FACT: Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement has left a giant gulf on the roster that we have not seen in almost 20 years. There are Seniors in high school that have never known this team with a different starting quarterback. And thus we all feel angst and worry about what comes next.
FACT: All of us really, really want to make that unpleasant sensation go away. And we know that it won’t go away until the Heir to Ben can be found, drafted, and settled into place.
QUESTION: Has that angst and worry hypnotized even our most serious fans and analysts to the point where they are seeing wishful-thinking unicorns in the sky instead of everyday clouds?