There has been a lot of discussion on how much Todd Haley has affected Roethlisberger's game. While the passing game has 'shortened' under Haley, it is really only continuing a trend that has been going on from the beginning of Ben's career. What is staggering, and indicative of the new NFL, is the other trend that Roethlisberger has throughout his career.
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Year passing air yds/att atts/gm 2004 5.6 21.1 2005 5.2 22.3 2006 4.2 31.3 2007 4.9 26.9 2008 4.1 29.3 2009 4.7 33.7 2010 4.6 32.4 2011 4.3 34.2 2012 3.8 34.5 2013 3.5 36.5
In each of Haley's two seasons with the Steelers, he has shortened the passing game 10%. But the passing game is much more prolific than it ever was under BA considering Roethlisberger has a career high in attempts/gm.
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