Ben Roethlisberger was not fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers hiring new offensive coordinator Todd Haley from the start. He cited a change in offensive philosophy as well as Haley’s checkered past with some of his quarterbacks and other key offensive players. Roethlisberger wanted to continue to run things how they have since his arrival, and he felt that hiring Haley could disrupt that.
Through the first five games, the Steelers are just 2-3, although they rank as the seventh best team in the NFL in 2012 in passing yards per game, meaning Roethlisberger would appear content with how the Steelers have performed through the air to start the season.
Guess again.
“Haley’s offense is not a big-play offense,” Roethlisberger told TribLive.com. “It’s kind of a dink-and-dunk offense.”
Roethlisberger is at his best when he is scrambling and able to make plays. We saw that during the team’s loss to the Tennessee Titans on Thursday Night Football over a week go. It was a game that the Steelers w...
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