Kevin Colbert: Steelers 'have to be prepared' for life without Ben Roethlisberger

[polamalubeast]

Fans will get a chance to see what it might be like in the coming years when the Steelers play their first preseason game Friday night without Ben Roethlisberger, and the franchise is starting to prepare for the day when they do not have him at all.

“I hope he stays here more than one year, but we have to be prepared,” Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert told the Post-Gazette Wednesday.

The Steelers drafted quarterback Josh Dobbs in the fourth round this year and coach Mike Tomlin said the rookie will start against the New York Giants while a healthy Roethlisberger and injured backup Landry Jones will not play.


But with Roethlisberger, 35, not committing to playing beyond the 2017 season and considering his age, the Steelers are thinking about the future while hoping their star sticks around. Roethlisberger talked about possible retirement in January. He eventually committed to playing this season, but not beyond. Toward that end, Colbert may pay closer attention to quarterbacks when he makes his scouting rounds of colleges this year.


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http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2017/08/09/ben-roethlisberger-retirement-rumors-steelers-kevin-colbert-gm-josh-dobbs-landry-jones/stories/201708090125

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Colbert said he was somewhat surprised that Roethlisberger was thinking about retirement in January....

[ALLD]

They should draft 2 QBs next time.

[BurghBoy412]

Brian Schor/ James Madison U he's the future of this franchise!

[polamalubeast]

Steelers clearly not prepared for life after Ben Roethlisberger

https://www.fanragsports.com/nfl/steelers/steelers-clearly-not-prepared-life-ben-roethlisberger/

[BlackAndGold]

Nobody is prepared when a franchise QB retires.

Unless they find a way to strike gold(please Dobbs!!!) like a few teams before did, but that is rare.

[polamalubeast]

Nobody is prepared when a franchise QB retires.

Unless they find a way to strike gold(please Dobbs!!!) like a few teams before did, but that is rare.

Only the Packers(Favre) was prepared in the last 10-15 years.

[86WARD]

Nobody is prepared when a franchise QB retires.

Unless they find a way to strike gold(please Dobbs!!!) like a few teams before did, but that is rare.

Colts were. Packers were. Cowboys turned out to be. Patriots appear to be.

[polamalubeast]

Colts were. Packers were. Cowboys turned out to be. Patriots appear to be.


The Colts have been very lucky of the timing of the neck surgery of Manning.

And I don't think Jerry Jones thought Dark was going to be good like that.

[86WARD]

Regardless of luck or not, they had the sense to draft the guy they did and they would up with the next guy on the team and ready. You could add the Redskins to that list as well.

[Hawkman]

The Colts have been very lucky of the timing of the neck surgery of Manning.



Yeah, Colts don't get Luck if Manning stays healthy.

[86WARD]

But that doesn't matter. Fact is they had the sense to get him.

[Hawkman]

I feel bad for Luck, poor guy is getting killed.

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But that doesn't matter. Fact is they had the sense to get him.

...and then not get him any help......that's looking after your QB future.

[polamalubeast]

I feel bad for Luck, poor guy is getting killed.


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yeah...The colts have a horrible owner and the colts had a horrible GM.

Hopefully their new GM will be better.

[86WARD]

I feel bad for Luck, poor guy is getting killed.

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...and then not get him any help......that's looking after your QB future.

Yeah he's getting killed. He's a franchise QB out there on his own.

[Hawkman]

Yeah he's getting killed. He's a franchise QB out there on his own.

Kind of pointless,isn't it.

[polamalubeast]

But that doesn't matter. Fact is they had the sense to get him.



It was not because of their competence that the Colts have had Luck.

The Colts always had one of the worst backup QB of the NFL when Manning was there and they were lucky that Manning was healthy during his first 13 years and when Manning could not play it was in a year that the best prospect QB Since Manning was in the following draft.

[86WARD]

So okay. Take the Colts out. There's still plenty of examples where teams had the next guy on the roster.

[Dwinsgames]

Dallas the last 2 changes at starting QB ... not just Prescott but Romo himself was already on the roster to replace Bledsoe after bledsoe was replaced by Brady in NE

[hawaiiansteeler]

QB Josh Dobbs to start Steelers' preseason opener

Aug 9, 2017
Jeremy Fowler
ESPN Staff Writer

LATROBE, Pa. -- Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Josh Dobbs will start Friday at MetLife Stadium against the New York Giants, coach Mike Tomlin said Wednesday.

Ben Roethlisberger will rest for the first preseason game, and primary backup Landry Jones is dealing with an abdominal injury.

"One man's misfortune is another man's opportunity," Tomlin said. "I know [Dobbs is] excited about it. I know I'm excited about watching him play the quarterback position in that group."

to read rest of article:

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2029 ... son-opener

[JimHarbaugh'ssoakedtissue]

Ben's replacement is busy tonight bagging groceries at ALDI.

