Life without Ben Roethlisberger has been rough for the Pittsburgh Steelers. That’s to be expected, because franchise quarterbacks don’t grow on trees. Roethlisberger gave the Steelers nearly 20 years of excellent play, helping them win two Super Bowls. That kind of talent is tough to come by. However, Hines Ward, now the wide receivers coach for Arizona State University, believes Sam Leavitt shares the same instinct had by Roethlisberger.
“For me, being a coach that’s on the sideline, I can tell you, when we call a TV timeout and we’re all on the sideline, Sam has that look in his eyes like, ‘We will not be stopped.