It’s time for Ben to step up his game

[feltdizz]

Re: It’s time for Ben to step up his game

or maybe, just maybe... Ben had an off day.

If Ben isn't having a great season, plenty will agree, then why is it such a shock that he was off against a team he always struggles to beat?

[ikestops85]

Re: It’s time for Ben to step up his game

Not buying the foot any other excuses... sometimes Ben gets in a funk and it's usually right after he has a 5TD, lights out kind of game...

I damn near predicted it in another thread but I didn't think it would happen this fast. I knew there would be another stretch of bad offense coming soon because we have them EVERY year.

I'm glad Ben is our QB but I'm not going to lie for him... the inconsistency has always been a problem but it's a problem I can live with. What's hard to live with is the constant excuses for his inconsistency.

Ben could have 5TD's next week and then turn around and miss wide open WR's 2 weeks later.

The foot injury isnt so much an excuse as it is a reality. It's his plant foot and that needs to be in good working condition to throw accurate passes. Circumstances can vary from week to week. Maybe he didnt get a shot for the pain this week or he wasnt able to rest it as well as the week before. Maybe, just maybe he injured it more last week like when he was hobbling to the sidelines. Or, it could be he was having an off day. He does that to, from time to time. All I know is he is a damn good QB and 25 (maybe more) other teams would cut their starter if they could have Ben.

If it was his plant foot, like last year, I wouldn't be so concerned. But I believe it is his left foot that is injured. All injuries can effect your game but I don't think Ben has played normally the entire season. This isn't to say he has played bad the entire time. Just different. He has had stretches where he has looked fantastic but for the most part his play has been, well, the word 'mundane' comes to mind.

We all know Ben isn't a mundane player. He is one of the most exciting players in the league but for some reason it isn't working out like that this year. At least so far.

[hawaiiansteel]

Re: It’s time for Ben to step up his game

By Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Monday, October 17, 2011



> Ben Roethlisberger, who completed 12 of 23 passes for 200 yards, admittedly did not have his most accurate game. He said the swirling winds may have been an issue. "I have to make the necessary adjustments to purely focus on driving the ball and spinning it through the wind," he said. "When it is blowing, you have to put a lot of spin on the ball, and I wasn't doing that. It is something that I can easily change."

>> Jaguars cornerback Rashean Mathis entered the game with six career interceptions against the Steelers, three of which he returned for touchdowns. He could have gotten another, had it not been for Mike Wallace. "He grabbed my arm," Mathis said. "I didn't have my right arm."

>> Roethlisberger said a "miscommunication" prevented him and Antonio Brown from hooking up for a touchdown that would have given the Steelers a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter. Brown appeared to be open on third down from the Jaguars' 3, but Roethlisberger overshot the second-year wide receiver in the end zone. Remember the rapport Roethlisberger and Brown showed during training camp and the preseason? Its absence is one thing that is holding back the offense.

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[grotonsteel]

Re: It’s time for Ben to step up his game

Great Sig ...HS...

Brett keisel : Fear the Diesel or beard

[feltdizz]

Re: It’s time for Ben to step up his game

Why is the Deisel celebrating? Just run back to the huddle and act like you've done this before.

I'm sorry, that wasn't directed at anyone in particular I just hear fans complain about players all the time and think it's funny.

Anyways... this spinning the football through the wind, if it's easy to correct why the hell wasn't it fixed during the game? Mathis has 3 pick 6's and people wonder why we didn't go 3 step in the second half.... Hmm...

[hawaiiansteel]

Re: It’s time for Ben to step up his game

Mathis has 3 pick 6's and people wonder why we didn't go 3 step in the second half.... Hmm...

you do realize that it's possible to throw shorter passes without aiming them in Mathis' direction, don't you?

[birtikidis]

Re: It’s time for Ben to step up his game

I think Ben played poorly, but to say it's just him is crazy. The whole team, and the coaches, need to be more prepared for each game. and the players all need to execute better.

[Dee Dub]

Re: It’s time for Ben to step up his game

I'm happy with the QB of the Pittsburgh Steelers. And I wouldn't trade him for any other QB in the league.

[birtikidis]

Re: It’s time for Ben to step up his game

I'm happy with the QB of the Pittsburgh Steelers. And I wouldn't trade him for any other QB in the league.

I don't think anyone wants to get rid of him dub. I think it's more along these lines: the rules change SHOULD create a huge advantage for a team with a franchise qb and 5 Good to great receiving options. Why is this NOT the case for the Steelers? I'm a proponent of it's a team execution failure and not one persons. But when your receivers are predicting 2000 yard seasons and everyone and their mother says this should be the most explosive team we've seen... people start pointing fingers when it doesn't happen.

[feltdizz]

Re: It’s time for Ben to step up his game

Mathis has 3 pick 6's and people wonder why we didn't go 3 step in the second half.... Hmm...

you do realize that it's possible to throw shorter passes without aiming them in Mathis' direction, don't you?

6 INT's, 3 for TD's... And you have the nerve to ask if "I" know its possible? I think you should ask Ben this question. LOL.

Didn't Wallace save another pick 6? Maybe its possible but for some reason Ben can't do it vs Mathis.

[feltdizz]

Re: It’s time for Ben to step up his game

I'm happy with the QB of the Pittsburgh Steelers. And I wouldn't trade him for any other QB in the league.

Who said anything about trading him? That's crazy talk.

I'm happy Ben is our QB but I'm not happy with his play this season.

its kind of weird to read your rants defending Ben... You usually have positives and negatives about draft picks, current players, etc.

Blind homerism is a terrible thing.