http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/feed/2010-08/sharp-debut-for-big/story/steelers-safety-polamalu-we-can-survive-without-roethlisberger#subnav#ixzz0xedhuP2Q
Clifton's ArchiveE-Mail CliftonClifton Brown
Sporting News
The Pittsburgh Steelers now have had four months to absorb the news that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will miss the first four or six games of the '10 season because of a league suspension. With time comes some perspective.
Steelers star safety Troy Polamalu, for one, says the battle-tested team can survive with Byron Leftwich or Dennis Dixon at quarterback the first month-plus of the season.
"It's adversity that we're going to face, but it's nothing we haven't faced before," Polamalu told Sporting News' Clifton Brown. "We've played games without Ben. Honestly, I think we've done well in the past with our backup quarterbacks."
Since Roethlisberger became the starting quarterback during the second game of his rookie season, he has missed eight starts. The team went 4-4 in those games, but three of the losses were to divisional-rival Baltimore.
Read more: http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/feed/2010-08/sharp-debut-for-big/story/steelers-safety-polamalu-we-can-survive-without-roethlisberger#subnav#ixzz0xedhuP2Q