Count Steeler
09-15-2015, 07:35 PM
Even as the Pittsburgh Steelers head into Week 2, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is still addressing concerns about the headset issues his team faced in a season-opening loss to the New England Patriots.
In a radio appearance Tuesday, Roethlisberger explained more about his team's experience atGillette Stadium and how it differed from what happens at other stadiums.
“In a lot of games, the offensive coordinator to quarterback headset, there’ll be — whether it’s one play, it’s static, something — it’ll go out,” Roethlisberger told 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh, via Pro Football Talk (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/09/15/roethlisberger-elaborates-on-concerns-about-headsets-patriots/). “It doesn’t matter if it’s at home, on the road, it just never fails. There’s almost always some kind of communication [problem]. But it’s real brief. It never lasts very long.
"I think the difference this time — and this is, like I said, there was no communication issues really between coach (Todd) Haley and myself — but what I was told and what Bruce (Gradkowski) told me when he listened is that when we had the ball on offense, our coach-to-coach communication, so the guys up in the box to the guys on the sideline, were not only hearing themselves but they were hearing the radio broadcast of the game. And from what I was told from coach Haley it was only when we had the ball. When the Patriots had the ball there was no radio broadcast.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/steelers/2015/09/15/pittsburgh-headest-issues-ben-roethlisberger/72342706/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatodaycomnfl-topstories
In a radio appearance Tuesday, Roethlisberger explained more about his team's experience atGillette Stadium and how it differed from what happens at other stadiums.
“In a lot of games, the offensive coordinator to quarterback headset, there’ll be — whether it’s one play, it’s static, something — it’ll go out,” Roethlisberger told 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh, via Pro Football Talk (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/09/15/roethlisberger-elaborates-on-concerns-about-headsets-patriots/). “It doesn’t matter if it’s at home, on the road, it just never fails. There’s almost always some kind of communication [problem]. But it’s real brief. It never lasts very long.
"I think the difference this time — and this is, like I said, there was no communication issues really between coach (Todd) Haley and myself — but what I was told and what Bruce (Gradkowski) told me when he listened is that when we had the ball on offense, our coach-to-coach communication, so the guys up in the box to the guys on the sideline, were not only hearing themselves but they were hearing the radio broadcast of the game. And from what I was told from coach Haley it was only when we had the ball. When the Patriots had the ball there was no radio broadcast.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/steelers/2015/09/15/pittsburgh-headest-issues-ben-roethlisberger/72342706/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatodaycomnfl-topstories