stillers4me
07-24-2016, 09:25 AM
There is one man, and one man only, whose prolonged absence would reduce the Steelers' chance of winning the Super Bowl to precisely zero.
You know who it is. Every single person in the locker room, coaches room and board room knows, too.
Ben Roethlisberger missed four games last season, and the Steelers needed Rex Ryan's help in Week 17 just to make the playoffs. They were 2-2 with a popgun passing game when Roethlisberger did not play. They were 8-4 with a dynamic aerial attack when he did — including a game in which he replaced an injured Landry Jones and turned in the most prolific relief appearance in NFL history, torturing the Cleveland Browns for 379 yards and three touchdowns.
The Steelers would have succumbed in the wild-card round without an injured Roethlisberger replacing Jones for the final drive...........
Read more @ http://triblive.com/sports/joestarkey/10785902-74/roethlisberger-season-ben
You know who it is. Every single person in the locker room, coaches room and board room knows, too.
Ben Roethlisberger missed four games last season, and the Steelers needed Rex Ryan's help in Week 17 just to make the playoffs. They were 2-2 with a popgun passing game when Roethlisberger did not play. They were 8-4 with a dynamic aerial attack when he did — including a game in which he replaced an injured Landry Jones and turned in the most prolific relief appearance in NFL history, torturing the Cleveland Browns for 379 yards and three touchdowns.
The Steelers would have succumbed in the wild-card round without an injured Roethlisberger replacing Jones for the final drive...........
Read more @ http://triblive.com/sports/joestarkey/10785902-74/roethlisberger-season-ben