Ben Roethlisberger has gotten the majority of the criticism after his poor performance Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 5, but to think the poor offensive performance was solely his fault is an oversight of the highest degree.
The past two weeks, the Steelers have labeled Eli Rogers inactive due to a coach’s decision. In other words, he’s healthy, but the team went with Justin Hunter instead. When they did this, they left themselves with only three true wide-receiver options at their disposal.
Yes, Darrius Heyward-Bey and Justin Hunter were active, but they combined for just six offensive snaps between them.