Steelers was the only team....

[Steelhere10]

That voted to keep the tuck rule. Very surprised I guess it's because Ben style of play.

[Siggy00]

They are interviewing Tyler Bray. If they pick him? Ben won't be he here in 2014 and explains why they didn't extend him now.

[phillyesq]

They are interviewing Tyler Bray. If they pick him? Ben won't be he here in 2014 and explains why they didn't extend him now.

Plenty of teams interview plenty of QBs at this point. A developmental backup to pari with Gradkowski makes a lot of sense.

I think that you are reading too much into this situation. If I am going to extend Ben, I'm not going to do it at the same time a lesser QB in the division was just made the highest paid player in the league.

[Siggy00]

If they pick him in the second round? Ben's outta here in 2014.

They can pay him 2nd round money and hand off all day. Haley and II's dream at a fraction of the cost.

[phillyesq]

I don't see him going in the second, and if he does, I doubt it is to the Steelers.

[feltdizz]

They are interviewing Tyler Bray. If they pick him? Ben won't be he here in 2014 and explains why they didn't extend him now.

Good...

we need to start looking towards the future without Ben.... He won't be here forever and honestly, I think the chip on his shoulder a few years ago...

[Siggy00]

What chip?

You don't send messages to HOF QBs. You replace them.

If Bray is picked in round #2, Ben is done here after 2013.

He will not retire a Steeler. Art doesn't want that.

[lloydroid]

Plenty of teams interview plenty of QBs at this point. A developmental backup to pari with Gradkowski makes a lot of sense.

I think that you are reading too much into this situation. If I am going to extend Ben, I'm not going to do it at the same time a lesser QB in the division was just made the highest paid player in the league.

I wouldn't extend Ben, period. Not now. Let him earn a super whopper contract by winning a SB like Flacco did. If he continues his "Bonehead Ben" play, where he lacks being clutch and losses games at the end instead of winning them (ala Dallas and Cinci games) then he doesn't deserve an Uber contract. Let's let it play out. If Ben keep playing like he is playing in an intramural football game for his frat, with a keg on the sidelines, then we don't even want him back.

[phillyesq]

It's worth noting that the Steelers met with Cousins last year and did not draft a QB.

[Siggy00]

Yeah because they won so much for 20 years before him.

Ben could win another ring, and Art wouldn't pay him.

He's an idiot, he listens to the dumb, mindless, brainless sheep who want 1975 football.

[JUST-PLAIN-NASTY]

Interviewing Bray doesn't reflect on how they feel about BB. Bray is a 2nd or 3rd round prospect. They need top notch depth behind BB. It is about time. Bray is about 3 years away from starting. He might have the most arm strength of any QB in this draft but he has footwork & mechanic issues. He needs to read defenses better because he has alot of "Favre" gun slinger in him trying to squeeze things in with his arm. I watched Twitter close today at TN pro day. KC, Tomlin, & Haley were there with position coaches. They were all over Patterson, Hunter, & Bray. There is Tweets & pics all over Twitter. One could say they were grilling Bray about his WRs which would make sense. I would be excited if the Steelers got one of Patterson-Hunter & Bray.

[Siggy00]

EJ Manuel doesn't play with Patterson. They spoke with him too.

[BradshawsHairdresser]

Interviewing Bray doesn't reflect on how they feel about BB. Bray is a 2nd or 3rd round prospect. They need top notch depth behind BB. It is about time.

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This board lit up with complaints about the quality of the backup QBs when Ben went down with injury...now we're going to have complaints about trying to draft and develop a quality backup?

I highly doubt the Steelers would spend anything higher than a third-round pick on a QB this year.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

bray is a bum.

hopefully they are there to look at the WRs.

[papillon]

I wouldn't extend Ben, period. Not now. Let him earn a super whopper contract by winning a SB like Flacco did. If he continues his "Bonehead Ben" play, where he lacks being clutch and losses games at the end instead of winning them (ala Dallas and Cinci games) then he doesn't deserve an Uber contract. Let's let it play out. If Ben keep playing like he is playing in an intramural football game for his frat, with a keg on the sidelines, then we don't even want him back.

No, you're the only one that thinks the Steelers are a better football team without Ben. The rest (except Crash) have a realistic opinion of Ben and that is that the Steelers need him for the next 5-6 years to have a chance at another Super Bowl. Crash loves Ben and pretty much only Ben and will defend him to the end of the earth and you think he stinks and doesn't have a clue about playing the position of quarterback. The rest on the board from what I can see have high regard for Ben, but can be critical of Ben when warranted. You and Crash are like the Yin and Yang of Ben Roethlisberger.

Pappy