Several weeks ago, after the Tennessee Titans game in which quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had multiple balls batted down at the line of scrimmage, one of which went for an interception, the Pittsburgh Steelers did not seem overly worried about it.
“We’re not too alarmed with it yet”, Roethlisberger said after the game. Offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner said, “I share the non-concern”. Left guard Matt Feiler said of Roethlisberger’s high number of batted passes that it was a fluky stat, even though it was still disappointing as an offensive lineman.
I don’t know that they can continue to express a lack of concern after Monday night’s performance against the Washington Football Team, during which Roethlisberger has three passes batted down from the line of scrimmage.