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Ben Roethlisberger

Steelers Getting Vintage Play by Ben Roethlisberger

Ben Roethlisberger put on a show in front of a national audience as the Steelers dismantled Carolina 52-21 in Week 10. Roethlisberger threw just three incompletions while racking up 328 yards through the air and five touchdowns. Any time you throw more touchdowns than incompletions that is a pretty good day at the office. It was clearly one of the best performances in Roethlisberger’s Hall of Fame career.

Roethlisberger has always been a supreme talent. He is one of the best passers of the football in the history of the game. Clearly, he is a big, strong quarterback and has an outstanding career highlight tape of extended plays with sheer physicality that leads to playmaking that most quarterbacks just wouldn’t have even attempted.

But as Roethlisberger aged, the Steelers realized that he had to change his style of play. Bruce Arians is an excellent offensive coordinator, but his scheme puts his quarterback in jeopardy. Just ask Carson Palmer and Andrew Luck. Arians loves to push the ball deep downfield and therefore, in his longer developing passing plays, his quarterback takes a lot of hits. You mix that scheme with Roethlisberger’s nature of extending plays and what was a much lesser offensive line back then and it is easy to see why the Steelers organization would be concerned for his long-term prognosis.

 

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Panthers-Steelers Could Be QB Show

Carolina at Pittsburgh

Spread: Steelers -4

When Carolina Has The Ball: Few seem to realize it, but the Panthers have one of the NFL’s truly elite offenses. It is littered with versatile explosive playmakers and Cam Newton is playing great football. Norv Turner deserves a lot of credit for Carolina’s success and this is a very difficult unit to prepare for, especially on a very short week. However, over the last four games, Pittsburgh’s defense has really stepped up and is playing very solid football against the run and pass. You will see a lot of RPOs, read option, pre-snap movement and misdirection from this offense. And Newton has been outstanding off play action. Overall, Newton has been making big plays without leaving many plays on the field. That efficiency makes him extremely dangerous.

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Dr Chao Friday – Big-Time QBs Banged Up, but Should Play

A look at key injuries pertaining to your fantasy needs for Week 9:

QB

Cam Newton’s shoulder is fine and should be no issue.

Aaron Rodgers is essentially 100% and may even lose the brace.

Ben Roethlisberger fractured and index finger but since it is on his non-throwing hand, it should be a minimal to non-issue.

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Steelers Can Contend but Ben Roethlisberger Needs to Be Better

The Steelers got a very much-needed home win over Atlanta on Sunday to bring their record to .500 after five games at 2-2-1. It was a rather dominant performance in all three phases, including a standout showing by their defense that no one saw coming.

But, let’s examine the other side of the ball and particularly where Ben Roethlisberger is right now.

There has been much discussion about “the disconnect” between Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown and that these two are “not on the same page”. If you just isolate on Brown on the coaching tape this year, you will quickly realize that he is as amazing as ever. Brown has been getting open against coverage heavily tilted his way all year, but Roethlisberger has simply been terrible when delivering the ball Brown’s way. It is rather amazing really, especially when considering the history these two have together. Brown has been peppered with targets this year and there have been some outstanding receptions as usual, but just not nearly enough. But please just don’t blame Brown for this “disconnect,” as it is extremely one sided.

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