By this time, you’ve all heard about how Ben Roethlisberger might not need to be ‘Big Ben’ in order for the Steelers to win football games. This is absolutely true. On our weekly podcast, I spoke about how Roethlisberger’s career might mirror that of his childhood hero, John Elway, and he could be an accessory rather than the main cog to the offense, yet still win championships.
That’s all well and good, but it doesn’t mean the Steelers still can’t expect and hope to see an uptick in production from their franchise quarterback.
Through eight games, Roethlisberger has completed just 61-percent of his passes for 2,062 yards, 10 touchdowns and 9 interceptions with a 50.