stillers4me
09-28-2010, 05:03 PM
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH -- Mike Tomlin probably wishes his quarterback decision had been this easy all season.
Charlie Batch (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=1490), buried so deep on the Steelers' depth chart that he barely practiced during training camp, will start Sunday's AFC North game against Baltimore. Batch hasn't started successive games since midway through 2005, when Ben Roethlisberger (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=5536) had a right knee injury.
Batch started Sunday at Tampa Bay only because Dennis Dixon (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=11390) had left knee surgery last week and Byron Leftwich (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=4465) was recovering from a left knee injury, yet he completed 12 of 17 passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns -- his first scoring passes since 2007.....................
“ http://a.espncdn.com/i/headshots/nfl/coaches/65/30063.jpg He's a man who's taken advantage of an opportunity, and you've got to be happy for him. It's an awesome lesson learned for our young players, one I hope they're taking heed to. This league is about perseverance, this profession is about perseverance and taking advantage of opportunities when they're given. He's given them a shining, clear-cut example of that at this juncture.
” -- Mike Tomlin on Charlie Batch
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5626127
PITTSBURGH -- Mike Tomlin probably wishes his quarterback decision had been this easy all season.
Charlie Batch (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=1490), buried so deep on the Steelers' depth chart that he barely practiced during training camp, will start Sunday's AFC North game against Baltimore. Batch hasn't started successive games since midway through 2005, when Ben Roethlisberger (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=5536) had a right knee injury.
Batch started Sunday at Tampa Bay only because Dennis Dixon (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=11390) had left knee surgery last week and Byron Leftwich (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=4465) was recovering from a left knee injury, yet he completed 12 of 17 passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns -- his first scoring passes since 2007.....................
“ http://a.espncdn.com/i/headshots/nfl/coaches/65/30063.jpg He's a man who's taken advantage of an opportunity, and you've got to be happy for him. It's an awesome lesson learned for our young players, one I hope they're taking heed to. This league is about perseverance, this profession is about perseverance and taking advantage of opportunities when they're given. He's given them a shining, clear-cut example of that at this juncture.
” -- Mike Tomlin on Charlie Batch
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5626127