[Drazo85]

Dallas the last 2 changes at starting QB ... not just Prescott but Romo himself was already on the roster to replace Bledsoe after bledsoe was replaced by Brady in NEAnd how many Lombardies did that line of succesion got them?

[polamalubeast]

And how many Lombardies did that line of succesion got them?


You can have a very good QB, even if you do not have a Super Bowl!

[Drazo85]

You can have a very good QB, even if you do not have a Super Bowl!Yes you can. But you play to win titles, and QBs are defined by them. Sure there are Marino, Kelly, Moon, etc but those men won consistently. Romo and Bledsoe have two or three (i' m guessing, correct me if i'm wrong) playoff wins combined. I'm not calling that successfull, for that is waste a time and money.

[86WARD]

Bledsoe and Romo weren't a waste of time. They were bothe very good QBs. By your logic, you'd rather ride or die with Trent Dilfer or Brad Johnson than have Bledsoe or Romo?

[Mojouw]

This got weird. I mean Rex Grossman played in a Super

http://beardownuk.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rexgrossmanbendover.jpg


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[86WARD]

This got weird. I mean Rex Grossman played in a Super

http://beardownuk.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rexgrossmanbendover.jpg


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Lol. I forgot about him.

[Drazo85]

I'm sorry, I didn't understand well about what we are talking here. I thought we are talking about franchise quarterbacks, not journeymens who accidentaly stumbled to superbowl appearances or wins. Somehow Dilfer has similar playoff record like Romo. Sure i would rather have Marino, Kelly, Moon than Dilfer or Brad Johnson, but Romo was waste of time and money. So was Bledsoe in Dallas, so is Tannenhill in Miami, Palmer in Cincinnaty, Oakland and Arizona, Stafford in Detroit, Alex Smith in KC... Rivers and Luck are stuck with incompentent owners and organisations.

[Mojouw]

I'm sorry, I didn't understand well about what we are talking here. I thought we are talking about franchise quarterbacks, not journeymens who accidentaly stumbled to superbowl appearances or wins. Somehow Dilfer has similar playoff record like Romo. Sure i would rather have Marino, Kelly, Moon than Dilfer or Brad Johnson, but Romo was waste of time and money. So was Bledsoe in Dallas, so is Tannenhill in Miami, Palmer in Cincinnaty, Oakland and Arizona, Stafford in Detroit, Alex Smith in KC... Rivers and Luck are stuck with incompentent owners and organisations.

Not sure I'm following. What is the reason that Romo was a waste? That he didn't win a Super Bowl and/or more playoff games?

So how should teams be evaluating QBs? How many playoff wins per season? 1? 2? 4? What about if the team fails to make the playoffs? Do they cut the QB and draft another guy for his spot?

I'm not saying Romo is great or whatever, but not sure what the standard between "worth the money" and "waste of money" is falling.

[polamalubeast]

I would be glad if the replacement of Roethlisberger would be a QB caliber of Romo since it is realistic to think that you can win a super bowl with him.

Ask Bill Cowher if he would have been glad to have Romo in his first 12 years!

[86WARD]

So who should Dallas have had in place of Romo that wasn't a "waste of time and money." It's not like you can just go pick a Franchise QB off a tree.

You mentioned Moon. He was 3-7 in the playoffs. Romo was 2-4. Moon was pretty much a waste of time and money then.

You've almost named half the league as a waste of time. Again, where are those team supposed to get QBs that aren't a "waste of time"?

[Drazo85]

I know that they are not falling from trees. I don't know how much money Romo made in his career, but I'm pretty sure it is too much for only two playoff wins. People around here are often mentioning Flaco's contract, and while I agree with them that he is overpaid, but at least he led Ravens to a Superbowl. What I'm trying to say is that only a few franchises have been lucky to find two franchise QBs in a row. 49ers from Montana to Young, Packers from Favre to Rodgers, maybe Colts from Manning to Luck (to early to say) and if I'm forgeting someone please feel free to correct me, my knowledge about 60s or 70s isn't that good.

[polamalubeast]

By this logic, 31 teams will waste at least 100-130 million because they will not have won the super bowl ....

[Drazo85]

I'm done trying to explain myself...

Obviously we don't agree what traits QBs must have to be called franchise QBs...

[j-d-s]

There is the consensus that a QB has to be above the Andy Dalton line to be considered a franchise QB.Aside from that, we are the Steelers. We don't look for the Andy Daltons or Ryan Tannehills of the world. Because those may be franchise QBs, but none which would put you in a position to win a Lombardi.

[polamalubeast]

I'm done trying to explain myself...

Obviously we don't agree what traits QBs must have to be called franchise QBs...

It's okay if you do not consider Romo as a QB franchise.

But I do not agree that it was a waste of money by the Cowboys.