Losing Ben Roethlisberger wasn’t an easy pill to swallow. Being forced to play Mike Vick on a short week made it that much tougher. While Todd Haley referred to Vick’s performance in Thursday’s loss against the Baltimore Ravens as “commendable,” he told reporters today he is happy to have the long week to get extra practice reps in.
“It’s great. As I said last week, it was a tough deal. For a guy who hadn’t had a lot of reps, at all, period. Actual meaningful Pittsburgh Steelers reps.