By this point in his career, the hand writing is already on the wall. Ben Roethlisberger will go down as one of the most disrespected, great players in NFL history whenever he decides to hang up the cleats. I really don't believe there is anything he could accomplish this season to change that in all honesty.
He could have a monster season, good enough to win his first MVP award, and lead the Steelers to their NFL record 7th Lombardi Trophy. It still wouldn't change how so many of the national sports media view him. They would simply utilize his late career success as further evidence that he could have accomplished so much more if he would have taken his conditioning more seriously, maybe studied the playbook a little more, or even been more coachable earlier on in his Steelers career.