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stillers4me
09-30-2010, 08:44 PM
By ALAN ROBINSON


The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — Charlie Batch was convinced he could still do the job. He just didn't know if he would have one.


A forgotten man on his own team, the 35-year-old quarterback was virtually ignored by the Steelers after Ben Roethlisberger became tangled in his off-field problems last spring. They traded for Byron Leftwich to take over Batch's former job as backup, then relegated Batch to No. 4 on the depth chart behind the inexperienced Dennis Dixon, who had started only one NFL game.



Rather than complain about being shuffled off to a clipboard-carrying role, Batch didn't request a trade. He didn't demand an explanation about why his loyalty to the hometown team was being disregarded. He didn't ask why the Steelers couldn't find snaps for him even during training camp practices.

Good thing for the Steelers that Batch refused to go away, because a team that seemingly had too many quarterbacks found itself down to one healthy one last week. And that was the man they had all but refused to play..............................

http://www.ajc.com/sports/batch-proves-to-nfl-646026.html