While Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has run his fair share of run-pass option plays in previous season, it certainly appears as if he might wind up running a much higher percentage of them this season based entirely on what we saw in the team’s Week 1 game against the Cleveland Browns. Because of that, Roethlisberger was asked during his Wednesday session with the media to give his thoughts on the evolution of RPOs over the years.
“It seems to be the hot topic in football now, whether it’s NFL or college,” Roethlisberger said.